Moss Point in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

POW (Prisoners of War)

Born, Living or Credited to Jackson County

— World War Two / Korean War —

POW (Prisoners of War) Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

1. POW (Prisoners of War) Monument

Inscription.
World War Two
Nathan Allen, Albert Broussard,
Frank Dethloff, James D. Gautier,
Harold Goff, James Caire,
William Johnson, James Kelly,
Guy Krebs, Claude Martin,
Bob Sieznger, Maurice Tanner,
Mitch Varcereaux, Erwin Wells,
John Yocum,

Korean War
Bart Delashmet, Payne Burnell

Erected 2012 by Jackson County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II.

Location. 30° 24.883′ N, 88° 32.304′ W. Memorial is in Moss Point, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It can be reached from Main Street (Mississippi Route 613) 0.1 miles north of Mc Innis Avenue. Located at the Jackson County Ski Area (Riverfront Park). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6217 Hwy 613, Moss Point MS 39563, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Honoring US Merchant Marine (here, next to this marker); J. Chester Parks Riverfront Park (a few steps from this marker); Claude Keyes Hudson (a few steps from this marker); Black Union Sailors Settled in Moss Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoring Women in the Military

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Home Front World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Jack G. Hanson (within shouting distance of this marker); Moss Point Blues (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moss Point.

POW (Prisoners of War) Monument on far right front. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

2. POW (Prisoners of War) Monument on far right front.

POW (Prisoners of War) Monument near Escatawpa River. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017

3. POW (Prisoners of War) Monument near Escatawpa River.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.