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Hillsborough County World War I War Dead Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, January 28, 2023

1. Hillsborough County World War I War Dead Memorial

Inscription.

Hillsborough County World War I War Dead Memorial. . , This memorial highway is reverently dedicated as a “Road of Remembrance” to those who gave their lives for liberty in the World War 1917-18 by the people of Tampa and Hillsborough County through the Tampa Rotary Club , - 1921 -, James Adams . Donald Ansley . Norman Badger . Fred C. Banta . John D. Barker . G. W. Bates . Earl. C. Bell . George Berriman . R. G. Berry . Urban S. Bird . Algy K. Bivens . Arthur A. Bivens . Leonard Bozeman . W. R. Bozeman . Robert L. Bradley . Jack L. Bradley . Reuben Baker . Leo Brazil . John F. Bryan . Ramon Cabrera . H. A. Carmichael . Henry B. P. Clayton . Percy F. Cox . Coke P. Coleman . Walter R. Connell . Charles B. Copp . R. E. Cordova . Eric Culbreath . Cora Lee Davis . Elder Davis . J. G. Darnou . Cecil Emerson . Preston Fields . Del Finley . Maurice Fonseca . Britton Francis . Charles E. Galvin . Douglas Gammon . John M. Garcia . David C. Gee . Tod F. Gillett . Marcello Gonzalez . Donald Griffin . Henry C. Grinton . Vincenzo Guerriero . Chester Hanks . G. Otto Hansen . F. L. Harvey . J. W. Hatton . Thomas H. Hill . Will Holland . Percy Hurn . Edmund Jochumsen . Freddie Johns . Andrew Jones . A. St. Clair Jones . Jack Jones . J. G. W. Kirkland . Willie Kitts . Louis Leeke . E. D. Legree . Armando Leon . Lytle Louden . Joseph A. Lowe . R. C. Lyles . Fred Mansfield . Percy Mansfield . Norman E. McLeod . Angus McLean . Patrick McLaughlin . Allen L. McMenomy . C. W. Middleton . Sam Middleton . Lorenzo Moody . John G. Nelson . J. D. Nix . Robert L. Norwood . Millard L. Owens . A. J. Pederson . C. D. Peoples . Clarence Perkins . Marion L. Perritt . Louis Pumorega . J. F. Ouisenberry . R. G. Robertson . Emmett L. Simmons . Clarence Slater . Nicolo Spoto . Homer Sumner . Wamboldt Sumner . Cyrus S. Taylor . Wm. S. Taylor Jr. . Stanley Tillis . Louis Torres . Rufus M. Tounsle . Fred E. Turner . Louis Vaughan . Harold D. Walker . Stephen B. Ward . Luther Wells . Patrick White . Leo F. Wiggins . Charles S. Wilson . N. B. Wilson . Herbert C. Wooten . Olin D. Youngblood

This memorial highway is reverently dedicated as a “Road of Remembrance” to those who gave their lives for liberty in the World War 1917-18 by the people of Tampa and Hillsborough County through the Tampa Rotary Club
- 1921 -

James Adams • Donald Ansley • Norman Badger • Fred C. Banta • John D. Barker • G. W. Bates • Earl. C. Bell • George Berriman • R. G. Berry • Urban S. Bird • Algy K. Bivens • Arthur A. Bivens • Leonard Bozeman • W. R. Bozeman • Robert L. Bradley • Jack L. Bradley • Reuben Baker • Leo Brazil • John F. Bryan • Ramon Cabrera • H. A. Carmichael • Henry B. P. Clayton • Percy F. Cox • Coke P. Coleman • Walter R. Connell • Charles B. Copp • R. E. Cordova • Eric Culbreath • Cora Lee Davis • Elder Davis • J. G. Darnou • Cecil Emerson • Preston Fields • Del Finley • Maurice Fonseca • Britton Francis • Charles E. Galvin • Douglas Gammon • John M. Garcia • David C. Gee • Tod F. Gillett • Marcello Gonzalez • Donald Griffin • Henry C. Grinton • Vincenzo Guerriero • Chester Hanks • G. Otto Hansen • F. L. Harvey • J. W. Hatton • Thomas H. Hill • Will Holland • Percy Hurn • Edmund Jochumsen • Freddie Johns • Andrew Jones • A. St. Clair Jones • Jack Jones • J. G. W. Kirkland • Willie Kitts • Louis Leeke • E. D. Legree • Armando Leon • Lytle Louden • Joseph A. Lowe • R. C. Lyles • Fred Mansfield • Percy Mansfield

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• Norman E. McLeod • Angus McLean • Patrick McLaughlin • Allen L. McMenomy • C. W. Middleton • Sam Middleton • Lorenzo Moody • John G. Nelson • J. D. Nix • Robert L. Norwood • Millard L. Owens • A. J. Pederson • C. D. Peoples • Clarence Perkins • Marion L. Perritt • Louis Pumorega • J. F. Ouisenberry • R. G. Robertson • Emmett L. Simmons • Clarence Slater • Nicolo Spoto • Homer Sumner • Wamboldt Sumner • Cyrus S. Taylor • Wm. S. Taylor Jr. • Stanley Tillis • Louis Torres • Rufus M. Tounsle • Fred E. Turner • Louis Vaughan • Harold D. Walker • Stephen B. Ward • Luther Wells • Patrick White • Leo F. Wiggins • Charles S. Wilson • N. B. Wilson • Herbert C. Wooten • Olin D. Youngblood

Erected 1921 by Tampa Rotary Club.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list.

Location. 27° 56.695′ N, 82° 31.78′ W. Memorial is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Port Tampa City. It is on West Kennedy Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5080 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa FL 33609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Highway (here, next to this marker); The Claxton Manor (approx. 0.9 miles away);

Photographed by Dave W, January 28, 2023

2. Hillsborough County World War I War Dead Memorial

Cypress Point Park Historic Salt Works Display (approx. 1.1 miles away); Carver City-Lincoln Gardens (approx. 1.8 miles away); Congregation Schaari Zedek (approx. 2 miles away); William Benton Henderson (approx. 2 miles away); George Guida (approx. 2.2 miles away); West Tampa Centennial (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Tampa Confederate Salt Works (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Dave W, January 28, 2023

3. Hillsborough County World War I War Dead Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, January 28, 2023

4. Hillsborough County World War I War Dead Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, January 28, 2023

5. Hillsborough County World War I War Dead Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 29, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.