Punta Gorda in Charlotte County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Destroyer Escort Sailors
Punta Gorda Veterans Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Destroyer Escort Sailors Marker
Destroyer Escort Sailors
Destroyer Escort
Sailors Association
Southwest Florida
Chapter
Erected by Destroyer Escort Sailors Association Southwest Florida Chapter.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 26° 56.329′ N, 82° 2.962′ W. Memorial is in Punta Gorda, Florida, in Charlotte County. It can be reached from Harbor Walk Drive 0.1 miles north of Nesbit Street. The marker is located within Veterans Park at the entrance into Laishley Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Harbor Walk Dr, Punta Gorda FL 33950, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast. 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 walking distance of this marker: China Burma India Theatre Veterans (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans of the American Revolution (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker);
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Also see . . .
1. Destroyer Escort Sailors Association and the USS Slater DE766. (Submitted on March 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Punta Gorda Veterans Park. (Submitted on March 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Destroyer Escort Sailors Marker (left)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. Destroyer Escort Sailors Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
