Bristow in Creek County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
USS Gunboat Charleston (PG 51)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011
1. USS Gunboat Charleston Memorial
Gun was part of the armament on
the USS Gunboat Charleston
PG 51 that in the Attu Operation
shot down one Mitsubishi 97
Jap bomber and sent
three away smoking May 22, 1943
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 22, 1943.
Location. 35° 49.746′ N, 96° 24.348′ W. Marker is in Bristow, Oklahoma, in Creek County. It can be reached from Veterans Memorial Drive. Memorial is on the grounds of VFW Wake Island Memorial Post 3656, off Veterans Memorial Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bristow OK 74010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Muscogee Nation and in Greater Tulsa. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1st Lt Robert F. Trigalet, USMC (here, next to this marker); VFW Post 3656 Charter (a few steps from this marker); Ex-Prisoners of War and Those Missing In Action (a few steps from this marker); United States Navy Memorial (a few steps from this marker); AMM1 Clifford Murl Satterfield, US Navy (a few steps from this marker); VFW Post 3656 War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cpl Peter W. Klingensmith (a few steps from this marker); SFC Donald J. Hurt, US Army (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristow.
Also see . . . USS Charleston PG 51. (Submitted on April 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011
2. USS Gunboat Charleston Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011
3. USS Charleston 40mm AA Gun Plate
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,460 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
