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

Flagler County

Florida World War II Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

1. Flagler County Marker

Inscription.
Flagler County

WW II Military Bases
Bunnell NAS • USCG Station • US Army Signal Unit

Flagler County veterans who died on active duty during WW II

Howard Bankston, USMC, September 20, 1944 • James B. Boone, COP, USN, December 7, 1941 • Joy M. Deen, 1st LT, USAAC, July 19, 1944 • Julian F. Durance, PFC, USA, January 10, 1945 • William H. Lee, SSGT, USA, March 5, 1945 • Marion G. McCraney, Torpedoman 3/C, USN, November 13, 1942 • Versie L. Mitchell, PFC, USA, January 19, 1944 • Bob Ringleben, PVT, USA, March 11, 1945 • Michael L. Trad, AMM, USN, January 16, 1946 • Willie Wilson, PFC, USA, October 13, 1945

Erected 2005 by The State of Florida.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.

Location. 30° 26.271′ N, 84° 17.07′ 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 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

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of this marker: Gadsden County (here, next to this marker); Duval County (here, next to this marker); Desoto County (here, next to this marker); Glades County (here, next to this marker); Hamilton County (here, next to this marker); Collier County (here, next to this marker); Citrus County (here, next to this marker); Hendry 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 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Flagler County Marker (center) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

2. Flagler County Marker (center)

Bunnell Auxiliary Naval Air Station image. Click for full size.

Flagler County Historical Society

3. Bunnell Auxiliary Naval Air Station

Officers and men assigned to Bunnell Auxiliary Naval Air Station during World War Il stand near and on one of their F6F Hellcat fighter airplanes. The station was built during 1943-44 at a cost of approximately $2 million and was located about halfway between Bunnell and Flagler Beach. In 1946 the field was turned over free of charge to Flagler County and now serves as the Flagler County Executive Airport.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.