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

World War II

University of Florida

— Veterans Memorial Park —

World War II Memorial (Marker 1) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. World War II Memorial (Marker 1)

Inscription.

World War II. University of Florida. , (Marker 1) , Edward W. Clement, Jr. . Robert S. Cockerell, Jr. . Thureman L. Coffey . Alvin D. Coleman, Jr. . Elisha E. Coleman . Harold F. Coleman . Robert H. Colgan . Orval B. Collins . Paul A. Comer . Robert G. Compton . Harrie G.Cone . Walter J. Conine, Jr. . Robert B. Connell . James G. Conner . Robert L. Cooney . Fred V. Cooper, Jr. . William W. Corry . Richard B. Coyte . John W. Craft . Carl E. Cross . Shelly H. Davant . A. Russell Davenport . James R. Davidson . Griffin D. Davis . William J. Davis . John W. Dean . Stephen Dechman . Cyrus W. DeLong, Jr. . Murrell J. Dillard . Martin J. Dodge . Robert S. Doty . Watson P. Drake . Wallace B. Draper . Harry E. Driver . Edward B. Drompp . Julius W. Dunn . Wesley P. Dunn . Louis I. Dweskin . Jack T. Dyer . Frederick A. Dyson . Leland E. Edwards . Samuel A. Edgers, Jr. . Thomas P. Ellington . Richard M. Emple . Lester J. Epstein . Robert M. Everett . John F. Faulkner . Charles H. Felton . Forrest Ferguson . Charles A. Fiezl . Francis Fiezl . Kendall K. Fish . Harold F. Ford, Jr. . Donald W. Forsyth . Marvin P. Frink . Louis M. Fueye . Benjamin C. Fuller . Percival E. Gable . Harry N. Gahan . Delmas I. Gallagher . Gordon W. Gardner . Ray L. Geiger . David P. Germain . Jack A. Gillon . Irving M. Ginsburg . George L. Glass, Jr. . Thomas A. Gold . Joe H. Gray . Lucian B. Gray . Jack G. Gressenbacher, (Marker 2) , John D. Gruber . John H. Hair . Clifton H. Hallman . George D. Hamilton . Thomas F. Hammett . Charles E. Hampton . Homer Hancock . Stephen F. Handy . Gary A. Hardee . Everett I. Harden . William B. Harper . Rainard Harris . Fred M. Harris, Jr. . Paul P. Hart . Lewis W. Harward, Jr. . Alex F. Hatton . Claude R. Hawkins . Kenneth T. Haynes . Harry D. Hedrick . Fred D. Helm . Albert O. Helseth, Jr. . Charles A. Henderson . Robert V. Henry, Jr. . Jack H. Herren . Troy B. Jewett, Jr. . John A. Hey . James T. Hicks . Charles R. Hill . Claude J. Hill . Albert D. Hinsey, Jr. . Coleman Hinton . Raymond S. Hobbs . Mario C.E. Hoffman . Robert W. Hogue . Hilliard C. Holland . Morris R. Hopkins . Robert P. Horrell . John O. Howard . Floyd C. Howe . Robert B. Hughes . Brian J. Hurt . John P. Hyman, Jr. . David Ihrig . Robert B. Ingman, Jr. . Thomas S. Ingram . William E. Jo any . Benjamin F. Jetton . Charles F. Jewett . Henry W. Johnson . Thaddeus K. Johnson . Lawrence C. Jones . Willis W. Jones . Charles M. Kates . Francis Kearney . Henry A. Keel . Thomas C. Kennington . Edison E. Jester . Joseph G. Kimmel, Jr. . Gerald G. Kirby . William C. Kitchler . John M. Klienman . Kenneth W. Klotz . Howell N. Klueppelberg, Jr. . Raymond F. Knight . Irble V. Knoblock . Alfred M. Kohn, (Marker 3) , James G. Abernathy . Jessie B. Adams, Jr. . Desmond Albertsons . Lewis L. Alberts . Albert A. Alenius . Charles O. Allan, Jr. . Bascom H. Ansley . Tom W. Appleyard . Albert L. Ashmead . John E. Bagley . David E. Ball, Jr. . James K. Bain . Thomas E. Barket . John F. Barthalf, Jr. . Leon W. Bass . Bruce E. Bates . Walter C. Beasley . Ernest W. Bell . Lex M. Belyou, Jr. . Robert T. Benton . William V. Benton . Henry C. Berg . Homer Bergmaier . Sidney Birk . Albert Berka, Jr. . Sheldon B. Bernbaum . James L. Billington . Richard J. Binnicker . Harry E. Black, Jr. . Gordon C. Bensack . Robert C. Bowers, Jr. . William H. Boyce . William E. Branan . Benjamin H. Bridges . Glenn U. Brooks . Fletcher L. Brown, Jr. . James E. Brubaker . Waldo C. Bruns . Franklin B. Buck . Richard Bull . Cameron T. Byrnes . Gordon D. Cady . Aquila A. Calhoun . Benjamin P. Calhoun . Forrest B. Campbell . Charles M. Cannon, Jr. . John M. Carves . Ira P. Cates . Curtis E. Caron . John Chapman . James K. Christian,Jr. . Cornelius Christianvy, Jr. . Joseph N. Christe . Douglas Clark, Jr. . William D. Clarke, Jr. . James L. Clarkson . Gordon E. Cleland

