Bay Pines in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battlefield Cross Memorial

— Pinellas County War Veterans' Memorial Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Battlefield Cross Memorial Marker

Inscription. Lest They Be Forgotten
Dedicated Memorial Day May 25, 2015

In memory of Pinellas County’s fallen
killed in action during the Gulf War era
Army SPC Brittany B. Gordon • Army CPL Frank R. Gross • Army SPC Arturo Huerta-Cruz • Army PFC Louis E. Biedermeier • Army SSG Michael R. Robson • Army PFC Jonathan M. Rossi • Army 2nd LT Charles R. Rubato • Marine Corps LCPL Nathaniel J.A. Schultz • Army SSG Matthew S. Sutton • Army SGT James D. Stewart • Army SGT David W. Thomas

In memory of Pinellas County’s fallen who
died in theater during the Gulf War era
Army SPC Keith Clites • Marine Corps LCPL Joseph D. Dougherty III • Army SGT Denis J. Gallardo • Navy MCPO Richard J. Kessler, Jr. • Air Force MSGT Michael H. Malts • Marine Corps CPL Johnathan D. Porto • Army SPC Zachary L. Shannon

Erected 2015 by Pinellas County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq.

Location. 27° 48.218′ N, 82° 46.414′ W. Memorial is in Bay Pines, Florida, in Pinellas County. It can be reached from the intersection of Bay Pines Boulevard and 94th Street North, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is located 1 mile south of Bay Pines Blvd in Pinellas County War Veterans' Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9600 Bay Pines Blvd, Saint Petersburg FL 33708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial Equatorial Sundial (here, next to this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (a few steps from this marker); War Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wall of Life (approx. 1.4 miles away); The 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Wall of Life (approx. 1.4 miles away); Heroes’ Garden (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay Pines.

Also see . . .
1. Battlefield Cross Memorial. (Submitted on April 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. War Veterans’ Memorial Park. (Submitted on April 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Battlefield Cross Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Battlefield Cross Memorial

U.S. Air Force flag and emblem image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. U.S. Air Force flag and emblem

U.S. Marine Corps flag and emblem image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

4. U.S. Marine Corps flag and emblem

U.S. Navy flag and emblem image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

5. U.S. Navy flag and emblem

U.S. Coast Guard flag and emblem image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

6. U.S. Coast Guard flag and emblem

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 402 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.