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Near Millsboro in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

POW ★ MIA

You Are Not Forgotten

 
 
POW ★ MIA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 3, 2022
1. POW ★ MIA Marker
Inscription.
Since World War I, more than 92,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for.

This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of these brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country.

God bless you. God bless America.
 
Erected 2017 by Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 36.891′ N, 75° 18.895′ W. Memorial is near Millsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County. It can be reached from Patriots Way 0.1 miles north of Fire Trail, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro DE 19966, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Delaware’s Beaches. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian River Hundred (approx. 1.9 miles away); Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (approx. 2 miles away); Home of Richard S. Cordrey (approx. 2 miles away); Godwin's School - District #190 (approx. 2 miles away); Askekesky (approx. 2 miles away); Home of John J. Williams (approx. 2 miles away); Stockley Tavern (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millsboro.
 
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POW ★ MIA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 3, 2022
2. POW ★ MIA Marker
Nearby plaque commemorating the Gettysburg Address image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 3, 2022
3. Nearby plaque commemorating the Gettysburg Address
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 6, 2026