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

Prisoners of War

Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022

1. Prisoners of War Marker

Inscription.
Florida American Ex-POWs
Honoring All American
Prisoners of War

Erected by Florida American Ex-POWs.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 27° 58.635′ N, 82° 21.712′ 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. Marker 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 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: American Prisoners of War (here, next to this marker); POW/MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Price of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Pueblo Incident (1968) (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Liberty Incident (1967) (within shouting distance of this marker); NATO Air Campaign in Bosnia & Herzegovina (1995) (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Neptune Spear (May 2, 2011) (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Cole Bombing (2000) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Also see . . . American Ex-Prisoners of War. (Submitted on May 13, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022

2. Prisoners of War Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.