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Putnam County High School Band WWII Memorial

 
 
Putnam County High School Band WWII Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, October 5, 2014
1. Putnam County High School Band WWII Memorial
Flag is at the base of a flagpole
Inscription.
1941 1945
In memoriam
Members of the Putnam County
High School Band
who made the supreme sacrifice
in World War II
James Bryant Solana, Jr.
Elton Stanley Brubaker

 
Erected by Putnam County School Band.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 29° 38.722′ N, 81° 37.759′ W. Memorial is in Palatka, Florida, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and Laurel Street, on the right when traveling north on Memorial Parkway. One of a series of memorials in Palatka's Riverfront Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Palatka FL 32177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s First Coast. 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: Basil C. Pearce Jr. USS Tang Memorial (here, next to this marker); Still on Patrol (here, next to this marker); Woodmen of the World Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); William Bartram's Travels (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Presbyterian Church of Palatka (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bartram Trail in Putnam County
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(about 400 feet away); Explore the St. Johns River (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palatka.
 
Putnam County High School Band WWII Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, October 5, 2014
2. Putnam County High School Band WWII Memorial
Flagpole with the marker with the Woodmen of the World WW II marker at the right and the Veteran's Memorial on the left. The USS Tang memorial is just to the right of the photo.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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