Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Women’s Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve
Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
1. Women’s Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve Marker
SPARS: The Coast Guard & the Women's Reserve in World War II
United States Coast Guard website entry
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United States Coast Guard website entry
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Coast Guard Reserve
SPAR
“Semper Paratus - Always Ready”
Established 1942
10,000 Women served 1942 -1946
Stateside duties included
parachute riggers and
manned LORAN monitoring
stations
Demobilized 1947
Erected by City of Ocala and Marion County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women.
Location. 29° 11.152′ N, 82° 6.134′ 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 E Fort King St, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: United Service Organizations (here, next to this marker); Women in the U.S. Navy (a few steps from this marker); Nursing in the U.S. Armed Forces (a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Mothers (a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Wives (a few steps from this marker); The Mighty Eighth Air Force (a few steps from this marker); Womens Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); 468 Bomb Group (VH) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
2. Women’s Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
