Starke in Clay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Florida Regimental Memorial
Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
1. Florida Regimental Memorial
Florida Units participated in victorious campaigns in the South-West Pacific. Depicts location of primary assaults against major enemy resistance.
The Florida National Guard troops of the 31st Infantry Division and the 265th Coast Artillery Regiment who were mobilized for World War II service and who so gallantly defended our nation and its allies from foreign aggression.
The units of the Florida National Guard engaged in military campaigns across the breadth of the Pacific. In addition, a number of Florida troops volunteered or were reassigned to the Army Air Corps. Airborne Divisions, and other units with World Wide Campaigns.
The 265th Coast Artillery provided harbor and coast defense in the Aleutian Chain Islands named were defensive positions.
Erected by Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 29° 58.779′ N, 81° 59.121′ W. Marker is in Starke, Florida, in Clay County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of FL 16 (Local Route 16) and Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling south. Located within the Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Florida National Guard and the Global War on Terrorism (within shouting distance of this marker); Leonard A. Funk, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Maj. Gen. Robert A. Ballard (within shouting distance of this marker); Military Service Of Black Floridians 1565-1997 (within shouting distance of this marker); William Woodrow Braswell (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert Hazen Blanding (within shouting distance of this marker); Korea (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.
Also see . . . Florida Regimental Memorial. (Submitted on September 11, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
2. Florida Regimental Memorial
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
3. Soldier Statue
May each of us now fight as diligently for a lasting peace as we did in prosecuting this war.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
4. 106 Quartermasters
Campaigns: New Guinea; Southern Philippines
Commendations: Meritorious Service Award
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
5. 106th Medical
Campaigns: New Guinea; Southern Philippines
Commendations:
Meritorious Service Award
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6. 106th Engineers
Campaigns: New Guinea; Southern Philippines
Commendations: Distinguished Unit Citation; Meritorious Service Award
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
7. 106th Quartermasters
Campaigns: New Guinea, Southern Philippines
Commendations: Meritorious Service Award
Commendations: Meritorious Service Award
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
8. 124th Infantry
Campaigns: New Guinea, Southern Philippines
Commendations: Distinguished Unit Citation
2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, Medical Detachment
Meritorious Service Award
Medical Detachment, Service Company
Commendations: Distinguished Unit Citation
2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, Medical Detachment
Meritorious Service Award
Medical Detachment, Service Company
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
9. 116th Field Artillery
Campaigns: New Guinea, Southern Philippines
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 11, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 7, 8, 9. submitted on January 2, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
