Mims in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sky Soldiers
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020
1. Sky Soldiers Marker
The Florida Chapter Dedicates
This memorial To The Sky Soldiers
Of The 173rd Airborne Brigade
Who Served With Honor
Erected by The Florida Chapter 173 Airborne Brigade.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 28° 45.407′ N, 80° 52.185′ W. Memorial is in Mims, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from U.S. 1 north of Johns Road. Marker located within the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5525 U.S 1, Mims FL 32754, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean Service Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); From The Bivouac of The Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Navy Seabees (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ultimate Sacrifice (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Address by President Lincoln (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named The Ultimate Sacrifice (about 700 feet away); Florida Honors and Remembers our POWs and MIAs (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Florida Honors and Remembers our POWs and MIAs (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mims.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020
2. Sky Soldiers Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020
3. Memorial Path
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020
4. Blue Star Memorial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 9, 2020
5. Cape Canaveral National Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
