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

Iwo Jima

February - March 1945

— Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park —

Iwo Jima Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

1. Iwo Jima Marker

Inscription.
Iwo Jima
February - March 1945

1 880 ship armada - 110,000 Marine landing force
28,851 USA Casualties 22,000 defenders perished
6,825 KIA

Marines, Navy, Air Force, Sea Bees, nurses,
and hospital ships participated

This airfield provided emergency landing for
2,400 B-29’s saving 27,000 crew members

Marines earned many Medals of Honor
— — — —
Remembering Cpl Ronald and June Fournier Family Weapons CO. 23rd REG. 4th. Marine DIV; Ron -Denise - Elaine

Erected by Cpl Ronald and June Fournier Family.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 29° 11.193′ 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

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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: Allies Victorious (here, next to this marker); The Red Ball Express (here, next to this marker); Stalag Luft IV (here, next to this marker); Raid on Tokyo Japan (here, next to this marker); World War II Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Medal of Honor Recipients of the Jewish Faith (here, next to this marker); Tuskegee Airmen (here, next to this marker); Navy Seabees of America (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Also see . . . The Battle for Iwo Jima. (Submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

2. Iwo Jima 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 216 times since then and 19 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.