Jacksonville in Onslow County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Operation Desert Storm Memorial
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2014
1. Operation Desert Storm Memorial Marker
The City of Jacksonville and WCTI-TV 12
honor the men and women of
Eastern North Carolina
who served in Operation Desert Storm.
This tribute serves as a lasting reminder of
your excellence performed in the line of duty,
and the dedication shown to your country.
Thank you for your service to us and to others.
May God bless you.
Erected 1991 by Onslow County, The City of Jacksonville and WCTI-TV 12.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
Location. 34° 45.165′ N, 77° 25.971′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow County. It is at the intersection of Riverview Street and Tallman Street, on the right when traveling south on Riverview Street. The marker is located in New River Waterfront Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 198 Riverview Street, Jacksonville NC 28540, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Onslow Raid (approx. 0.4 miles away); Montford Point (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Montford Point (approx. 1.1 miles away); Beirut Memorial
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Lejeune (was approx. 5.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2014
2. Operation Desert Storm Memorial Marker with marsh land in the background
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2014
3. Waterfront Park at Riverview St. and Tallman St.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 611 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
