Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Navy Veteran
Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
1. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Navy Veteran Marker
U.S. Navy Veteran
01/20/1961
My fellow Americans, ask not what
your country can do for you. Ask
what you can do for your country.
Dedicated to all the men and women
who answered their countrys call
with love, pride and appreciation
Sponsored by: Raymond E.and Phyllis J. Gordon and Family
Erected by Raymond E.and Phyllis J. Gordon and Family.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 29° 11.191′ N, 82° 6.101′ W. Memorial is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. It can be reached from East Fort King Street 0.1 miles 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Navy Seabees of America (here, next to this marker); National WWII Glider Pilots (here, next to this marker); Stalag Luft IV (a few steps from this marker); The Red Ball Express (a few steps from this marker); Normandy Invasion (a few steps from this marker); World War II Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Florida Armed Occupation Act (a few steps from this marker); Raid on Tokyo Japan (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.
Also see . . . PT-109 (80-foot Elco Motor Torpedo Boat). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 3, 2024.)
via NavSource Online, 1943
2. Lt. John F. Kennedy, USNR, aboard PT-109
1 June 1943 at Tulagi, Solomon Islands
Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
3. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Navy Veteran Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on October 3, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
