Plant City in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Marine PFC Edward L. Wise
Veterans Memorial Monument Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 24, 2023
1. Marine PFC Edward L. Wise Marker
Mike & Diane Sparkman
In memory of
Marine PFC Edward L. Wise
Company 1, 3rd Battalion
First Marine Division
Killed in Action Korean War
July 9, 1953
Dianes Uncle Bill
Erected by Mike & Diane Sparkman.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 28° 1.194′ N, 82° 7.541′ W. Memorial is in Plant City, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from the intersection of N Wheeler Street and Damon Street. Marker located within the Veterans Memorial Monument Park, at Courier Field. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 703 N Wheeler Street, Plant City FL 33563, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Freedom Rising Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Monument Park (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert E. Roy Parke (within shouting distance of this marker); Plant City High School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town of Plant City (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plant City.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cow Cavalry (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Courier Field and Veterans Monument. Plant City website entry (Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
United States Marine Corps, unknown
2. PFC Edward L. Wise, USMC
Korean War Project website entry
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 24, 2023
3. Marine PFC Edward L. Wise Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
