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

LCDR John Davis

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

— POW-MIA Memorial and Museum —

LCDR John Davis Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

1. LCDR John Davis Marker

Inscription.
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to:
LCdr John Davis
and all
Prisoners of War
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° 53.429′ 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 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, it is in

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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: LCDR Denver Key (here, next to this marker); Lt. Steve Musselman (here, next to this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff (here, next to this marker); LCdr. Lee Cole (here, next to this marker); CDR Peter Schoeffel (here, next to this marker); LCDR Fred Wright (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Robert J. Dwyer (a few steps from this marker); LT. Dale Raebel (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Regarding LCDR John Davis. LCDR. John Davis was a U.S. Navy pilot. On 14 June 1972, LCDR Davis flying a A-7A Corsair II, was shot down over North Vietnam by a SAM missile. Originally he was designated as Missing in Action, in 1974 his status was changed to Dead, body not found.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

2. LCDR John Davis Marker

LCDR John Davis image. Click for full size.

US Navy/Public Domain

3. LCDR John Davis

Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019

4. Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.