| Australia, Victoria, Guildford — Guilford Honor Row — War Memorial |
| | Guilford Honor Row List of Guilford veterans — Map (db m45802) HM |
| Australia, Victoria, Warrnambool — Aboriginal Soldiers |
| | This memorial is dedicated to all Aboriginal men and women from South West Victoria who served their country proudly along with fellow Australians since World War 1. — Map (db m52646) HM |
| Brazil, Bahia, Salvador — Monumento a Stefan Zweig — All Saints' Bay |
| | Stefan Zweig nasceu em Viena, Áustria, em 1881. Escritor cosmopolita, tornou-se conhecido por suas analises do comlexo psíquico e pela defesa dos ideais humanitarios. Foi o autor mais traduzido do seu tempo. Pacifista, escrevia reinventando a vida.
Iniciou sua peregrinação pelo mundo em 1934, com residencia na Inglaterra. Mudou-se, em 1941, com sua esposa Lotte, para a Cidade de Petrópolis, Brasil, onde escreveu, o seu livro mais conhecido, “Brasil, Pais do Futuro” e . . . — Map (db m31877) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — Japanese Internment |
| | On April 22, 1942, 273 men, women and children of Japanese ancestry were exiled from their homes in the Greater Victoria area. None of the survivors of this event ever returned to Victoria to re-establish a home.
On August 4, 1992, 67 survivors of this devastating event returned to Victoria to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the exile. This plaque has been placed here, a location central to where a number of us had our homes, to commemorate our return. — Map (db m49127) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — To Our Glorious Dead — 1914 – 1919 — 1939 – 1945 |
| | “They died the noblest death a man may die, fighting for god, and right and liberty, and such a death is immortality.”
Korea
1950 – 1953
[On the back]
In Recognition of the Services of the Canadian Forces and Canadian Citizens
In The Service of Peace — Map (db m48933) WM |
| British Columbia (Greater Vancouver Regional District), Vancouver — Ferguson Point |
| |
This area was the site of a coast defence fort manned during WW II
1939-1945
by The Royal Canadian Artillery
Batteries
31st Heavy
58th Heavy
85th Heavy — Map (db m54578) HM |
| British Columbia (Greater Vancouver Regional District), Vancouver — Ram Mk II |
| | Crew 5, Wt 30 tonnes, Speed 40 km/hr, armament - 57 mm main gun, 2 x 30 cal mg, in service 1941-1945.
The Ram tank was designed and built in Canada as part of Canada's contribution to the allied war effort in WW II. A total of 1949 Ram tanks were at the Montreal Locomotive Works in Montreal, Quebec.
This tank is dedicated to all those who have served or are serving in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. — Map (db m54263) HM |
| British Columbia (Greater Vancouver Regional District), Vancouver — Sherman |
| | M4A3E8, Crew 5, Wt 32 tonnes, speed 48 km/hr armament - 76 mm main gun, 2 x 30 cal mg in service 1943-1970
On 8/9 August 1944, the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own), then designated Canadian 28th Armoured Regiment, was commanded by LCOL D.G. Worthington in his tank "Boss". In Sherman tanks similar to this one, they fought a heroic 14 hour battle on Hill 140 north of the town of Falaise, France. When the battle ended the "Dukes" had suffered great losses, including their . . . — Map (db m53942) HM |
| New Brunswick (Charlotte County), Welshpool — President Franklin Delano Roosevelt — 1933 - 1945 |
| | The Great Depression 1929-1941
The depression was world-wide. In the U.S., the banking system collapsed and 12.8 million people were unemployed. Hardest hit were youth, minorities, the elderly, and workers in the consumer durables industries. There was widespread hunger and suffering as communities ran out of charitable and government relief. FDR's "New Deal" programs, some more successful than others, helped to stem national despair and boost public confidence.
La Crise économique . . . — Map (db m54783) HM |
| New Brunswick (Charlotte County), Wilson's Beach — World War II Memorial — 1939 - 1945 |
| |
To the Glory of God
and the memory of our
Immortal Dead
Howard Mallock • Lawson Searles
Those who served our King and Country
Alison Alexander • Ronald Anthony • Wesley Anthony • George Babcock • Lydie Brown • Manning Brown • Raye Brown • Whitney Brown • Alexander Calder • Emerson Calder • Hilton Calder • Ryder Cline • Durrell Fitzgerald • Herbert Fitzsimmons • John Fitzsimmons • Clayton Fletcher • William Galley • Stanley Henderson • Andrew Hooper • Calvin Mallock • Elwood . . . — Map (db m54938) HM |
| Ontario, Toronto — Canadian Airmen Monument |
| | Panel 1:
Per Arua Ad Astra
In Memory of our Canadian
Airmen who fought in the
Skies to preserve freedom
and order in the world.
Panel 2:
Canadian Airmen Awarded the Victoria Cross
World War I:
William Avery Bishop
Alan Arnett McLeod
William George Barker
World War II:
Andrew Charles Mynarski
David Ernest Hornell
Ian Willoughby Bazalgette
Robert Hampton Gray
Panel 3:
This Monument was dedicated by
Her Majesty Queen . . . — Map (db m57901) HM |
| Ontario (Durham Region), Whitby — Camp X — 1941 - 1946 |
| | Upper Plaque On this site British Security Co-Ordination operated Special Training School No. 103 and Hydra. S.T.S. 103 trained allied agents in the techniques of secret warfare for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) Branch of the British Intelligence Service. Hydra Network communicated vital messages between Canada, the United States and Great Britain. This commemoration is dedicated to the service of the men and women who took part in these operations. Lower Plaque In . . . — Map (db m61880) HM |
| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — "Holy Roller" |
| |
Presented to the City of London
by 1st Hussars, 4th June 1950
in memory of the First Hussars who fell
in two World Wars
The only tank of 6th Canadian Armoured
Regiment (1st Hussars) to complete campaign
in North-West Europe
D-Day 6th June 1944
VE-Day 8th May 1945 — Map (db m18922) HM |
| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — 50th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Normandy — 1944 - 1994 — "Hodie Non Cras" |
| | This plaque is placed here to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the Allied Invasion
of Normandy on D Day, 6th June 1944.
It is dedicated to the soldiers of the
First Hussars, to those who took part in the
assault, to those who fought in the European
Campaign, and to those who gave their lives to
liberate France, Belgium, and Holland. — Map (db m18923) HM |
| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — Harold A. Rogers, O.C., O.B.E. — 1899 - 1994 |
| | The founder of Kinsmen & Kinette Clubs of Canada was born and raised at 324 Dundas Street, directly across from the armouries. Seeking the camaraderie he had experienced in the army during the First World War, “Hal” Rogers began the first Kinsmen Club in Hamilton in 1920. Under his guidance other clubs soon formed, each dedicated to “serving the community's greatest need.” Ongoing contributions from women prompted the formation of the Kinettes in 1942. During the Second . . . — Map (db m18933) HM |
| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — London War Cenotaph |
| | East facade:
MCM
XIV
The Glorious Dead
West facade:MCM
XXXIX
1950 - 1953
Bronze plaque on West facade:
In honour of those who died in war and conflict
Erected 1934 by the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE)
Rededicated 1999 by the London Municipal Chapter IODE
North facade:
United Nations Peacekeepers
We Will Remember Them
Nearby usage informational sign:
Memorial Services
This Cenotaph is reserved for . . . — Map (db m18966) WM |
| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — The 1st Hussars |
| |
To the everlasting memory
of the members of
THE 1ST HUSSARS
both the living and the dead, who together with
other Canadian and Allied servicemen
participated in the glorious campaign of 1944-1945
that led to the liberation of the Netherlands.
Presented by:
The Grateful Dutch Canadians of London
May 1970
Re-dedicated June 6, 1998 by:
The Dutch Canadians Remember
Committee of 1995 — Map (db m18921) HM |
| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — Veterans' Memorial Carillon — 2005 - Year of the Veteran — "We Will Never Forget" |
| | With deepest gratitude to those who so generously
contributed to this visible and resonant
remembrance of our Canadian Veterans
Separate Stone marker nearby:
Thank You Canada
Thank You Veterans
1940 - 1945
This musical tribute is a gift to all
Canadians from the Dutch community
and friends out of gratitude for
the Liberation of the Netherlands
during 1944 - 1945
Dedicated Sept. 22, 2006
A map on the stone marker depicts the following Canadian War . . . — Map (db m18968) HM |
| Ontario (Toronto), Toronto — Little Norway — Lille Norge |
| | [First Panel:] 9 April 1940 Norway was attacked by overwhelming forces. King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the government left Tromso 7 June for Great Britain in order to continue the fight for freedom in exile. Negotiations had started 2 June and a base for training air force personnel was erected in Toronto using Island Airport. A camp was built on the harbour front and officially opened 10 November 1940.
The national emblems of Canada and Norway have been flying side by side . . . — Map (db m20989) HM |
| Czech Republic, Ústecký (Okres Litoměřice), Terezín — Columbarium |
| |
In Czech:
Kolumbárium
Do choheb tohoto opevnění byly ukládaný lepenkové urny s popelem mrtvých vĕzňů. Všechny urny – bylo jich na 25 tisíc – esesáci koncem roku 1944 odvezli vĕtšinu popela vysypali do Řeky Ohře, část zakopali do zemĕ poblíž Litomĕřického Koncentračního Tábora.
In Russian:
Koлумбарий
В . . . — Map (db m22744) HM |
| Czech Republic, Ústecký (Okres Litoměřice), Terezín — 15 — The Food Storeroom — Proviantní Sklad |
| | In Czech:
Proviantní Sklad
Budova s jedním obdélníkovým nádvořím byla postavena v letech 1786 až 1789. V objektu se skladovala mouka, cukr, sůl, a pečivo. Spolu s Kavalírem č. II zde mohly být v připadě válečného konfliktu uskladněny zásoby potravin pro 70-ti tisícove vojsko na dobu 3,5 měsíce.
In English:
The Food Storeroom
This building, with one rectangular courtyard, was built between 1786 and 1789. Flour, sugar, . . . — Map (db m22626) HM |
| Estonia, Harjumaa MaakondTallinn — Polish Submarine "ORZEŁ" - September 1939 — [Estonian Maritime Museum] |
| | Text in Estonian: ...
