Capitol Hill in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dixie County
Florida World War II Memorial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022
1. Dixie County Marker
Like patriotic Americans everywhere Dixie County responded to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor by enlisting our finest in our countrys service. Approximately 865 men and women from our small, north Florida county served in this conflict.
A young Dixie County man named Thaddeus Parker was one of the first to give his life in our nations service. Parker was a Navy enlisted man, whose heroism was honored when the Navy named a destroyer escort after him.
Cross City Airport, one of the best installations of its kind to be found in a small, rural county, got its start in World War II as an Army Air Corps training facility. Some of the pilots and crewmen later returned and made their homes in Dixie County.
Like veterans everywhere, those from Dixie County were proud to serve.
Erected 2005 by The State of Florida.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 30° 26.272′ 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 when traveling south. Marker located in front of the R.
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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: Columbia County (here, next to this marker); Escambia County (here, next to this marker); Franklin County (here, next to this marker); Charlotte County (here, next to this marker); Clay County (here, next to this marker); Gilchrist County (here, next to this marker); Broward County (here, next to this marker); Gulf 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.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022
2. Dixie County Marker (left)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022
3. Florida World War II Memorial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022
4. Grateful State Pays Tribute to its Citizens
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 Floridas 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 170 times since then and 16 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.
