Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
WASP
Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
1. WASP Marker
Women Airforce Service Pilots
1943-1944
First Women Trained To Fly
Military Aircraft
Involved in ferrying aircraft, towing targets and gliders, calibration flights, co-piloting bombers and Bombardier Training Missions.
1977
Attained Military Status
Erected by City of Ocala and Marion County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • Women.
Location. 29° 11.164′ N, 82° 6.13′ W. Memorial is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. It can be reached from East Fort King Street 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard. Marker located within the Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2601 East Fort King Street, Ocala FL 34471, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South. 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: Women in the Air Force (here, next to this marker); Marine Corps Womens Reserve (here, next to this marker); Womens Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); Women in the U.S. Navy (a few steps from this marker); Nursing in the U.S. Armed Forces
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Also see . . . Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). (Submitted on May 15, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
2. WASP Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
