Brownwood in Brown County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
World War II
Photographed by James Hulse, May 30, 2024
1. World War II Marker
Inscription.
World War II started on 1 September 1939 with the invasion of Poland by NAZI Germany and the subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and the United Kingdom. On 22 June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. On 7 December 1941 "A date which will live in infamy", Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the US entered the war. The turning point of the European Theater was the German loss to the Russians at the Battle of Stalingrad. A second European front was opened on D Day (6 June 1944) with the invasion of Normandy. Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) was 8 May 1945. The turning point of the Pacific Theater was the Battle of Midway from 4 to 7 June 1942 when the US defeated Japan. The United States sustained high casualties on Iwo Jima (19 February 1945 to 16 March 1945) and Okinawa (1 April 1945 to 21 June 1945). To prevent further enormous American casualties, President Harry S Truman authorized the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945. 15 August 1945 was victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) ending World War II. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president until he died on 12 April 1945. The Allied powers (Russia, United Kingdom, United States, and others) sustained 16 million military dead and 45 million civilian dead. The Axis powers (Germany, Japan, and Italy) had 8 million military dead and 4 million civilian dead. Worldwide, there were 73 million total deaths in World War II. In the United States, 16 million served in the US Armed Forces. The US sustained 405,399 killed including 78,750 missing in action; 671,278 wounded; and 130,201 American prisoners of war.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1945.
Location. 31° 40.672′ N, 98° 59.491′ W. Marker is in Brownwood,
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Texas, in Brown County. It is at the intersection of Crockett Drive and Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling north on Crockett Drive. The marker is located at the northwest section of the Camp Bowie Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2710 Crockett Dr, Brownwood TX 76801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. Globally, it is in 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on July 13, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2. submitted on July 14, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
