Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lt. Carl Wieland
Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees
— POW-MIA Memorial and Museum —
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to:
Lt. Carl Wieland
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973
Erected by POW-MIA Memorial and Museum.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the The Freedom Tree series list.
Location. 30° 13.788′ N, 81° 53.416′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. Memorial is at the intersection of POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy and Lake Newman St when traveling north on POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy. Marker located within Cecil Commerce Center (formally NAS Cecil Field), at the POW-MIA Memorial and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. LCDR Randolph Ford (here, next to this marker); LCDR. James Sullivan (here, next to this marker); Capt. Bruce Nystrom (here, next to this marker); CDR Jim Hall (here, next to this marker); LT. Dale Raebel (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Fred Wright (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Michael Hoff (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Steve Musselman (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Regarding Lt. Carl Wieland. LT. Wieland piloted an A-7 Corsair II. While deployed to Southeast Asia, on a mission he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and taken prisoner of War. Later released under “Operation Homecoming”.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.