Pop-Up Exhibit Remembers the Forgotten War

Above, a National Park image of the Korean War Veterans Memorial

In honor of the upcoming 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War on June 25, 1950, the Franklin Historical Museum has set up a pop up exhibit in a display case in the lobby of the Franklin Municipal Building.

The display lists the names of the hundreds of residents who served in the conflict and displays the uniform of one veteran, the late Howard Crawford, who served the US Army in World War II and was then called to the colors again for the Korean emergency and rushed back into combat, missing the birth of his son.

He wasn't the only one. Red Sox favorite, Ted Williams, also a World War II veteran and a pilot, again found that Uncle Sam needed him and that baseball had to wait. Indeed, Crawford treasured the memory of witnessing the crash-landing and narrow escape of Williams in Korea when his jet was damaged by enemy fire and aflame.

The interchange of Route 140 and I-495 is also named in honor of a Korean War veteran, a young soldier from Walpole who received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism following the Inchon landings.

A ceremony for local veterans is tentatively being planned by the Museum for Wednesday.