Text in Polish: 15. Septembril 1939. Aastal
Interneeriti saksa riigi survel Tallinnas
Poola Sõjalaevvastiku allveelaev
“ORZEŁ”
Mereväekapten Jan Grudziński juhtimisel võttis relvitu
Laev ööl vastu 18 Septembrit 1939 ette Hulljulge põgenemise
Suurbritanniasse, et sealt Jätkata Voitlust merel.
See Sündmus Oli üheks Ettekäändeks Nõukogude
Sõjaväebaaside Rajamisele eesti territooriumil ja
Eesti Hilisemale . . . — Map (db m57484) HM |
| France, Aquitaine (Dordogne), Carsac-Aillac — Perigord Noir — 1943 |
| | 1943
Dans le bois de Turnac, face a ces rochers, des rèsistants de toutes origines décidèrent de se battre ensemble contre l’occupant nazi et, avec l’appui de la population créèrent le premier maquis de Perigord Noir
Souvenons Nous
[Translated by Google Translate (with modifications):
1943
In the wood Turnac, facing these rocks, resistance fighters of all origins decided to fight together against the Nazi occupation, and with the support of the people created the first underground of Perigord Black
We remember] — Map (db m60517) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Calvados Départment), Courseulles-sur-Mer — Fourth Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment — 4e Régiment d’artillerie antiaérinne légère — 40mm Bofors Gun |
| | [French, on left side]
Ce canon Bofors de 40mm est dédi à la mémoire des hommes du 4e Régiment d’artillerie antiaérinne légère. ARC. Qui sont débarqués à Courseuilles-sur-Mer tard dans l’après midi du 6 juin 1944 afin de fournir une défense antiaérienne aux troupes Canadiennes ayant commencé de combat pour la libération de l’Europe â partir de la plage Juno.
Ce cannon arbore les couleurs de la 32e Batterie d’artillerie antiaérienne légère du 4e Regiment, ARC, laquelle fut la première à . . . — Map (db m62232) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Calvados Départment), Courseulles-sur-Mer — In Memory of All Canadian Gunners — En souvenir des artilleurs canadiens |
| | (Two plaques, in English and French) are mounted on the shield of a field gun.)
In Memory of All Canadian Gunners who from this place on 6 June 1944 began the fight to liberate France and to honor our fallen who sacrificed everything for freedom.
Lest We Forget
UBIQUE
This gun was placed here by the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
6 June 2010
(French)
En souvenir des artilleurs canadiens qui depuis en endroit le 6 juin 1944 ont commencé le combat pour libérer la France et . . . — Map (db m62230) WM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Calvados Départment), Courseulles-sur-Mer — Juno Beach — D-Day — Jour-J |
| | (This marker is composted of several pillars (vertical) with text inscribed upon them and several benches (horizontal) with photograph and illustration. Text is provided in both French and English.)
Le Mur de L’Atlantique
The Atlantic Wall
(French)
Une ligne défensive allemande impressionnante
Pour protéger les territoires conquis par ses armées, Hitler lanca l’édification d’un Mur de Défense sur la côte Atlantique.
Des l’été 1941, l’organisation TODT (du nom de L’ingénieur . . . — Map (db m62234) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Calvados Départment), Courseulles-sur-Mer — Message to the French Resistance — La chanson d’automne - Fall Song |
| | Les sanglots longs
Des violons
De l’automne
Blessent mon coeur
D’une langueur
Monotone.
Extraits de “La chanson d’automne”, poème de Paul Verlaine
La première partie fut radiodiffusée sur la BBC dans la nuit du 1er au 2 juin 1944 pour annoncer l’éventualité d’un débarguement allié en France.
Le seconde partie fut radiodiffusée dans le soirée du 5 juin 1944. Elle confirmait, auprès de La Résistance, l’imminence de Débarquement.
[English translation:]
The long . . . — Map (db m62231) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Calvados Départment), Courseulles-sur-Mer — Royal Canadian Navy Memorial — Marine Royale Canadienne Memorial |
| | (French)
En hommage a tous les morts our disparus de la Marine Royale Canadienne lours du conflit 1939-1945 et de l’Operation Overlord de juin 1944
Merci
(English)
In honor of all those who died or disappeared while serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during the conflict of 1939-1945 and in Operation Overlord, June 1944
Thank you
Juin 2009 – comité Juno Canada Normandy — Map (db m62229) WM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Calvados Départment), Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer — Omaha Beach |
| | Les forces Alliées
débarquent sur cette
plage qu’elle nomment
Omaha Beach et libérent
l’Europe — 6 juin 1944
The Allied forces
landing on this
shore which they call
Omaha Beach liberate
Europe — June 6th 1944
East side:
1st US Infantry Division
—No mission too difficult
—No sacrifice too great . Duty first
Forced Omaha Beach at dawn 6 June
West side:
Erected in
memory of
those
—
The 116th RCT 29th . . . — Map (db m59751) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Manche Départment), Sainte-Mère-Église — 82nd and 101st Airborne on D-Day |
| | 5–6 juin 1944 — les 82e et 101e Divisions U.S.A. de parachutistes libérent ce canton
5th–6th June 1944 — The 82nd and 101st Div. U.S.A. of paratroops liberate the district — Map (db m59770) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Manche Départment), Sainte-Mère-Église — Clifford A. Maughan P.F.C. |
| | Clifford A. Maughan P.F.C.
F. Co., 505 PIR, 82nd Airborne
Born 1920 — Died 1990
This plaque is to commemorate
P.F.C. Clifford Maughan
who parachuted into the garden of this
house at approximately 01.45 hours
on the morning of 6th June 1944
He was taken prisoner by a German soldier
billeted in this house, who then in turn
surrendered to him. P.F.C. Maughan went
on to fight in Normandy, Holland and to
survive the war.
This is also to perpetuate the memory of . . . — Map (db m59753) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Manche Départment), Sainte-Mère-Église — General Gavin’s Foxhole |
| | Ici combattit
Le Général
James-M-Gavin
le 6 juin 1944
Translation:
Here fought
General
James M. Gavin
June 6, 1944 — Map (db m59750) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Manche Départment), Sainte-Mère-Église — House on Fire at Sainte-Mère-Église |
| | Ici emplacement de la maison
incendiée le 5–6 juin 1944
—
Here stood the house that
was afire on 5–6 June 1944 — Map (db m59769) HM |
| France, Basse-Normandie (Manche Départment), Saint-Lô — Thomas D. Howie — Le Major de Saint-Lô — 12 Abril 1908 – 17 Juillet 1944 |
| | Commandant le 3e Battalion, 116e Régiment D'Infanterie, 29e Division U.S.A.
Tombé a la téte de ses troupes en libérant notre ville au cri de ralliement... a Saint-Lô!
(English translation)
Thomas D. Howie, The Major of Saint-Lo, April 12, 1908 – July 17, 1944.
Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, U.S.A.
He fell at the head of his troops during the liberation of our city. The rallying cry ... “to Saint-Lo!” — Map (db m9461) HM |
| France, Haute-Normandie (Seine-Maritime Départment), Étretat — Étretat |
| |
Left panel:
Étretat
Où pendant la guerre 1914 - 1918
fonctionnèrent un hôpital britannique,
puis un hôpital américain,
où reposent pour toujours
549 combattants britanniques
de la première guerre mondiale,
où, le 2 septembre 1944,
arriva en libératrice
la 51e division de Highlanders
des armées du Général Eisenhower,
et où fut installé, en 1945,
le “Pall Mall Camp” américain,
exprime ici
a la Grande-Bretagne
et les États-Unis d’Amérique . . . — Map (db m58948) HM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — A Tous Les Français — (To All the French ) |
| | La France a perdu un bataille!
Mais la France n’a pas perdu la guerre!
Des gouvernants de rencontre ont pu capituler, cédant à la panique, oubliant l’honneur, livrant le pays à le servitude. Cependant, rien n’est perdu!
Rien n’est perdu, parce que cette guerre est une guerre mondiale. Dans l’univers libre, des forces immenses n’ont pas encore donne. Un jour, ces forces écraseront l’ennemi. Il faut que le France, ce jour-la, soit présente à la victoire. Alors, elle retrouvera sa liberte et sa . . . — Map (db m61542) HM WM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — André Perrin |
| | Ici fut tue par les S.S, le 19 aout 1944 le gardien de la paix Perrin, André
(English translation by Google Translate with modifications:)
Here was killed by the SS, August 19, 1944 the Peacekeeper André Perrin — Map (db m61540) WM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — Centre français de rapatriement |
| | Entre avril et août 1945, un grand nombre de rescapés des camps de prisonniers, des camps de concentration, des camps de travail forcé, tous victimes du nazisme, furent a leur retour accueillis dans la gare d’Orsay, le plus important centre français de rapatriement.
(English translation by Google Translate with modifications:)
Center of French Repatriation
Between April and August 1945, a large number of survivors of prison camps, concentration camps, forced labor camps, all victims . . . — Map (db m61633) HM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — Le Drapeau Tricolore — [The French Flag] |
| | Ici, le 25 Août 1944
Aux ordertaine du Capitaine Sarniguet, les sergents Henri Duriauz, Pierre Noël, le caporal Charles Rouard, les sapeurs Marcel Conversy, André Taillefer, du Regiment de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris ont hissé le drapeau tricolore dans la capitale encore occupée.
