Palatka in Putnam County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lt. J.K. (Kay) Larkin Memorial
Photographed by James R. Murray, October 17, 2014
1. Lt. J.K. (Kay) Larkin Memorial
In memory of
Lt. J.K. (Kay) Larkin
US Army Air Corps
Putnam County's first casualty
of WWII
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 29° 39.76′ N, 81° 41.252′ W. Memorial is in Palatka, Florida, in Putnam County. It can be reached from Reid Street (State Road 100) west of North Moddy Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the front of the Flight Operations Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4015 Reid Street, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Central Academy School (approx. 2.9 miles away); Atlantic Coast Line (approx. 3 miles away); Palatka (approx. 3 miles away); Garden Center History (approx. 3.1 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ravine State Gardens (approx. 3.1 miles away); Suspension Bridges and Amphitheater (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palatka.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Civil War and the Ravines (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding Lt. J.K. (Kay) Larkin Memorial. Lt. Jasper Kennedy
this page online
Also see . . . Palatka-Kay Larkin Airport. City of Palatka website entry (Submitted on October 17, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida.)
Photographed by James R. Murray, October 17, 2014
2. Kay Larkin Field
Marker is on the left side of the building. The other marker is a dedication of the building marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
