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Clair-Mel City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

American Soldier

Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park

 
 
American Soldier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. American Soldier Marker
Inscription. This memorial depicts an American Soldier during the Korean War with his M1 carbine and shown charging towards the enemy.
 
Erected by Hillsborough County.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
 
Location. 27° 58.553′ N, 82° 21.776′ W. Memorial is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Clair-Mel City. It can be reached from U.S. 301 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located within Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3602 N US Highway 301, Tampa FL 33619, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean Mother (a few steps from this marker); Douglas MacArthur (a few steps from this marker); Still on Patrol (a few steps from this marker); US Mark 14 Model 5 Submarine Dummy Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); US Navy Mark 16 Model 8 Submarine Dummy Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); The Green Beach Point of Incheon Landing Operation (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Baldomero Lopez (a few
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steps from this marker); Army Otter - Caribou Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
 
Also see . . .  Korean War Memorial. (Submitted on March 12, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
American Soldier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. American Soldier Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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