Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Flying Tigers

Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

1. Flying Tigers Marker

Inscription. American Volunteer Group (AVG) created by Captain Claire Chennault in 1941. Consisting of American volunteer fighter squadrons based in Burma & China destroying 286 Japanese aircraft losing 50. Flying Tigers came from the fangs painted on the nose of their fighters. WWII era

Donated by Superior Services of Florida

Erected by Dedicated by Superior Services of Florida.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 29° 11.171′ N, 82° 6.063′ 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 East Fort King Street, Ocala FL 34470, 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,

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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: Service on the Home Front (here, next to this marker); Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki (here, next to this marker); Navajo Indian Code Talkers (here, next to this marker); John Jackson Dickison (a few steps from this marker); St. Augustine (a few steps from this marker); 57th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment (a few steps from this marker); Camp Blanding (a few steps from this marker); Florida’s Past Flags (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Also see . . . The Flying Tigers: How a group of Americans ended up fighting for China in WW II. (Submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

2. Flying Tigers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.