Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Duane E. Dewey

Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 3, 2023

1. Duane E. Dewey Marker

Inscription.
[front]
Medal of Honor
Duane E. Dewey
Corporal
U.S. Marine Corps
Reserves
Panmunjom, Korea
April 16, 1952
America’s Highest Military Award of Valor in Combat

[reverse]
Funded by the Alachua County
Veteran Memorial Committee

John Gebhardt Chair
Jim Lynch Concept
Ed Van Buren Design
Bob Gasche Oversight
Leland Hill Member
Richard Lester Contributor
Billy Brame Architectural site work

Erected by Veterans Memorial Committee.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Korean. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 29° 37.046′ N, 82° 25.236′ W. Memorial is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It can be reached from the intersection of SW 41st Place and SW 69th Terrace. The marker is located on the grounds Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville FL 32608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida.

It is also in the American 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 of this marker: Combat Wounded Veterans (here, next to this marker); Cpl Milton Lewis

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(a few steps from this marker); K-9 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Desert Storm Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Patrick K. Prindeville and Tomorio D. Burkett (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); 9/11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Duane E. Dewey Marker [reverse] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Duane E. Dewey Marker [reverse]

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 3, 2023

3. Duane E. Dewey Marker

Duane E. Dewey image. Click for full size.

Courtesy Military Times Hall of honor

4. Duane E. Dewey

Duane E. Dewey Medal of Honor recipient image. Click for full size.

Courtesy Congressional Medal of Honor Society

5. Duane E. Dewey Medal of Honor recipient

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 5, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.