Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Raid on Tokyo Japan
Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
1. Raid on Tokyo Japan Marker
Led by LT COL James H. Doolittle
16 B-25 Bombers - 80 brave crew
From USS Hornet (CV-8)
17th Bomber Group 89th RECON Squadron
1st Bombing Raid on Japan WWII
4 - 18 - 42
Dedicated to: Ralph Mixson Air Corps; Alfred Nearn Air Force; Buddy French Army
Served our Country, Buddy & Marian French Family Peggy Allen Harold
Erected by Buddy & Marian French Family Peggy, Allen, Harold.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 29° 11.191′ N, 82° 6.108′ 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 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Allies Victorious (here, next to this marker); The Red Ball Express (here, next to this marker); Iwo Jima (here, next to this marker); Tuskegee Airmen (here, next to this marker); Stalag Luft IV (here, next to this marker); Navy Seabees of America (here, next to this marker); Normandy Invasion (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.
Also see . . . Doolittles Raid. (Submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
2. Raid on Tokyo Japan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