(Translated by Google Translate with modifications:)
Here, August 25, 1944
Ordered by Captain Sarniguet, sergeants Duriauz Henri, Pierre Noël, Corporal Charles Rouard, firefighters Conversy Marcel, André . . . — Map (db m60917) HM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — Marcel Rey |
| | Le 19 août 1944 le brigadier des gardiens de la paix Rey Marcel est tombé ici pour la liberation de Paris
(English translation by Google Translate with modifications:)
August 19, 1944 the Brigadier of Guardians of the Peace Marcel Rey fell here for the Liberation of Paris — Map (db m61539) WM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — The Students of France |
| | Le 11 Novembre 1940
devant la tombe de l’Inconnu
Les Etudiants de France
manifestant en masse
Les Premiers
résistèrent à l’occupant
(Translated by Google Translate with modifications:)
11 November 1940 before the tomb of the Unknown [Soldier] the students of France demonstrated the first mass resistance the occupant — Map (db m60915) HM |
| France, Languedoc-Roussillon (Hérault), Beziers — [Gare du Beziers] — 1942 – 1945 |
| | D’ici plus de 3000 ressortissants de notre department ont été contraints de partir pour le travail force en Allemagne
En souvenir des deportes du travail morts en exil
Victimes du Nazisme
L’association des D.T. de Béziers
23 mars 1947
[Translation by Google Tranlate (with modifications):
1942 - 1945
From here more than 3000 citizens of our department were forced to leave for forced labor in Germany
In memory of the deported workers who died in exile work
Victims of Nazism
The . . . — Map (db m60254) HM |
| France, Languedoc-Roussillon (Hérault), Beziers — Beziers Citizens Murdered |
| | Ici le 20 Aout 1944 avant-veille de libération de Béziers dix biterrois paisibles furent assassines par les hordes Nazies en fuite
Translation by Google Translate (with modifications):
Here, on August 20, 1944, two days before the liberation of Béziers, ten peaceful Beziers citizens were murdered by the fleeing Nazi hordes. — Map (db m60209) HM |
| France, Languedoc-Roussillon (Hérault Départment), Capestang — Rafle Du 9 Juin 1944 — [Roundup of 9 June 1944] |
| | Sur cette place, le 9 Juin 1944, 179 hommes de 18 à 40 ans furent rassemblés puis transférés en Allemagne par des SS qui avaient investi le village en représailles et déjà abattu Pierre Marty près de la route basse de Poilhes.
Parmi eus, Joseph Leibowitz n’en revint pas.
Le 6, un convoi de résistants du secteur Poilhes-Capestang avait été intercepté à Fontjun (5 tués, 5 blessés côté français)
Le 7, 18 patriotes arrêtés, interrogés, torturés, avaient été fusillés sur le Champ de Mars à . . . — Map (db m60054) HM |
| France, Midi-Pyrénées (Haute-Garonne), Toulouse — Train Fantôme — [Ghost Train] |
| | Le juillet 1944, alors que la France se libérait, 580 internés du camp du Vernet d’Ariège et de la prision Saint-Michel – la plupart résistants originaires de toute l’Europe – partirent de Toulouse, sous escorte nazie, dans le tristement célèbre Train Fantôme.
Entassés dans des wagons à bestiaux, regroupés à Bordeaux le 9 août 1944 avec 155 autres résistants du Sud-Ouest, ces déportés arrivèrent au camp de concentration de Dachau le 28 août 1944, au terme de deux mois de transport . . . — Map (db m60288) HM |
| France, Midi-Pyrénées (Haute-Garonne), Toulouse — Un Convoi de Déportation de Résistants — Le 30 juillet 1944 |
| | Le 30 juillet 1944
Un convoi de déportation de résistants Et d’au moins 166 juifs, dont 26 enfants, a quitté la caserne cafarelli à Toulouse a destination des camps de concentration De Buchenwald pour les hommes, De Ravensbrück pour les femmes et les enfants, Souvenez-vous des victimes De la barbarie nazie
CRIF Midi-Pyrenees
l’Association des Fils et Filles des Déportés Juifs de France.
30 juillet 2004
[Translation by Google Translates (with modifcations):
July 30, 1944
A . . . — Map (db m60289) HM |
| France, Normandy (Calvados Départment), Cricqueville-en-Bessin — Pointe du Hoc — Heroic Ranger Commandoes — Colonel James E. Rudder |
| | To the Heroic Ranger Commandoes
D2RN E2RN F2RN
Of the 116th Inf
Who under the command of
Colonel James E. Rudder
Of the First American Division
Attacked and took possession of the Point du Hoc
[French]
Aux heroiques Commados
de Rangers
D2RN E2RN F2RN
du 116eme d’Infanterie
qui prirent d’assaut la
Pointe du Hoc
Les 6.7.8 juin 1944
sous le commadement du
Colonel James E. Rudder
de la 1ere Division Americaine — Map (db m60539) HM |
| France, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur (Var), Aups — Aux Enfants d’Aups Mort pour la France |
| | Aux Enfants d’Aups
Mort pour la France
(English: The children of Aups, died for France)
Abeille, Francois • Archier, Jules • Armelin, Jules • Auzende, Marius • Aymes, Frederic • Bagarry, Francois • Bagarry, Gustave • Bernard, Henri • Bernard, Louis • Blanc, Eugene • Boeuf, Jules • Boniot, Margelin • Borme, Gasimir • Bounic, Louis • Bonic, Lucien • Bourjac, Edouard • Bourjac, Leon Ed • Cablat, Jean • Carvonnel, Jn Bte • Chauvin, Albert • Chauvin, Marius • Chiapello, Leonge • Constantin, . . . — Map (db m61680) WM |
| France, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur (Var), Aups — L’insurrection de 1851 — The Insurrection of 1851 — On the Heritage Path |
| | (This marker and monument has three parts; The L'insurrection de 1851 marker, the monument to the insurrectionists, and a monument to the local Aups' victims of WWII.)
Sur les Chemins du Patrimoine
L’attachement des Varois pour la république et la démocratie s’illustre dans ce monument, édifié en 1881. Il commémore l’épisode crucial de la résistance varoise au coup d’état du 2 décembre 1851, lorsque Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, président non rééligible de la république française depuis 1848, a . . . — Map (db m61676) HM WM |
| France, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur (Var), Pontevès — Passants, Recueillez-vous — Aux Heros et Martyrs Tombes au Bessillon 27 Juillet 1944 |
| | (This marker/monument has two panels)
Ici, le 27 Juillet 1944, dix patriotes Résistants enfermés à la prison de Brignoles furent emmenés et maltraités par les nazis qui les chargèrent d’explosifs dans le but de faire sauter le «Jas du Bessillon» pensant qu’il abritait le masquisards. Leur tâche terminées, sur le chemin du retour, ils furent lâchement assassinés a 2 km d’ici au lieu dit «Ste Catherine».
Ce même jour dans le maquis du Bessillon les F.T.P.F du camp «Battaglia» 1ère compagnie de . . . — Map (db m61776) HM WM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Bamberg — Bamberg's World War II Fallen and Missing — Bamberg Gedenktafel Tote des 2. Weltkriegs |
| | [Marker text in German:]
Im Weltkrieg 1939-1945 fielen aus der Stadt Bamberg 1992 getreue deutsche Soldaten an den Fronten Europas u. Afrikas. Durch Bombenangriff gaben ihr Leben für die Heimat 242 Männer, Frauen, und Kinder. Vermisst blieben 1642 Brüder und Schwestern. Wir gedenken ihrer in unauslösbarer Dankbarkeit.
[Marker text translated into English, more or less:]
In World War II, 1939-1945, from the city of Bamberg fell 1,942 faithful German soldiers at the fronts of . . . — Map (db m57829) HM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Bamberg — The Old Tollhouse — Alte Mauth |
| |
[Marker text in German:]
Hier stand die
Alte Mauth
Zerstört durch
Kriegseinwirkung
1944 - 1945
[Marker text translated into English:]
Here stood the Old Tollhouse. Destroyed by the effects of war, 1944-1945. — Map (db m58411) HM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Gerolzhofen — The Decline of the Jewish Community of Gerolzhofen from January 30, 1933 — Niedergang der Jüdische Gemeinde Gerolzhofen ab 30. Januar 1933 |
| |
[Marker text in German:]
Urkundlich nachweisbar genehmigte im Jahr 1425 Fürstbischof Johann II v. Brunn die Ansässigmachung von Juden in Gerolzhofen. Viele jüdische Mitbürger engagierten sich im öffentlichen Leben und genossen Vertrauen und Anerkennung bei Ihren Mitbürgern. Nach ca. 500 Jahren horte die jüdische Gemeinde von Gerolzhofen auf zu existieren.
[Marker text translated into English, more or less:] The first known mention of the presence of Jews in Gerolzhofen is . . . — Map (db m58963) HM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Munich — Dachau Bomb Disposal Unit |
| | Zum Gedenken an das Bombensuchkommando des KZ Dachau, das in der Zeit vom Juli 1944 bis April 1945 hier untergebracht war. Die SS zwang die Häftlinge unter Einsatz ihres Lebens, Bomben in München zu bergen und zu entschärfen. Zahllose Gefangene fanden dabei den Tod. Ihr Opfer ist uns Mahnung und Verpflichtung.
Landeshauptstadt München, Verein „zum Beispiel Dachau”
Translated, the marker reads:
In commemoration of the Dachau concentration camp bomb disposal unit, which was . . . — Map (db m22415) HM |
| Germany, Berlin — Checkpoint Charlie Site |
| | [Panel 1:] During the time Germany and Berlin were divided by THE WALL, the sign which symbolizes world history was standing here: The victorious powers of World War II and the two Germanies confronted each other here, and the Western powers defended the fundamental rights of the special Berlin-Status until the confrontation between USA/USSR tanks. This sign is a copy. The original sign still exists and can be seen in the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie – 40 meters from here. . . . — Map (db m56213) HM |
| Germany, Berlin — Soviet War Memorial — Tiergarten |
| | Вечный славу
героев, которые входят
в борьбе против немецко
-фашистских . . . — Map (db m57182) HM |
| Greece, Kalymnos (peripheral unit) (Pátmos Municipality), Skala Village — Liberation of Patmos — Capt. Terence Bruce Mitford |
| | [Marker text printed in both Greek and English scripts:] Erected by the Community of Patmos
to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of the Island, 10 February 1944
by Terence Bruce Mitford
Captain, Special Boat Services
February 2004 — Map (db m43136) HM |
| Ireland, Connacht (County Mayo), Murrisk — Squadron Leader R. F. C. Garvey |
| |
In loving memory of
Squadron Leader
R.F.C. Garvey D.F.C. & Bar
Only son of J.C. & Gladys Garvey
Born at Murrisk Abbey 11th July 1918
Killed in a flying accident
at Shawbury, England,
on 14th January 1948 & buried there
Dearly loved — Map (db m28259) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — The "Three Fates" |
| | This fountain, erected in 1956, is situated near the Leeson Street entrance to the park. It consists of a group of three bronze figures – Nornenbrunnen, representing the Three Fates, who weave and measure the thread of man's destiny.
