Kempsville in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Filipino American Sea Service Veterans
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 14, 2022
1. Filipino American Sea Service Veterans Marker
Filipinos in the United States Navy
Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Filipino Americans
who served in the
sea services of the
United States of America
Erected 2010.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 49.429′ N, 76° 8.849′ W. Memorial is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Kempsville. It can be reached from the intersection of Baxter Road and Weller Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Marker located at the entrance of the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4857 Baxter Road, Virginia Beach VA 23462, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Filipino American Veterans of Hampton Roads (here, next to this marker); Filipinos in the U.S. Navy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Tribute to Senator Frank Wagner / Gift of Ownership (approx. Ύ mile away); Kempsville Pony-Colt Field (approx. Ύ mile away); Willis Augustus Hodges (1815~1890) (approx. Ύ mile away); Skirmish at Kemps Landing (approx. Ύ mile away); Declaration of Independence Victory Dance (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kempes Landing (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 14, 2022
2. Filipino American Sea Service Veterans Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
