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First Marine Division

Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park

 
 
First Marine Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
1. First Marine Division Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated
To those that served
with the
First Marine Division, FMF
who gave their lives
in the service of

World War II, China, Korea,
Vietnam, Kuwait,Somalia,
Afghanistan, Iraq

 
Erected by First Marine Division Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 29° 11.194′ N, 82° 6.132′ 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, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USS Nautilus SSN 571 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named USS Nautilus SSN 571 (here, next to this marker); Presidential Military Service (a few steps from this marker); 65th Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); WAVES National (a few steps from this marker); Fallen Soldiers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge (a few steps from this marker); Medal of Honor Recipients (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.
 
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2. First Marine Division
Marines Official Website homepage
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First Marine Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
3. First Marine Division Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on May 24, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.   2. submitted on October 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3. submitted on May 24, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 25, 2026