The monument was the gift of the German Federal Republic to mark its appreciation of the help and generosity of the Irish people during the time of distress and hardship after the Second World War. The work was designed by the Bavarian Sculptor, Professor . . . — Map (db m25306) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Longford), Longford — County Longford Great War Memorial — 1914 - 1918 |
| | [Northeast Face]
To Perpetuate the Memory
of the 284 Gallant Soldiers
of the County Longford
who fell in the Great World War.
This Cross was erected by
the generous subscriptions of
their sorrowing relatives,
comrades and sympathisers.
R. I. P.
[Handwritten note hanging below reads:]
In memory of the 325 Longford men and women
who died in World Wars One and Two
and other conflicts
R. I. P.
[Southwest face]
Those loving Heroes
good and . . . — Map (db m27355) HM |
| Israel, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem — Gethsemane |
| |
Garden of Olives
Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. (Gospel of John 18:1)
“Gethsemane, a place where the Savior prayed before the passion. It is at the foot of the Mount of Olives, and today the faithful eagerly go to pray there.” (Eusebius of Caesarea: end of 3rd Cent. A.D.)
Campus Florum (since 13th Cent. A.D.) – ‘Flower Garden’
Old Olive Trees . . . — Map (db m44596) HM |
| Kiribati, Tarawa, Betio — Battle of Tarawa Memorial — U.S. Marines War Memorial |
| | Marker front, upper plaque:
“Follow Me”
2nd Marine Division
United States Marine Corps
Battle of Tarawa
November 20, 1943
To our fellow Marines who gave their all!
The world is free because of you!
God rest your souls
1,113 killed 2,290 wounded
The Central Pacfic spearhead
To world victory in World War II
“Semper Fidelis”
Marker front, lower plaque:
To the People of Kiribati
“During World War II, many lives were . . . — Map (db m25737) HM |
| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — "For the Repose of Souls" — Japanese Memorial Garden — 鎮魂 |
| | [Text in Japanese Kanji:]
This monument is dedicated to the souls of the Filipino, American and Japanese, soldiers whose lives were given in a battle which occurred here on May 5, 1942, when our regiment of the 4th Division landed on this island. We ardently pray for the eternal repose of their souls and everlasting peace throughout the world. May 5, 1991.
Wakayama 61st Infantry Regiment War Comrades Union, Japan. — Map (db m64111) HM WM |
| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — "Tribute to the Brave Heroes" — Japanese Memorial Garden |
| | [Text in Japanese Kanji]
In remembrance of the 4,500 fallen comrades in arms of the Japanese defense battalion commanded by Captain Akira Tagaki, the senior commander, composed of : 0-4 Squadron Troop 330 31st Naval Special Resistance Combat Team 1st Special Infantry Battalion 17th Volunteer Naval Battalion 10th Aerial Information Regiment 32nd Field Artillery Regiment
And in tribute to the gallantry of the Filipinos, Americans, and Japanese soldiers who fought and died for a . . . — Map (db m64039) HM WM |
| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — 503rd Airborne- "The Rock Force" -Memorial |
| | Marker panel 1 on top of monument:
”I see the old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.”
These historic words were spoken by General Douglas MacArthur near the site of this memorial on 2 March 1945 after the recapture of Corregidor by the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team. The “Rock Force” commander, Colonel George M. Jones in the presence of his regiment saluted and said in a clear . . . — Map (db m63695) WM |
| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — Corregidor — Monument to Peace, Human Valor and International Understanding |
| | Corregidor derived its name from Corregimiento or “Municipal District”. About 1225 the island became a stronghold for Chinese pirates until the latter were driven by the Moros. Became Spanish possession, 1570, when Spaniards arrived in Manila from Panay. Occupied by the Dutch, 1600. Recaptured by the Spaniards as a fortification besides being used as lighthouse, dockyard, naval convalescent hospital, penal colony, and checking point for ships to have their papers corrected. . . . — Map (db m63652) HM WM |
| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — General Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial |
| | [west face:]
[Portrait of General Wainwright]
General Jonathan M. Wainwright
1883 to 1953
HERO OF BATAAN
Medal of Honor Citation
“General Jonathan M. Wainwright, 02131, commanding United States
Army Forces in the Philippines from 12 March to 7 May 1942.
He distinguished himself by intrepid and determined leadership against greatly
superior enemy forces. At the repeated risk of life above and beyond the call of duty
in his position he frequented . . . — Map (db m63575) WM |
| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — Malinta Tunnel |
| | Begun in 1922 and substantially completed in 1932, the tunnel complex consisted of east-west passage measuring 836 ft. long by 24 ft. wide 13 laterals on its north side and 11 laterals on the south side. Reinforced with concrete walls. Floor and overhead arches with blowers to furnish fresh air and a double-track electric car line along the main tunnel, Malinta provided bombproof shelter for the 1000 bed hospital, MacArthur’s USAFFE headquarters, shops and vast labyrinth storehouse during the . . . — Map (db m63648) HM WM |
| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — To the Angels — U.S. Army Nurse Corps – U.S. Navy Nurse Corps — THE ANGELS OF BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR |
| |
In honor of the valiant American military women who gave so much of themselves in the early days of World War II, they provided care and comfort to the gallant defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, they lived on a starvation diet, shared the bombing, strafing, sniping, sickness and disease while working endless hours of heartbreaking duty, these nurses always had a smile, a tender touch and a kind word for their patients, they truly earned the name:
THE ANGELS OF BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR . . . — Map (db m64032) HM WM |
| Philippines, Laguna, Los Baños — Pook ng Bilangguang Kampo sa Los Baños — "Los Baños Internment Camp" |
| | Panel 1: Pook ng Bilangguang Kampo sa Los Baños Ginamit ng mga Hapones bilang bilangguang kampo para sa mga bihag na Amerikano at ibang banyaga noong 1943. Nilusob ng pinagsanib na pangkat ng gerilyang Filipino mula sa mga kasapi ng ROTC Hunters, Hukbalahap ika-48 iskwadron tsino. Sariling Pangkat ni Pangulong Quezon, Pangkat Marking, at iba pang di-regular na tropa noong 23 Pebrero 1945. Ang pinagsanib na puwersa ay inorganisa ni Tinyente Koronel Gustavo Ingles na kasapi ng Hunters at . . . — Map (db m63618) HM WM |
| Philippines, Leyte (Palo), Palo City — Leyte Landing/Paglunsad sa Leyte |
| | Panel 1 (Text in Filipino):
Sa pook na ito sa Palo, Leyte nagbalik sa Filipinas si Heneral Douglas MacArthur noong 20 Oktubre 1944 at personal na nanguna sa mabilisang pagtataboy sa hukbong Hapones na nasa Pilipinas. Ang Pangulong Sergio Osmeña at ilang kagawad ng nagdestiyerong pamahalaan ay dumating kasamg ni Hen. MacArthur at kumilos para sa muling pagtatatag, pagpapanumbalik, at pangangasiwa sa pamahalaang Komonwelt ng Filipinas. Ipinahayag ng pambansang tandang . . . — Map (db m63620) HM WM |
| Philippines, Manila, Ermita — In Memory of the Victims of Military Sexual Slavery during the Second World War |
| | This historical marker is being offered in memory of the Filipina victims of Japanese Military sexual slavery during the Second World War.
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines approximately 1,000 women became victims of military sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial army.
All over the country, in these "Comfort Stations" or sites were the institutional and organized rape and abuse of women by the Japanese military were committed.
Through this historical marker. A . . . — Map (db m62969) HM |
| Philippines, Manila, Ermita — Manila Metropolitan Theater |
| | In Tagalog: Nagsimula bilang isang pambansang tanghalan ayon sa disenyo ni arkitekto Juan Arellano. Pinasinayaan noong 1931. Naging tanghalan ng mga artistanf Pilipino at banyaga. Nagpalabas ng mga opera, pageant, at dulang Kastila at Ingles na isinalin sa Tagalog para sa mga Pilipino noong Ikalawang digmaang pandaigdig. Nasira nang bahagya, noong 1945. Ang gumuhong gusali ay naging tirahan ng mga squatter at pingalanang Besa boxing Arena. Ibinalik sa dating maringal na anyo noong 1978 . . . — Map (db m25090) HM |
| Philippines, Manila, Ermita — Philippine General Hospital — PGH |
| | In Tagalog: Itinatag sa bisa ng Kautusan bilang 1688 ng Komisyon ng Pilipinas bilang dibisyon ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan, 1907 sa pamamagitan ni Dean C. Worcester, inilagay ang Panukulang bato Disyembere 8, 1908; Natapos, Nobyembere 30,1909. Pinasinayaan Setyembre 10, 1910. Napasailalim ng Pampublikong Pagtuturo, 1933. Tanggapan ng Pangulo, Hulyo 1939. Ibinalik sa ilalim ng Pagtuturong Pampubliko noong panahon ng pananakop ng mga Hapones; Inilipat sa Philippine Civic affairs Unit noong . . . — Map (db m25078) HM |
| Philippines, Manila, Ermita — U.S. Forces Liberate Manila — To the Heroes of Manila |
| | Late in the afternoon of February 3, 1945 two groups of the flying column of the 1st Cavalry Division, including the attached 44th Tank Battalion, entered Manila, with the first group taking possession of Malacanang Palaca and the second group liberating the American and other Allied civilian internees at the University of Santo Tomas. They were followed by the 37th Infantry Division, which rescued Allied civilian internees and prisoners of war at Bilibid prison. From the south the 11th . . . — Map (db m25228) HM |
| Philippines, Manila, Intramuros — Memorare-Manila 1945 |
| | This monument is erected in memory of the more than 100,000 defenseless civilians who were killed during the Battle for the Liberation of Manila between February 3 and March 3,1945. They were mainly victims of heinous acts perpetrated by the Japanese Imperial Forces and the casualties of the heavy artillery barrage by the American Forces. The Battle for Manila at the end of World War II was one of the most brutal episode in the history of Asia and the Pacific. The non-combatant victims of that . . . — Map (db m25517) HM |
| Philippines, Manila, Intramuros — No. 1 Victoria St. |
| | On this site once stood the headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur commanding general of the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)
Popularly known as "No. 1 Victoria St." it was located opposite the USAFFE headquarters at the Reducto San Pedro.
