Moss Point in Jackson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Honoring Women in the Military
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
1. Honoring Women in the Military Monument
Navy Nurse Corps, Est. May 13, 1908
WAAC/WAC, (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) Army,
Est. May 15, 1942. July 1, 1943 The word auxiliary was
dropped and merged into the WAC (Woman's Army Corps)
WAFS (Women's Auxiliary Flying Service) Est. Sept. 10,1942
WAVES (Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service) Navy, Est. July 30, 1942
SPARS, Semper Paratus, Always Ready (US Coast Guard) Est. Nov. 23, 1942
Women Marines, Est. Feb. 13, 1942
WASP (Women's Air Force Service Pilots) Est. Aug. 5, 1943
Combat Deaths
World War I 422
World War II 470
Korea 16
Vietnam 8
Desert Storm 16
Erected 2012 by Jackson County.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) series list.
Location. 30° 24.897′ N, 88° 32.307′ W. Memorial is in Moss Point, Mississippi, in Jackson County. It can be reached from Main Sreet (Mississippi Route 613) 0.1 miles north of Mc
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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: Claude Keyes Hudson (here, next to this marker); Home Front World War II (a few steps from this marker); Jack G. Hanson (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
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
2. Monument is in the middle front (under white colored flag).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2017
3. Honoring Women in the Military Monument
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 336 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
