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

Walton County

Florida World War II Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

1. Walton County Marker

Inscription.
Walton County

Walton helped win WWII
on the home front and abroad.
The New Home and Alice Creek communities were acquired to
create part of Eglin Air Force Base.

Bombing ranges and pilot training facilities were created on
Walton County soil.

Colonel Jimmy Doolittle’s Tokyo Raiders trained at Field One.
Replicas of German “Buzz Bombs” were tested
at Four Mile Village.

Citizens from Walton County helped build a fleet of Liberty
Ships at the Panama City Shipyard.

53 Walton County residents killed in action during WW II are honored
on the Courthouse Lawn Monument
In DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

Erected 2005 by The State of Florida.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1942.

Location. 30° 26.262′ N, 84° 17.069′ 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. 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. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Taylor County (here, next to this marker); Sumter County (here, next to this marker); Volusia County (here, next to this marker); Sarasota County (here, next to this marker); St. Lucie County (here, next to this marker); Putnam County (here, next to this marker); Palm Beach County (here, next to this marker); Pinellas County (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Also see . . .
1. Training for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. B-25 History Project website entry (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.)

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

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

2. Walton County Marker (right)

One of the Doolittle Raiders during training at Eglin circa March 1942; photo J.R. Stork image. Click for full size.

via B-25 project, 1942

3. One of the Doolittle Raiders during training at Eglin circa March 1942; photo J.R. Stork

One of the Doolittle Raiders during training at Eglin circa March 1942; photo J.R. Stork

Colonel James Harold Doolittle Medal of Honor Recipient image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

4. Colonel James Harold Doolittle Medal of Honor Recipient

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 303 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on November 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.