Okeechobee in Okeechobee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Okeechobee County War Memorial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Okeechobee County War Memorial
gave their lives in World
War I & II
Korea
Clarence Alderman Donald G. Barber Henry T. Bass Jr. Albert Berka Jr. William Goodwin Vernon M King Claude Leitner Durward Lightsey L.P. Mercer Jr. James A. Thomas Herman K. Witford James L. Anderson James E. Morgan James B. Smith Earl H. Hansel
(left panel)
Vietnam War
Marvin Goodman Jr. W. Kenneth Lawson James E. Lowdermilk Victor D. Spray Howard D, Hop Weeks Daniel M. Brown Jim R. Goolsby Raymond R. Mays Robert A. Mann Michael G. Dunkins
(right panel)
Iraq/Afghanistan
Wentworth J H Shanaberger III Shawn Suzch Raymond Border
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 27° 14.607′ N, 80° 49.848′ W. Memorial is in Okeechobee, Florida, in Okeechobee County. It can be reached from the intersection of NW Park Street and South Parrott Avenue (Florida Route 15), on the left when traveling east
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Regionally, this memorial is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. 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: For All Who Have Served (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Pilots and Crewmembers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First United Methodist Church of Okeechobee, Florida (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Okeechobee County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard E. Hamrick (approx. 0.2 miles away); Florida Cattle Ranching (approx. Ό mile away); Historic Role of Seminole Cattle Ranching (approx. Ό mile away); Rollins Ranch (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Okeechobee.
Also see . . . Okeechobee Florida: Purple Heart Memorial. (Submitted on May 20, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Okeechobee County War Memorial (center panel)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. Okeechobee County War Memorial (left panel)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
4. Okeechobee County War Memorial (right panel)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
5. Okeechobee County War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 20, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
