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Bushnell in Sumter County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

8th Air Force

Florida National Cemetery

 
 
8th Air Force Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020
1. 8th Air Force Marker
Inscription.
In memory
of those
who served

Florida Chapter
8AF Historical Society May 29, 1994

 
Erected 1994 by Florida Chapter 8AF Historical Society.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 28° 36.257′ N, 82° 12.955′ W. Memorial is in Bushnell, Florida, in Sumter County. It can be reached from the intersection of SW 102nd Ave and County Road 476B. Marker located within the Walk of Fame within the Florida National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6502 SW 102nd Ave, Bushnell FL 33513, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South. 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 the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: National Sojourners Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Gone But Not Forgotten (within shouting distance of this marker); The Military Chaplains Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Purple Heart (within shouting distance of this marker); Flame Of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); The Forgotten Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Infantry (Ivy) Division (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); For God and Country (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bushnell.
 
More about this memorial. Florida National Cemetery is located in the Withlacoochee State Forrest, approximately 50 miles north of Tampa.
 
8th Air Force Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020
2. 8th Air Force Marker
Florida National Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020
3. Florida National Cemetery Entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 13, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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