Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
CDR Peter Schoeffel
Hero’s Walk and Freedom Trees
— POW-MIA Memorial and Museum —
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
1. CDR Peter Schoeffel Marker
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Cdr. Peter Schoeffel
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: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the The Freedom Tree series list.
Location. 30° 13.79′ N, 81° 53.434′ 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, on the left 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. Lee Cole (here, next to this marker); LCDR Phil Craig (here, next to this marker); LCDR John Davis (here, next to this marker); LCDR Denver Key (here, next to this marker); Lt. Steve Musselman
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Regarding CDR Peter Schoeffel. In 1965 CDR. Schoeffel was assigned to Cecil Field, FL., then deployed aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11), from December 1965 until he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken Prisoner of War on October 4, 1967.
After spending 1,989 days in captivity. CDR. Schoeffel was released during Operation Home Coming on March 14, 1973.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 26, 2019
2. CDR Peter Schoeffel Marker
US Navy/Public Domain
3. CDR Peter Schoeffel
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
