Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

CDR Peter Schoeffel

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

— POW-MIA Memorial and Museum —

CDR Peter Schoeffel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

1. CDR Peter Schoeffel Marker

Inscription.
The Freedom Tree
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Cdr. Peter Schoeffel
and all
Prisoners of War
And
Missing in Action
1973

Erected by POW-MIA Memorial and Museum.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the The Freedom Tree series list.

Location. 30° 13.79′ N, 81° 53.434′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. It is at the intersection of POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy and Lake Newman St, on the left when traveling north on POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy. Marker located within Cecil Commerce Center (formally NAS Cecil Field), at the POW-MIA Memorial and Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,

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it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 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: Hero's Walk & Freedom Trees (here, next to this marker); LCdr. Lee Cole (here, next to this marker); LCDR Phil Craig (here, next to this marker); LCDR John Davis (here, next to this marker); LCDR Denver Key (here, next to this marker); Lt. Steve Musselman (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff (a few steps from this marker); LCDR M. Scott Speicher (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Regarding CDR Peter Schoeffel. In 1965 CDR. Schoeffel was assigned to Cecil Field, FL., then deployed aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11), from December 1965 until he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken Prisoner of War on October 4, 1967.
After spending

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

2. CDR Peter Schoeffel Marker

1,989 days in captivity. CDR. Schoeffel was released during Operation Home Coming on March 14, 1973.

CDR Peter Schoeffel image. Click for full size.

US Navy/Public Domain

3. CDR Peter Schoeffel

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.