Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gold Star Wives
Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
1. Gold Star Wives Marker
Formed in 1945 and chartered by Congress in 1980.
They pledge to work in the interest of all those who have been called upon in a very personal way to share in the last full measure of devotion to our country and mankind.
Erected by Gold Star Wives of America Inc.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Women.
Location. 29° 11.147′ N, 82° 6.129′ 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. 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 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: Gold Star Mothers (here, next to this marker); The Mighty Eighth Air Force (a few steps from this marker); Nursing in the U.S. Armed Forces (a few steps from this marker); Womens Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve (a few steps from this marker); Women in the U.S. Navy (a few steps from this marker); 468 Bomb Group (VH)
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Also see . . . Gold Star Wives of America. (Submitted on May 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
2. Gold Star Wives Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
