Capitol Hill in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Charlotte County

Florida World War II Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

1. Charlotte County Marker

Inscription.
Charlotte County
Established in September, 1943, Punta Gorda Airfield served as
an auxiliary training field for the Third Air Force Facility at
Saratoga Army Air Base. Fighter pilots trained in P-40’s, P-47’s, and P-51’s.
The 502nd Fighter-Bomber and 490th Fighter Squardons trained here.
The Experimental Aircraft Association presently uses one WW II
era structure. Numerous iron tie-downs that secured airplanes
remain visible and are used today for civilian aircraft as the
base became the Charlotte County Airport after the War.

The Charlotte County Historical Center’s permanent exhibit
includes WW II uniforms and the U.S. Navy flag that was raised
to signal the first wave of landings on Omaha Beach during the
June 1944 D-Day invasion.

Erected 2005 by The State of Florida.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 30° 26.273′ N, 84° 17.067′ W. Memorial is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in Capitol Hill. It is on South Bronough Street 0.1 miles south of West Pensacola Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker located in front

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of the R. A. Gray Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 S Bronough Street, Tallahassee FL 32399, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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: Clay County (here, next to this marker); Broward County (here, next to this marker); Columbia County (here, next to this marker); Bradford County (here, next to this marker); Dixie County (here, next to this marker); Baker County (here, next to this marker); Escambia County (here, next to this marker); Franklin County (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Also see . . . State of Florida Veterans’ Memorials. (Submitted on November 14, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Charlotte County Marker (right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

2. Charlotte County Marker (right)

Florida World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

3. Florida World War II Memorial

A Grateful State Pays Tribute to its Citizens image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

4. A Grateful State Pays Tribute to its Citizens

for their sacrifices at home and in harm’s way
to protect and defend the freedoms
we so deeply cherish.
The inscriptions displayed on the county markers
lining this walk detail the contributions
and sentiments of Florida’s 67 countries.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.