Havana in Gadsden County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
POW★MIA
You Are Not Forgotten
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 22, 2024
1. POW★MIA Memorial (east side)
[east side]
Prisoners of War
Havana remembers those who were forced to endure the adversities and indignities of enemy captivity.
Prisoners of Japan
Apr 1942 to Sep 1945
US Army Air Force
Walter H. (Bubba) Truluck
Leslie Hugh Zeigler
Prisoner of Germany
Jan 1944 to Apr 1945
US Army
Kenneth M. Markham Sr.
[west side]
Missing in Action
Havana remembers those who were lost to hostile action and whose remains have not been recovered.
Fred L. Poppell
US Army
Formerly US Navy
MIA: North Korea
MIA: Nov 1950 to Dec 1953
Presumed dead: Dec 1953
[north side]
Freedom
Appreciate It
Cherish ItProtect It
Duty Honor Country.
Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
General-of-the-Army
Douglas MacArthur
12 May 1962
[south side]
Freedom
Freedom no word was ever spoken that has held out greater hope, demanded greater sacrifice, needed more to be nurtured, blessed more the giver, damned more its destroyer or come closer to being Gods will on earth. And I think thats
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General Omar N. Bradley
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 30° 37.622′ N, 84° 24.701′ W. Memorial is in Havana, Florida, in Gadsden County. It is at the intersection of 5th Avenue East (County Highway 12) and 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue East. The memorial is on the east side of the Havana Public Library, in Havana Community Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 203 5th Avenue East, Havana FL 32333, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Tallahassee and on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Price of Freedom Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Purple Heart (here, next to this marker); Havana High School Site (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Havana (approx. Ό mile away); Old Spanish Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Planters Exchange (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vickers Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Home (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Havana.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 22, 2024
2. POW★MIA Memorial (west side)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 22, 2024
3. POW★MIA Memorial (north side)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 22, 2024
4. POW★MIA Memorial (south side)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 22, 2024
5. POW★MIA Memorial
Looking west from Havana Community Park. The Havana Public Library is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 14, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
