Ocean City in Worcester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War II
Pacific Campaign
— Dec. 7, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945 —
May 16, 2020
1. World War II Marker
[Captions:]
Japs Bomb Hawaii
Pearl Harbor | December 7, 1941
Midway | June 7, 1942
Guadalcanal | Aug. 7-Feb. 9, 1943
Okinawa | April 1-June 23, 1945
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima | Feb. 23, 1945
MacArthur returns to the Philippines | Oct. 20, 1944 - Sept. 2, 1945
Erected by American Legion, Synepuxent Post 166.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 38° 21.194′ N, 75° 4.563′ W. Marker is in Ocean City, Maryland, in Worcester County. Memorial is on 24th Street just east of Philadelphia Avenue (Maryland Route 528), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2308 Philadelphia Ave, Ocean City MD 21842, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Korean War (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named World War II (here, next to this marker); Smaller Conflicts After WWII (here, next to this marker); World War I (here, next to this marker); Town of Ocean City (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Bay Breeze" (approx. 1.1 miles away); Students of Ocean City High School in World War II
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Additional commentary.
1. Language from the marker
This marker contains a phrase that is currently widely understood to be an epithet for persons of Japanese heritage. At the time of the Pearl Harbor bombing, the phrasing was used on newspaper headlines.
— Submitted May 18, 2020.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2020. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 5 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 18, 2020.