No. 1 Victoria was abandoned during the retreat of Filipino-American forces to Bataan and Corregidor in 1941. Used as Barracks by the Japanese occupation forces, it was destroyed during the Battle of Manila in 1945. — Map (db m25241) HM |
| Philippines, Manila, Intramuros — Plazuela de Santa Isabel — Plaza Sampalucan |
| | Made part of Santa Isabel College which lacked an open space characteristic of Spanish buildings. Empty lot called Sampalucan along Calle Anda joined to enlarge plazuela in the 18th century.
Restored in 1983. Monument dedicated to the non-combatant victims of the last war erected in 1995 by Memorare Manila 1945. — Map (db m25164) HM |
| Philippines, Manila, Intramuros — The Jesuit Compound |
| | This block was occupied by the Jesuits upon their arrival in 1581 until their expulsion in 1768. The Church of Santa Ana (1587), Colegio Maximo de San Ignacio (1595), Colegio de San Jose (1601), and the first church and convent of San Ignacio (1626) were built on this site. Built in 1590 and opened in 1596, Santa Ana was the first stone church in the Philippines. Destroyed in an earthquake. Another church constructed in 1626 in honor of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
The Colegio Maximo de San . . . — Map (db m25232) HM |
| Philippines, Metro Manila, Binondo — Filipino-Chinese World War II Martyrs Memorial |
| | Marker Panels 1 and 2: on the north face of the memorial's base with text in Chinese and English [portions illegible] - listed units include: “Phil-Chinese Volunteer Corps”, “Anti-Jap[anese] & Puppets,"
"... Grand League, Squadrons", etc. Marker Panel 3: This memorial was erected on June 12, 1995 by Confederation of Filipino Chinese Veterans in remembering and honoring the anti-Japanese heroes who died in defense of our country during the Second World War . . . — Map (db m64666) WM |
| Philippines, Metro Manila, Binondo — Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Church — Pilipino Parish — Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, Binondo, Manila |
| | His Eminence, Jaime Cardinal Sin. D.D. Archbishop of Manila commissioned Very Rev. Msgr. Federico V. Navarro to start the restoration and reconstruction of this church on January 1977, which was finished in January 1984.
In May 9, 1985, the Cardinal blessed this church together with the new 3 story concrete parish center building and convent at the back of this church at Ongpin Street.
The restoration of this grand and beautiful antique church was made possible through the courage and . . . — Map (db m64588) HM |
| Philippines, Metro Manila, Sampaloc, Manila — Santo Tomas Internment Camp — Main Building, University of Santo Tomas |
| | Through these portals passed up to ten thousand Americans and other nationals of the free world who were interned within these walls by the Japanese military. Suffering great physical privation and national humiliation from January 4, 1942, until liberated February 3, 1945, by the American Forces under General Douglas MacArthur. — Map (db m63871) HM WM |
| United Kingdom, Dumfries & Galloway (Scotland), Portpatrick — Z4 |
| | In grateful appreciation for their rescue and recovery of the 301 TCS aircrew and their passengers, we thank the local community and all those who have memorialized our fallen brothers
Dedicated 5 June 2007
By the 301st Aircraft Squadron
Travis AFB, CA — Map (db m34061) HM |
| United Kingdom, Suffolk (Mid Suffolk), Botesdale — In Grateful Memory |
| | In grateful Memory of those men from the parishes of Botesdale-Redgrave-Rickinghall Superior and Inferior who fell in The Great War
1914-1918
Also in affectionate memory of those who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War
Peter Le M Andrew •
Sidney C Bailey •
William Doddington •
Kenneth J Erith •
Charles F Francis •
Jasper F Caught •
Edward Kirk •
Edward C A Plarce •
Ronald W Pearce •
Gordon E Ray •
John K Ray — Map (db m52451) HM |
| Alabama (Baldwin County), Fort Morgan — The Pride of Seven Flags |
| | (East Face):
Tribute dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of our country here at Fort Morgan.
Here lies the pride of seven flags entombed in our ancestor’s worth, who heard the thunder of the fray break o’er the field beneath knew the watchword of the day was “Victory or Death.”
(North Face):
Dates of battles and some events relative to Fort Morgan.
1711 – Battle, France – England
1719 – Battle, . . . — Map (db m4649) HM |
| Alabama (Calhoun County), Saks — 27th. Division Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated Oct. 15, 1980 and given in memory of those members who gave their lives in World War I & II by the 27th. Division Association whose members trained on this ground 1940-1941 — Map (db m53009) HM |
| Alabama (Chambers County), LaFayette — Chambers County War Memorial |
| | In memory of Chambers Co. veterans who gave their lives in following wars:
World War I [west face] (list of names)
World War II [east and south faces](list of names)
Korean and Vietnam Conflicts [north face] (lists of names) — Map (db m18163) WM |
| Alabama (Clay County), Ashland — Clay County Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the veterans of Clay County who so unselfishly served and to those who died in defense of their country Let it be said “We will never forget” Left Panel List of World War I, World War II and Korean War veterans Right Panel List of World War II and Vietnam War veterans — Map (db m14302) WM |
| Alabama (Dale County), Ozark — Dale Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of those Dale County veterans who died in defense of our country — Map (db m36561) WM |
| Alabama (Etowah County), Atalla — Camp Sibert — World War II 1942-1945 |
| | On 6/18/1942 the U.S. took possession of 36,300 acres in Etowah and adjoining St. Clair County to establish Alabama's first Chemical Warfare Center. The area was dedicated on 12/25/1942 and named for U.S. Army M/G William Luther Sibert, first Chief of Chemical Warfare Service and a native of Etowah County. The camp served as a Unit Training Center and a Replacement Training Center for the CWS and could accommodate up to 30,000 troops. Forty-seven percent of all CWS units of WW II were trained here. The camp was deactivated on 12/31/1945. — Map (db m51204) HM |
| Alabama (Etowah County), Attalla — Camp Sibert — World War II: 1942-1945 |
| | On 6/18/1942 the U.S. took possession of 36,300 acres in Etowah and adjoining St. Clair County to establish Alabama's first Chemical Warfare Center. The area was dedicated on 12/25/1942 and named for U.S. Army M/G William Luther Sibert, first Chief of Chemical Warfare Service and a native of Etowah County. The camp served as a Unit Training Center and a Replacement Training Center for the CWS and could accommodate up to 30,000 troops. Forty-seven percent of all CWS units of WW II were trained here. The camp was deactivated on 12/31/1945. — Map (db m33304) HM |
| Alabama (Etowah County), Gadsden — Etowah County War Memorial |
| | World War I
Ables, Crawford
Aderholt, Carl
Atwood, Joe I.
Bagley, Hugh
Battles, Fred
Benton, Edwin J.
Berry, C.
Birchfield, Sam
Brewster, Everett
Buffington, Hugh G.
Bullard, Leo
Campbell, Earl C.
Cason, Floyd
Christenberry, Curn
Cochran, Grady
Coxwell, Elsie B.
Faucett Lester C.
Flemming, Joe
Fletcher, Newman W.
Garrison, Ed T.
Gattis, Paul
Gay, Margie
Gentry, John
Glenn, James E.
Gray, Earnest E.
Gray, Julius B.
Gregory, Ben T. . . . — Map (db m53844) WM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — "Lest We Forget" — Avondale World War II Memorial |
| |
Dedicated to the sacred memory
of the Avondale Boys of
World War II who made the Supreme
Sacrifice for Liberty and Humanity.
Thomas Nelson •
Albert W. Moore •
James A. Williams •
John L. Warner •
Wayne Daily •
Chester Smith •
Ernest Cumb •
LeRoy J. Patterson •
Norman H. Butts •
Donald B. Funderburk •
Weyman Milton •
George Tucker •
Herman Kelly •
Earl W. Franklin •
Oscar L. Cagle, Jr. •
Leon Fulghum •
Fred W. Hosmer, Jr. •
Louis H. Boone, Jr. • . . . — Map (db m55950) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Alabama Veterans Memorial — Liberty Park |
| | Pearl Harbor
May 31, 1941
Dear Friend,
I hope all is well with you. I am doing well but due to the present state of emergency the Pacific Fleet is held in a place known as Hawaiian Territory.
Would you do me a great favor? Whenever you are in town get me some info on our class ring. I missed out on getting one due to the lack of funds. Now that I am away from everything that reminds me of the good old days I would like very much to have that ring. I would be . . . — Map (db m27409) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Disabled American Veterans |
| | (Side 1)
Disabled American Veterans Formed December 25, 1920.
Birmingham Chapter No. 4 Chartered January 25, 1926.
This Memorial Dedicated To Our Military Forces And To All Who Have Given Their Blood And Lives That The Republic Might Live Forever.
How Sleep The Brave Who Sink To Rest By All Their Country's Wishes Blest!
This Tenth Day Of November Nineteen Hundred Eighty One.
(Side 2)
United States Army
Authorized By The Continental Congress June 14, 1775
* . . . — Map (db m24347) WM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Julius Ellsberry |
| | In dedication to Julius Ellsberry, the first Black Alabama man to die in World War II; born Birmingham, Ala, 1922.
