SGT Lee E. Merworth, USA -- Polk County Veteran's Memorial, Mena AR
N 34° 35.206 W 094° 14.322
15S E 386398 N 3827916
The memorial bench dedicated to Former POW SGT Lee E. Merworth, USA at the Polk County Veteran's Memorial, Mena AR
Waymark Code: WMX5A4
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2017
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This bench is dedicated to Korean War veteran SGT Lee E. Merworth, USA, who spent almost 3 years as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. It stands at the elaborate Polk County Veteran's Memorial, at Mena AR.
The bench reads as follows:
"In Honor of:
SGT Lee E. Merworth
[DAV logo] US Army -- POW -- Korea -- 34 Mo. [POW/MIA logo]
Disabled American Veterans Ouachita 46"
From the Patriot Guard website: (
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"FEBRUARY 16, 2013 (SATURDAY)
CONFIRMED MISSION
SERGEANT LEE EDWARD MERWORTH
U.S. ARMY, KOREAN WAR
MENA, ARKANSAS
The family of Sergeant Lee Edward Merworth has invited The Patriot Guard Riders to attend Final Honors for their Hero. Sgt. Merworth served proudly in the US Army from 1949 until 1953. He was sent to the front lines in Korea where he was captured and suffered 34 months in a Korean War POW camp. He was released in the Fall of 1953. Later in life he was very active in Veteran Affairs and traveled around the country giving speeches and talking to other veterans. It will be a tremendous honor to Stand for the Final Honors of this True American Hero. If at all possible please attend this mission. Mena is a little more remote and not as many of the Arkansas PGR members live close, so if at all possible come help me show Honor and Respect of this Veteran. If it is too cold to ride your scooter come in a cage.
Staging: 9:00 a.m. Saturday February 16, 2013 at Salem Baptist Church, 115 Polk Road 56, Mean, Ar 71953.
Polk Road 56 is just about 6 miles East of the intersection of Hwy 71 and Hwy 8 in Mean. Going East you will turn right onto Polk Road 56 and the Church is on the left.
Briefing: 9:15 a.m.
Service: 10:00 a.m. At the Church. We will stand a Flagline from 9:30 until start of Service.
Escort: Cemetery is close to the Church. Big Flags Welcome.
Weather: Cold 39 at 9:00 a..m. With a high of 44. Dress accordingly."