Punta Gorda in Charlotte County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Combat Wounded Veterans

Punta Gorda Veterans Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to the memory of P.F.C. Robert L. Cochran U.S.M.C. Killed in action on the Island of Saipan, 1944, and to all Combat Wounded Veterans

My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind maybe peace will come in my lifetime.

Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of the Purple Heart
1782 1932

Erected by Chapter #759 Military Order of the Purple Heart & Veterans Organizations of Florida.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II.

Location. 26° 56.322′ N, 82° 2.956′ 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: Destroyer Escort Sailors (a few steps from this marker); 83rd Inf Division (a few steps from this marker); China Burma India Theatre Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Veterans (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans of the American Revolution (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Punta Gorda.

Also see . . . Punta Gorda Veterans Park. (Submitted on March 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Combat Wounded Veterans Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.