Enlisted in the U.S. Navy, 1940; First Class Mate [sic] Attendant aboard battleship Oklahoma in the Battle of Pearl Harbor, did sacrifice his life to save his shipmates, December 7, 1941. — Map (db m63761) HM WM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park |
| | In honor of Julius Ellsberry of Birmingham
World War II Hero
First Jefferson County Citizen
to die for his country at Pearl Harbor while serving aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma December 7, 1941 — Map (db m27408) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Homewood — Union Hill Cemetery |
| | Union Hill Cemetery is the burial grounds of many pioneers and early settlers of the Shades Valley area. It was established in the 1870s. but includes gravestones dating back to the early 1850s due to the relocation of two earlier, smaller cemeteries to Union Hill - the Daniel Watkins Cemetery in 1946 and the Enoch Anderson Watkins Cemetery in 2004. Union Hill Cemetery is also the final resting place of many veterans who served in the Civil War, Spanish - American War, WWI, WWII, and the Korean . . . — Map (db m26293) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Leeds — Congressional Medal Of Honor Recipients — SSG Henry E. Erwin - 1 LT William R. Lawley, Jr. - PFC Alford L. McLaughlin |
| | Staff Sergeant Henry E. Erwin
Citation: Staff Sergeant Henry Erwin, U.S. Army Air Corps, 52d Bombardment Squadron, 29th Bombardment Group, 314th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force. He was the radio operator of a B-29 airplane leading a group formation to attack Koriyama, Japan on 12 April 1945. He was charged with the additional duty of dropping phosphoresce smoke bombs to aid in assembling the group when the launching point was reached. Upon entering the assembly area, aircraft fire and enemy . . . — Map (db m27253) WM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — 115th Signal Battalion — Organized 1940 |
| | At this site where once stood Fort Willingham (Armory) the 115th Signal Battalion was organized December 1, 1940. Originally the 2nd Battalion, 151st Engineers, it was organized a number of times from 1940 to 1959 as its mission was changed to meet the Nation's military requirements. In World War II it was designated as an Engineer Combat Requirement (later Battalion). During the Korean War it was on active duty as the 104th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. The 115th Signal . . . — Map (db m28562) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — World War II Memorial |
| | Side 1 A-D
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:
Robert F. Adams •
Aubrey H. Alexander •
Lee Eddy Anderton •
Eugene Barnett •
Grady Bates •
Joseph D. Belue •
Ralph T. Berg •
Raymond Blackwell •
Alvin Brewer •
William M. Brooks •
Dennis O. Brown •
Melvin O. Brown •
Ed Buffler •
Collins O'Neal •
James D. Butler •
James E. . . . — Map (db m35646) HM |
| Alabama (Macon County), Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — A Bit to Eat |
| |
Known as the Tea Room, this small lunchroom was built during the initial expansion phase of Moton Field in 1942 and 1943, when amenities such as offices and bathrooms not built into the original hangar were added. Here, personnel stationed at Moton Field could get a bite to eat. Cadets ate at Tuskegee Institute, but they could also buy a snack in the Tea Room if they had the time.
. . . cadets, instructors, and people in the area. . . come and have a snack, a bit to eat, because . . . — Map (db m64362) HM |
| Alabama (Macon County), Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — A Typical Day |
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Try to imagine how Moton Field looked and sounded when the cadets trained here. Compare the scene today to the photograph below, taken from your vantage point around 1944. As the pace of training accelerated during the war, Moton Field became a very busy place.
Between the two hangars, aircraft were refueled from one of six fuel tanks, which remain in the ground near where you are standing. Planes in need of maintenance taxied to the hangar. Everywhere, there were flight instructors, . . . — Map (db m64366) HM |
| Alabama (Macon County), Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Bath and Locker House |
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This building was completed in 1941 as a restroom, shower, and locker room for administrative and support personnel. It had facilities for both men and women. Both black and white may have used the building. If so, it almost certainly would have been the only integrated facility of its kind in the South at that time.
The Bath and Locker House was probably not used by cadets, since they were at Moton field only a few hours a day. But mechanics, such as the one shown in this photo, needed . . . — Map (db m64361) HM |
| Alabama (Macon County), Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — FIRE! |
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The Fire Protection Shed in front of you was used to store equipment such as hoses, fire extinguishers, and tools for fighting fires. Fire was always a danger at the airfield because of the flammable materials used in airplanes and the fuels stored on site.
[Background photo caption reads] In 1941 a fire damaged the Bath and Locker House. Imagine what could have happened if this fire had spread to the fuel tanks nearby.
[Inset photo caption reads] The Physical Plant Director . . . — Map (db m64364) HM |
| Alabama (Macon County), Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Hangar No. 1 |
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In Hangar No. 1 flying became real for the aviation cadet. The hangar housed the main activities of the airfield, including flight debriefings, flight record-keeping, aircraft maintenance, and military and civilian management. Several smaller rooms surrounding the original space were added as the program grew.
The door to your left originally led to the Machine Shop where metal parts for aircraft were repaired. Through those doors you will now find an orientation and information area, . . . — Map (db m64365) HM |
| Alabama (Macon County), Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — The Control Tower |
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From Moton Field’s Control Tower, controllers directed flight operations and signaled landing instructions to pilots through a system of flashing colored lights. Dispatchers called cadets for their flights. The tower overlooked the busy – and noisy – flow of aircraft, pedestrian, and vehicle traffic between two hangars.
The tower was where the dispatcher would look out on the field and call the cadets over the loudspeaker to tell them about their flight assignments. Also . . . — Map (db m64363) HM |
| Alabama (Marshall County), Guntersville — Veterans of Foreign Wars Marshall County |
| | Honoring those who served in combat - Especially those who made the supreme sacrificeWorld War I
Richardson,Robert C.
Mashburn, Millard J.
Totherow, Charlie
Shuttleworth, Walter F.
Searcy, Charles H.
Parrish, Steve R.
Walker, Thomas P.
Leach, William G.
Sanders, Allie S.
Powers, Ernest A.
Pope, Hershell A.
Wright, Jesse C.
Taylor, Lester
Payne, Orville B.
Poarch, Peter E.
Fletcher, Newman
Minor, Thomas L.
Johnson, Will
Morris, Green
Kent, . . . — Map (db m53153) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Maxwell Air Force Base — British and Commonwealth Pilots Trained in the U.S.A. |
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In 1941, before Pearl Harbour, President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed with Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, to provide flight training for British and Commonwealth pilots in the U.S.A. by the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Over 4,000 pilots were trained, some of them at this airfield, and many of them lost their lives in air operations against our common enemies.
This plaque is placed in remembrance by those who by the grace of God survived.
September 1996 — Map (db m64476) HM WM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Maxwell Air Force Base — Former POWs And Those MIA |
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In honor of former
Prisoners of War
and those
Missing in Action
for serving
their country
2 October 1987 — Map (db m64438) WM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Maxwell Air Force Base — Montgomery Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War — In Honor Of |
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September 17, 1999
Non Solum Armis — Map (db m64439) WM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Maxwell Air Force Base — North American B-25 Mitchell |
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The North American B-25 Mitchell, named after America's greatest military martyr (Gen Billy Mitchell), made its maiden flight on 19 August 1940 and was ordered in large numbers straight off the drawing board by the Army Air Corps. Internal improvements, armament innovations, and engine changes resulted in several variants, including the B-25G which was armed with a 75mm cannon in the nose - the largest gun ever carried in an aircraft up to that time. The most lethal of all versions was the . . . — Map (db m64449) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Maxwell Air Force Base — The Air Power Legacy |
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In 1931 Maxwell Field began its mission to educate Army Air Corps officers in strategy, tactics, and techniques of air power. Many early Air Force leaders attended Air Corps Tactical School here including Generals Vandenberg, Twining, White, and LeMay.
”If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of the neck down.”
General Jimmy Doolittle — Map (db m64369) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Maxwell Air Force Base — William R. Lawley, Jr. — Colonel USAF (Ret) — 1920 - 1999 |
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Recipient of the
Medal of Honor
for
Conspicuous Gallantry
and
Intrepidity in Action
20 February 1944
Mission on 20 February 1944
Target: Leipzig, Germany
1st. Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr. & Crew
305th Bomb Group 8th Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
European Theater of Operations
[Dedicated 3 November 2000] — Map (db m64450) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — 167th Infantry / Alabama’s Own — (4th Alabama) |
| | An Alabama regiment was formed in 1836 to defend Fort Foster in Florida. Same unit, designated the 1st Alabama Volunteers ten years later, served in Mexican War. Mustered again May 4, 1861 as the 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment, it fought in every major battle in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. The 4th distinguished itself in Battle of Manassas, the first major battle of the War, when it plugged gap in Confederate lines beside Brig. Gen. T. J. Jackson’s brigade and repulsed several Union . . . — Map (db m38897) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — 37th Division The Buckeye Division — World War I / World War II & Korea |
| | World War I
Camp Sheridan was the site of the August 1917 organization of the Buckeye Division, made up of Ohio National Guardsmen who previously had been serving on the Mexican Border.
After training, the 37th went to France in June 1918, fighting in the Lorraine, Ypres - Lys, and Meuse - Argonne Campaigns. It took 5,387 casualties and won a Medal of Honor before returning to the U.S. in March 1919 to be demobilized.
2nd Lieutenant Albert E. Baesel, 148th Infantry, was awarded the . . . — Map (db m38895) WM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — 9th Infantry Division / “The Old Reliables” |
| | The 9th Division was organized on 18 July 1918 at Camp Sheridan for service in World War I. When the War ended, 11 November 1918, deployment of the Division to France was canceled and it was demobilized on 15 February 1919. Reactivated on 1 August 1940, 9th Infantry Division soldiers fought valiantly in 8 crucial World War II campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, France, Belgium, and Germany. After a short inactivation, the 9th returned to the active force on 15 July 1947 as a training division at . . . — Map (db m38898) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — Harris House |
| | Front Between May 20-24, 1961 Dr. Harris opened this home to a group of 33 students from Nashville, Tennessee, who were challenging interstate bus segregation. Known as the Freedom Riders, the group was attacked at the historic Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station upon arrival and harassed by rioters. In the days following attack, martial law was declared and Harris' home served as a haven for the Freedom Riders. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,Dr. Ralph D. Abernathy, James Farmer, John Lewis, . . . — Map (db m28134) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — Major Charles W. Davis, Infantry United States Army / "Above and Beyond" |
| | Major Charles W. Davis A native of Montgomery, graduated of Lanier, alumnus of the Universities of Alabama and Maryland. Major Davis was awarded the Medal of Honor as Executive Officer, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. "For distinguishing himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on Guadalcanal Island. On 12 January 1943, he volunteered to carry instructions to the leading companies of his . . . — Map (db m35299) HM |
| Alabama (Russell County), Fort Benning — Fryar Field |
| | Named in honor of
Pvt Elmer E. Fryar
Congressional Medal of Honor
511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
United States Army — Map (db m60416) HM |
| Alabama (Shelby County), Alabaster — Harless Cemetery |
| | Harless Cemetery was established as a burying ground in the early 1800s. It is on land homesteaded by Henry Harless, Jr., that was later owned and subsequently deeded to the cemetery by members of the Wyatt family. The oldest surviving marker is for Henry Harless, Jr.'s sister, Hannah Harless Wilson (1783-1833). Hannah and her husband, Benjamin Wilson, arrived to this area about 1814 and are believed to be the first white settlers to the Ebenezer community. The cemetery is sometimes referred to . . . — Map (db m24914) HM |
| Alabama (Talladega County), Talladega — USS Talladega (APA-208) — Talladega County — "The Tremblin' T" |
| | Seven Battle Stars
* * * * * * *
World War II
* Iwo Jima Operation
* Okinawa Gunto Operation
First of the 31 ship convoy with occupation troops
to dock at Yokohama on VJ Day, September 2, 1945
Korean War
* 3rd Korean Winter
* Korea, Summer-Fall (1953)
Vietnam War
* Vietnam Defense Campaign
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase II
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase III
Commissioned October 31, 1944
Struck from Naval Register September 1, 1976 . . . — Map (db m12212) HM |
| Alabama (Tuscaloosa County), Tuscaloosa — Gun from the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa |
| | 5 inch / 25 caliber
“Dual Purpose” secondary artillery gun
The U.S.S. Tuscaloosa was equipped with eight such guns, located in single turrets, four on either side of the ship. Developed in the 1920’s, its purpose was for both antiaircraft and surface fire. The gun weighed 4,720 lbs and was served by a crew of eight men. It was capable of firing a 54 lb shell out to a range of 14,500 yards. — Map (db m35507) HM |
| Alabama (Tuscaloosa County), Tuscaloosa — U.S.S. Tuscaloosa (CA 37) |
| | Built: New York Shipbuilding Co. - Camden, NJ
Commissioned August 17, 1934
Type: New Orleans Class Heavy Cruiser
Displacement: 9,975 ton
Propulsion: 107,000 HP Stream Turbines
Speed: 32.7 knots
Length: 588 feet
Crew size: 708
Armament: nine 8 inch / 55 caliber guns, eight 5 inch / 25 caliber “dual purpose” guns.
