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

Navy Seabees

Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park

 
 
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. Navy Seabees Marker
Inscription.

Navy Seabees
With willing hearts and skillful hands
the difficult we do at once,
the impossible takes a bit longer
Seabees can do
We Build We Fight

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 27° 58.602′ N, 82° 21.791′ 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 north. 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
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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: Bataan Death March Bridge (a few steps from this marker); US Army Howitzer 75mm (a few steps from this marker); US Army Stuart M3A1 Light Tank (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Remagen Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Hillsborough County World War I Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War (within shouting distance of this marker); Medal of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
 
Also see . . .  What is a Seabee?. (Submitted on March 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Navy Seabees Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. Navy Seabees Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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