Moss Point in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Home Front World War II
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
1. Home Front World War II Marker
played an important role of
support for the fighting men and
women in addition to protecting
themselves and making sacrifices
of the things that were taken for
granted.
Rosie the Riveter became a household
name in America as she was the show
case for thousands of women who
left high paying jobs to build
equipment for the fighting men
of our country.
Other civilian activities performed
by those men and women who
manned the home front are remembered.
Blackouts, rationing, bond drives,
U.S.O. Clubs, and the civil defense
waiting for the dreaded telegrams
or visits from authorities announcing
the wounded or killed in action
of daughters, sons, brothers, fathers
and friends. The country was united
as never before or after, truly the
Greatest Generation.
Erected 2012 by Jackson County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
Location. 30° 24.902′ N, 88° 32.304′ W. Memorial is in Moss Point, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It is on Main Street (Mississippi Route 613) 0.1 miles north of
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Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jack G. Hanson (here, next to this marker); Honoring Women in the Military (a few steps from this marker); Claude Keyes Hudson (a few steps from this marker); POW (Prisoners of War) (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoring US Merchant Marine (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Chester Parks Riverfront Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Black Union Sailors Settled in Moss Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Moss Point Blues (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moss Point.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
2. Monument is the furthest one on left at this memorial park.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
3. Area view of memorial park.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