From the beginning of U.S. involvement in WW II through 1944 the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa operated in the European Theater participating in convoy . . . — Map (db m35511) HM |
| Alabama (Tuscaloosa County), Tuscaloosa — Willys Jeep |
| | In 1940, the U.S. Army put out a call to automobile manufacturers to produce a fast, lightweight, all terrain vehicle. The answer came in the form of the Willys MB. The Jeep was instrumental in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.
This jeep is decorated in the colors of the U.S. Air Force. The Department of the Air Force was established on September 17, 1947, shortly after taking office, the first Secretary of the USAF, W. Stuart Symington said “In this day when a powerful . . . — Map (db m35515) HM |
| Alabama (Walker County), Jasper — Memorial Park |
| | Memorial Park is Jasper’s oldest and largest park located in the historic North Highlands area of the city. Prior to becoming known as the North Highlands area, it was part of a farm owned by an early Jasper businessman, J. R. Kilgore. Jasper, incorporated in 1840, dedicated this park in 1949 to the memory of the brave men and women of Jasper that served their country during world wars and most especially to those men that never came home from World War II. A cast bronze plaque in the interior . . . — Map (db m44326) HM |
| Alabama (Walker County), Jasper — Walker County War Memorial |
| | World War I
Adams, Halbert
Adamson, Henry
Bagwell, Tom
Banks, William
Beck, Claude
Beck, Edward
Bell, George
Bradford, Shepherd
Cagle, Harvey
Cannon, Wiley
Cantley, James
Carlisle, Luther
Carter, William
Cole, Homer
Cooner, Elmer
Dorsey, Gus
Evans, Oscar
Ferguson, Lester
Flippo, John
Fomby, McCager
Gregg, Laudo
Haley, Olie
Hamby, Oscar
Hammer, Charles
Hogan, Alfred
Holcomb, William
Hood, William
Jackson, Reuben
Kidd, John . . . — Map (db m53843) WM |
| Alaska (Anchorage County), Fort Richardson — Fort Richardson National Cemetery-Gate |
| | This gate is dedicated to men of the Armed Forces of the United States who died while serving their country in war and in peace.---In Memory of Kermit Roosevelt. Born 1859-Died 1943-Who fought in the British and American Armies during World Wars I and II
(bronze plaque below the marker): Acknowledgement this National Cemetery has been made possible through the cooperation of Eklutna, Inc. in yielding its native claim and legal rights to the land, for this noble and patriotic gesture . . . — Map (db m62653) WM |
| Alaska (Skagway County), Skagway — Skagway Remembers |
| | The citizens of Skagway, Alaska wish to forever remember the sacrifices of our military servicemen who died in wartime. These young men left home and community to answer the call to help preserve peace and freedom in the world.
World War I
Vincent Dortero • Lenard Haslett
World War II
Bill Phelps • Harry Lee • Harry Dallas • Ed Kast
Korean Conflict
Lloyd Sullivan • Michael Tierney — Map (db m43379) WM |
| Alaska (Southeast Fairbanks Borough), Delta Junction — Delta Junction, Alaska — Northern Terminus of the "Alcan" Highway |
| | This highway was constructed during World War II as a military supply route for interior Alaska Military and Airfields in 1942. 7 Army regiments and 42 Contractors and Public Roads Administrators working from Delta Junction South and Dawson Creek North completed it when they met at Soldiers’ Summit at Kluane Lake Yukon Territory in November 1942. At the peak of construction, 77 Contractors employed 15,000 men and 11,000 pieces of road building equipment. The total construction cost for 1422 miles was $115,000,000. — Map (db m59840) HM |
| Arizona (Apache County), Window Rock — About the Navajo Code Talkers |
| | About the Navajo Code Talkers
During World War II the Japanese possessed the ability to break almost any American military code. Over 400 Navajos, with 29 being the original Navajo Code Talkers, stepped forward and developed the most significant and successful military code of the time using their native language. So successful was this innovative code that military commanders credited it with saving the lives of countless American soldiers and with the successful engagements of the U.S. . . . — Map (db m51537) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial |
| | The City of Bisbee honors by this memorial her warriors who died in defense of the principles of American Democracy against enemies of freedom in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the War in Vietnam that their patriotic sacrifice will be an inspiration to safe guard liberty in the United States forever. — Map (db m28279) WM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Alvarado Hall |
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Built 1979 – 1980
Master Sergeant
Lorenzo Alvarado
1893 – 1974
In memory of all Americans who served their country with valor and gallantry during World War I and World War II in the pursuit of freedom and liberty for all. — Map (db m49433) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — USO Club / NCO Annex / Army Service Club — Landmark Restaurant |
| | 400 W. Fry Blvd.
Built in 1942
Originally constructed as a USO Club on land purchased by the U.S. Government from Mrs. Margaret Carmichael for the sum of $1.00, this facility served military personnel during World War II. It was closed during periods when Fort Huachuca was deactivated but reopened in 1954 to serve again as an NCO Annex and an Army Service Club. The building was purchased by Tony Shaieb and Roger Barnett in 1975 and was subsequently remodeled and reopened as the . . . — Map (db m27893) HM |
| Arizona (Coconino County), Flagstaff — Bushmaster Park |
| | Bushmaster Park is named in memory of Flagstaff's Company I-158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard, and their sacrifices for freedom made in New Guinea, the Phillipine Islands and Japan from 1941 to 1945.
"No greater fighting team ever deployed for battle."
General Douglas MacArthur — Map (db m60932) HM |
| Arizona (Coconino County), Flagstaff — The Navajo Code Talkers |
| | The original thirty-two Code Talkers were organized to develop codes based on their native language which were used extensively during World War II. These and many other Native Americans served bravely throughout the Pacific and other combat zones.
Charlie Y. Begay • Roy Begay • Samuel Begay • John Benally • Willsie Bitsie • Cosey S. Brown • John Brown • John Chee • Benjamin Cleveland • Eugene Crawford • David Curley • Lowell Damon • George Dennison • James Dixon • Carl N. Gorman • Ross . . . — Map (db m33344) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — 736th Tank Battalion (M) SP |
| | Camp Bouse
September 1943 to March 1944
"The Kid Battalion"
From Normandy to the Elbe:
•Normandy
•Northern France
•Ardennes
•Rhineland
•Central Europe — Map (db m52372) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — 738th Medium Tank Battalion, Special — World War II — 1943 – 1945 |
| | Dedicated to the men who gave time in their lives to serve honorably and courageously for our country. We take this moment in time to recognize their achievements which were done with pride and dignity.
* * *
Campaigns
Ardennes - Alsace - Rhineland
Central Europe — Map (db m29160) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — 739th Tank Battalion (SP) (ME) |
| | Campaigns
Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe
The 739th Tank Battalion was activated in March 1943 at Fort Lewis, Washington. The officers were from various states, the enlisted personnel from Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana.
The battalion participated in maneuvers in Oregon, the firing range at Yakima, Washington and special training at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
From January to April, 1944 the unit trained at Camp Bouse, Arizona with the CDL (Gizmo) Tanks, then returned to Fort . . . — Map (db m29156) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — 740th Tank Battalion — Daredevil Tankers |
| | The 740th tank battalion was activated at Fort Knox, Ky. on March 1, 1943. It trained at Fort Knox and at Camp Bouse, Az. as a canal defense light (CDL) unit and as a standard medium tank battalion from October 15, 1943 to April 24, 1944 then sailed to England on July 26, 1944. It landed at Utah Beach, Normandy, France on November 1, 1944 and entered combat on December 19, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. In it's first half hour of combat, it stopped the furthest advance of the German 1st . . . — Map (db m29145) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — Camp Bouse — The 526th A. I. B. - Canal Defense Light Project — Desert Training Center - California – Arizona Maneuver Area |
| | Camp Bouse was established in Butler Valley 30 miles behind this monument in Sept. of 1943. It was one of twelve such camps built in the southwestern deserts to harden and train United States troops for service on the battlefields of World War II. The desert training center was a simulated theater of operations that included portions of California and Arizona. The other camps were Young, Coxcomb, Granite, Iron Mountain, Ibis Clipper, Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn, Hyder and Rice.
Camp Bouse . . . — Map (db m29149) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — Camp Bouse — The 701st Tank Battalion |
| | Campaigns
Central Europe Northern France Rhineland
The 701st tank battalion was activated 3/28/43 at Camp Campbell, KY. Here 553 young men and officers began their journey into history. These men began their basic training and for many saw a tank for the first time.
The 701st relocated to Fort Knox, for further training. The battalion received orders on 12/8/43 to relocate to Camp Bouse, the mysterious secret camp. The men were introduced to the Grant Tank, a WW I designed tank . . . — Map (db m29152) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — Camp Bouse — The 554th Ordnance - Heavy Maintenance Company (Tanks) — 9th Tank Group CDL Project |
| | Activated 1 April, 1943 at Camp Perry, OH. Completed basic training and then sent to Ft. Knox, KY. Unit then assigned to Camp Bouse, AZ arriving there 9 November, 1943. Maintaining operation of special tanks named "Leaflets" was specific assignment.
