Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
PFC Floyd Everett Campbell
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 2, 2011
1. PFC Floyd Everett Campbell Memorial
In Recognition of the 2nd Marine Division Asian-Pacific Campaign World War II The Battle for the Gilbert Islands
In Memory of Pfc. Floyd Everett Campbell Killed in action during the amphibious landing on Tarawa 20 November 1942 Purple Heart presented posthumous
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
Location. 38° 23.188′ N, 96° 10.866′ W. Marker is in Emporia, Kansas, in Lyon County. Marker is along the All Veterans Park Walk of Honor. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 933 South Commercial Street (Kansas Route 99), Emporia KS 66801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alvin J. King (here, next to this marker); Lebanon, Grenada, and Panama Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Emporia High School World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Gold Star Mothers of America War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Emporia's Mexican American Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Colonel Edwin H. Hawes (here, next to this
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. All Veterans Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 520 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on November 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
