Blackshear-Prospect Hill in Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
U.S. Events of World War II
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 9, 2006
1. U.S. Events of World War II Marker
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor December 7.
1942
Battle of Coral Sea-May 7
Battle of Midway-June 4
US offensive at Guadalcanal-August 7
Papua New Guinea Campaign-September 15
Operation Torch North Africa-November 8
1943
North Africa War ends-May 13
South Pacific offensive begins-June 30
Allies conquer Sicily-August 17
Central Pacific Campaign begins-November 20
1944
D-Day-June 6
Allied invasion of Southern France-August 15
Invasion of Germany-September 11
Battle of the Bulge-December 16
1945
Philippines Luzon Campaign-June 9
Battle of Iwo Jima-February 19
Battle of Okinawa-April 1
Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt-April 12
Fall of Berlin-May 2
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan-August 6-9.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 30° 15.976′ N, 97° 43.558′ W. Memorial is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Blackshear-Prospect Hill. It is on East 11th Street east of Navasota Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is in Texas State Cemetery, Monument Hill Section 1. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 909
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Regionally, this memorial is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. 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 Republic of Texas, 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: Gold Star Mothers of Texas Monument (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial Monument (here, next to this marker); Military Order of the Purple Heart Monument (a few steps from this marker); James Edward Box (a few steps from this marker); The Nine Men of Praha (a few steps from this marker); September 11, 2001 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Sailor from the Belle Shipwreck (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 9, 2006
2. A nearby State Cemetery of Texas Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
