Capitol Hill in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Volusia County
Florida World War II Memorial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022
1. Volusia County Marker
Navy “Dive Bomber” pilots
who trained in Volusia County
were part of efforts on two fronts
to bring WW II to a close in 1945.
At any given time from 1942 - 1946,
nearly 3,000 officers and enlisted men
trained at the DeLand and Daytona Beach Naval Air Stations. Twice that many women were trained
in the Second Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
in Daytona Beach from 1942 - 1943.
Meanwhile, Daytona Beach Boat Works
helped war efforts by constructing submarine chasers
and patrol boats for the Navy.
The last existing Submarine Observation Tower
on the Florida coast stands in Ormond Beach.
Erected 2005 by The State of Florida.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 30° 26.262′ N, 84° 17.068′ W. Memorial is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in Capitol Hill. It is on South Bronough Street 0.1 miles West Pensacola Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker located in front 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.
this page online
Also see . . .
1. World War II Coastal Watch Tower. (Submitted on November 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. State of Florida Veterans’ Memorials. (Submitted on November 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022
2. Volusia County Marker (center)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 17, 2022
3. Florida’s last existing WW II Submarine Observation Tower
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
