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. Marker is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection

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

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

3. World War II Memorial (Marker 3)

of SW 41st Place and SW 75th Street, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville FL 32608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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. (Submitted on December 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Veterans Memorial Park. (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 January 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 53 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.