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Minnesota Korean War Memorial

Arthur H. Norby
1998

Description

The monument includes a curved 5½ m high monolith with a silhouette of a soldier and on the sides two 4½ m bas reliefs and is combined with an 2½ m tall cast bronze infantry man. The larger-than-life soldier is searching for his lost unit and comrades and is intended to represent the missing in action from the Korean War, officially a United Nations police action. Engraved accompanying paving stones provide a chronological account of the war and small columns list the names of the 700 Minnesotans who died during the war

Inscription(s)

[Three army seals]

South Korea
Invaded by North Korea
June 25, 1950

Cease Fire Signed
July 27, 1953

Together, We Made a Difference
MINNESOTA KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL
dedicated september 13, 1998
94,646 Minnesotans Served
749 Killed in Action * 154 Missing in Action
1500 Wounded and 30 Prisoners of War
[Three army seals]
as you enter the memorial, the soldier, in winter clothing
is looking for his lost comrades. his expression is of a young
man grown too old too soon. the silhouette image created in the
monolith represents minnesotans who did not return from korea

Signature

Sculptor

Arthur H. Norby, American sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, Minnesota State Capitol Complex Veteran and related memorials.

Locatie (N 44°57'8" - W 93°6'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usmn27; Photograph: 23 October 2010
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