(Marker 1)
Edward W. Clement, Jr. • Robert S. Cockerell, Jr. • Thureman L. Coffey • Alvin D. Coleman, Jr. • Elisha E. Coleman • Harold F. Coleman • Robert H. Colgan • Orval B. Collins • Paul A. Comer • Robert G. Compton • Harrie G.Cone • Walter J. Conine, Jr. • Robert B. Connell • James G. Conner • Robert L. Cooney • Fred V. Cooper, Jr. • William W. Corry • Richard B. Coyte • John W. Craft • Carl E. Cross • Shelly H. Davant • A. Russell Davenport • James R. Davidson • Griffin D. Davis • William J. Davis • John W. Dean • Stephen Dechman • Cyrus W. DeLong, Jr. • Murrell J. Dillard • Martin J. Dodge • Robert S. Doty • Watson P. Drake • Wallace B. Draper • Harry E. Driver • Edward B. Drompp • Julius W. Dunn • Wesley P. Dunn • Louis I. Dweskin • Jack T. Dyer • Frederick A. Dyson • Leland E. Edwards • Samuel A. Edgers, Jr. • Thomas P. Ellington • Richard M. Emple • Lester J. Epstein • Robert M. Everett • John F. Faulkner • Charles H. Felton • Forrest Ferguson • Charles A. Fiezl • Francis Fiezl • Kendall K. Fish • Harold F. Ford, Jr. • Donald W. Forsyth • Marvin P. Frink • Louis M. Fueye • Benjamin C. Fuller • Percival E. Gable • Harry N. Gahan • Delmas I. Gallagher • Gordon W. Gardner • Ray L. Geiger • David P. Germain • Jack A. Gillon • Irving M. Ginsburg • George L. Glass, Jr. • Thomas A. Gold • Joe H. Gray • Lucian B. Gray

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• Jack G. Gressenbacher

(Marker 2)
John D. Gruber • John H. Hair • Clifton H. Hallman • George D. Hamilton • Thomas F. Hammett • Charles E. Hampton • Homer Hancock • Stephen F. Handy • Gary A. Hardee • Everett I. Harden • William B. Harper • Rainard Harris • Fred M. Harris, Jr. • Paul P. Hart • Lewis W. Harward, Jr. • Alex F. Hatton • Claude R. Hawkins • Kenneth T. Haynes • Harry D. Hedrick • Fred D. Helm • Albert O. Helseth, Jr. • Charles A. Henderson • Robert V. Henry, Jr. • Jack H. Herren • Troy B. Jewett, Jr. • John A. Hey • James T. Hicks • Charles R. Hill • Claude J. Hill • Albert D. Hinsey, Jr. • Coleman Hinton • Raymond S. Hobbs • Mario C.E. Hoffman • Robert W. Hogue • Hilliard C. Holland • Morris R. Hopkins • Robert P. Horrell • John O. Howard • Floyd C. Howe • Robert B. Hughes • Brian J. Hurt • John P. Hyman, Jr. • David Ihrig • Robert B. Ingman, Jr. • Thomas S. Ingram • William E. Jo any • Benjamin F. Jetton • Charles F. Jewett • Henry W. Johnson • Thaddeus K. Johnson • Lawrence C. Jones • Willis W. Jones • Charles M. Kates • Francis Kearney • Henry A. Keel • Thomas C. Kennington • Edison E. Jester • Joseph G. Kimmel, Jr. • Gerald G. Kirby • William C. Kitchler • John M. Klienman • Kenneth W. Klotz • Howell N. Klueppelberg, Jr. • Raymond F. Knight • Irble V. Knoblock • Alfred M. Kohn

(Marker 3)
James G. Abernathy • Jessie

World War II Memorial (Marker 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. World War II Memorial (Marker 2)

B. Adams, Jr. • Desmond Albertsons • Lewis L. Alberts • Albert A. Alenius • Charles O. Allan, Jr. • Bascom H. Ansley • Tom W. Appleyard • Albert L. Ashmead • John E. Bagley • David E. Ball, Jr. • James K. Bain • Thomas E. Barket • John F. Barthalf, Jr. • Leon W. Bass • Bruce E. Bates • Walter C. Beasley • Ernest W. Bell • Lex M. Belyou, Jr. • Robert T. Benton • William V. Benton • Henry C. Berg • Homer Bergmaier • Sidney Birk • Albert Berka, Jr. • Sheldon B. Bernbaum • James L. Billington • Richard J. Binnicker • Harry E. Black, Jr. • Gordon C. Bensack • Robert C. Bowers, Jr. • William H. Boyce • William E. Branan • Benjamin H. Bridges • Glenn U. Brooks • Fletcher L. Brown, Jr. • James E. Brubaker • Waldo C. Bruns • Franklin B. Buck • Richard Bull • Cameron T. Byrnes • Gordon D. Cady • Aquila A. Calhoun • Benjamin P. Calhoun • Forrest B. Campbell • Charles M. Cannon, Jr. • John M. Carves • Ira P. Cates • Curtis E. Caron • John Chapman • James K. Christian,Jr. • Cornelius Christianvy, Jr. • Joseph N. Christe • Douglas Clark, Jr. • William D. Clarke, Jr. • James L. Clarkson • Gordon E. Cleland

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 29° 37.011′ N, 82° 25.245′ W. Memorial is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It can be reached from the intersection of

World War II Memorial (Marker 3) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. World War II Memorial (Marker 3)

SW 41st Place and SW 75th Street, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is located in 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: World War I (here, next to this marker); Spanish-American War (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named World War I (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named World War II (a few steps from this marker); War Between the States (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); Korean War (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Also see . . .
1. Florida during World War II. Exploring Florida website entru (Submitted on December 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

2. Veterans Memorial. Alachua County website entry (Submitted on December 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 3, 2023

4. World War II Memorial

Veterans Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

5. Veterans Memorial Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.