Unit left Camp Bouse 27th April, 1944 for Ft. Hamilton, NY. Boarded the Troop ship, Queen Elizabeth 21 June, 1944 arriving at Grennock, Scotland, 28 June and then departed for Puncheston, Wales.
Boarded an L. S. T. craft at Swansea, . . . — Map (db m29155) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — Camp Bouse |
| | General George Patton established Camp Bouse in 1943 in the Butler Valley as, the site for training over 5,500 carefully screened and qualified volunteers. These soldiers were trained to use a highly secret weapon called the Canal Defense Light. Dubbed the "Gizmo" by the soldiers who operated it, the CDL was a 13-million candlepower searchlight mounted on specialized tank for the purpose of illuminating the area at night to dazzle the enemy with its flickering light. Troop trains brought the . . . — Map (db m29165) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — George L Wendt — Headquarters Company — 526 Armored Infantry Battalion |
| | United States Army
World War II
1924 – 2002
Whose dedication to the memory of his brothers in
arms, who fell in the Battle of the Ardennes, made this
historical park possible. — Map (db m50775) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — In Memory of Eight Ball - Morale Officer — Equus asinus — Camp Bouse |
| | He was our drinking buddy
While on duty
He drank our beer
He was
Full of good cheer
And went to the nurses' quarters around the bend
And came to an untimely end,
Of the Colonel, he was unaware
That it would be the crime of all time
If he ate the nurses' underwear
And was slain by
The jealous rival
Rest in peace — Map (db m41391) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — Monument Row |
| | We bring to a close
We tried to fine
We must now impose
Units not found
748th Tank Battalion
105th Station Hospital
538th Ordnance Company
166th Quartermaster
629th Quartermaster — Map (db m29161) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — The 526th Armored Infantry Battalion — World War II |
| | In honored memory of those soldiers of the battalion who trained here at Camp Bouse and gave their lives in combat to preserve the freedom of the United States and to set the Peoples of Europe free.
Headquarters Company
Donald D. Hauger, Harry J. Moyles, Robert R Sullivan
"A" Company
Harland S Bittinger, Raymond R. Dukes (Kia, Korea), Jack W. Ellery, James A. Evans, Lloyd E Fisher, Dale B. Nelson, Ralph Quesenberry
"B" Company
Donald J . . . — Map (db m29211) HM |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Parker — Poston Memorial Monument |
| | [ The single 30 foot concrete pillar of the monument symbolizes "unity of spirit". The hexagonal base represents a Japanese stone lantern. The 12 small pillars situated around the monument make it a working sundial. Mounted on the 30 foot pillar base are six plaques and on a nearby kiosk are four additional plaques ]
[ Plaques mounted on Monument Base: ]
[ Photo Number 1 ]
Poston
This memorial monument marks the site of the Poston War Relocation Center . . . — Map (db m32258) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Glendale — City of Glendale Veterans Memorial |
| | USS Arizona (BB-39)
Launched June 19, 1915
Commissioned October 17, 1916
This memorial honors the human sacrifice and courage of every military veteran who defends the freedom of all Americans, regardless of the battlefront. This is a tribute for the veterans who returned - but also for the brave souls who can never come home again.
The city of Glendale has acquired historical artifacts that were salvaged from the USS Arizona and the USS Arizona Memorial in . . . — Map (db m40586) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Mesa — A Tribute to the B-29 Super Fortress "FIFI" |
| | This propeller, one of four, was installed on a B-29 Super Fortress. The B-29 was the largest and deadliest American heavy bomber of WWII. It is the aircraft that effectively ended WWII by delivering atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Interestingly, two of the four blades of this particular propeller were installed on "FIFI", the commemorative Air Force's air worthy B-29. The only super fortress in the world still flying. — Map (db m49868) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Mesa — Falcon Field — Mesa, Arizona |
| |
This commemorative area was dedicated on May 30, 1991 by her Honor the Mayor of Mesa, Peggy Rubach, in memory of these airmen who gave their lives in the cause of freedom while training at this airfield during World War II.
Instructors
Barney Gordon
• Robert C. Hammond
• Donald Walker
Royal Air Force
Alexander T. Brooks
• James G. Buchanan
• William Burke
• Peter D. Campbell
• Walter w. Chamberlain
• Reginald G. H. Clarke
• Paul C. I. Collins
• George . . . — Map (db m49870) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Mesa — Per Ardua Ad Astra — No. 4 British Flying Training School |
| | On June 12th, 1982, this plaque was unveiled to commemorate the years 1941 to 1945 when Falcon Field was established as No. 4 British Flying Training School.
To this airfield came many air cadets of the British Royal Air Force, British Commonwealth Air Forces, and the United States Army Air Forces of whom 1380 British and 116 American pilots gained their wings before proceeding to flying duties in the Armed Services of their countries.
On behalf of all those who trained at Falcon . . . — Map (db m49869) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Arizona's U.S.S. Arizona Memorial - In Memory of the Gallant Men — Who Gave Their Lives on December 7, 1941 on the Battleship U.S.S. Arizona — During the Attack on Pearl Harbor |
| |
In memory of the gallant men who gave their lives on December 7, 1941 on the Battleship U.S.S.
Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor
Dedicated December 7, 1976
The Honorable Raul H. Castro, Governor of Arizona
The contributions of thousands of school children, The Arizona Republic, many leaders of business and
industry and patriotic citizens made this bicentennial memorial possible. The anchor (A-277) was forged in Chester, PA in 1911. Weight 19,555 pounds and has a full . . . — Map (db m26425) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Father Albert Braun O.F.M. — Born September 5, 1889 Died March 6, 1983 |
| | Father Albert was a young missionary and teacher to the Mescalero Apaches in New Mexico and other tribes in Arizona.
Father Braun was an Army chaplain in World War I and World War II receiving the Purple Heart and two Silver Stars for his heroic service. He was a prisoner of war for 40 months in the Phillipines.
He came to Arizona in 1949 and assisted the poor in McNary, Parker on the Colorado River and St. John's Indian Mission. He was also a teacher at St. Mary's
High School in . . . — Map (db m26830) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Jewish War Veterans Memorial |
| |
In honor of
the Arizonans of
the Jewish faith
who gave their lives
in the service
of our country in World War II
In Memoriam
Sgt. Leno Off April, 1943 • Sgt. Eli Gold - Dec. 29, 1943 • Sgt. Elmer I. Rosner - July 8, 1944 • Lt. Harry Urman - Nov. 4, 1944 • Sgt. Robert J. Friedman - Nov. 17, 1944 • PFC. Lenard P. Meyer - March 14, 1945 • S2/C Irving Paul - April 12, 1945 • Lt. Aaron I. Dow - May 31, 1945 — Map (db m27677) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Navajo Code Talkers — United States Marine Corps - World War II |
| |
"Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima" Major Howard Connor, USMC 5th Marine Division
Signal Officer
In recognition of the Navajo Code Talkers who
distinguished themselves in developing a Navajo
language code - the only unbreakable code in
modern military history. As members of the United
States Marine Corps these young Navajo men
performed a unique and exemplary military service
that saved countless lives and hastened the end of . . . — Map (db m26823) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Tribute to Navajo Code Talkers |
| | This tribute represents the spirit of the Navajo Code Talkers, a group of more than 400 U.S. Marines who bravely served their country during World War II.
Their mission: to utilize the Navajo language in the creation of an unbreakable secret code. Between 1942 and 1945, the Navajo Code Talkers used this code and their skills as radio operators to provide a secure method of communications vital to America's victory.
Among many Native Americans the flute is a communications tool used to . . . — Map (db m50932) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — U.S.S. Arizona Signal Mast — In Memory of the Crew of the U.S.S. Arizona (BB39) |
| | The upper 26 feet of the mast before you is the top
portion of the main mast of the USS Arizona and is
known as the signal mast or "pigsticker"
The battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) was sunk at Pearl
Harbor on December 7, 1941. The superstructure above
the waterline was removed soon after the attack.
Admiral Earnest H. King, Chief of Naval Opertations,
sent the signal mast to his hometown of Lorain, Ohio.
Commander Edwin C. Keyes, a close friend of Adm. King
commanded tht naval . . . — Map (db m26610) HM |
| Arizona (Mohave County), Kingman — Kingman Veteran's Memorial |
| | In eternal memory of all
Veterans of Kingman
Past, Present and Future
May your deeds and service never be forgotten
or taken for granted.
With the sincerest of appreciation to the following,
who made this memorial a reality:
Dean w. Reiter Det. 887, Marine Corps League
Rotary Clubs of Kingman
Desert Construction
K&L DC Concrete
Zorn Masonry
True Value Hardware
Arizona State Prison – Kingman
Hoffman Pumping
Dedicated this 11th Day of November 2006 . . . — Map (db m29359) WM |
| Arizona (Navajo County), Whiteriver — White Mountain Apache War Memorial — January 11, 1969 |
| |
Roy Burnette
Ross Colelay
Ross Pinal
Cyrus Burnette — Map (db m49552) HM |
| Arizona (Pima County), Tucson — Catalina Federal Honor Camp — Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Site |
| | Why Put A Prison On A Mountain?
Honor Camp prisoners built the Mt. Lemmon Highway
In the early 20th century, the only road to Mt. Lemmon began at the town of Oracle and snaked up the north face of the mountain.
Construction of the Mt. Lemmon Highway, a much shorter route from Tucson, began in 1933. To cut cost, prisoners supplied most of the labor, and a "Federal Honor Camp" was built here in 1939 to replace the temporary prison camps along the route.
At first, . . . — Map (db m34595) HM |
| Arizona (Pima County), Tucson — U.S.S. Arizona 1916 - Wilber L. "Bill" Bower U of A Outstanding Achievement Awards |
| | The bell in this clock tower is one of the two original ship's bells salvaged from the battleship U.S.S. Arizona following the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. In 1944, Wilber L. "Bill" Bowers, UA Class of 1927, discovered the bell about to be melted down at the Puget Sound Naval Yard in Bremerton, Washington. Bowers was instrumental in saving the bell from destruction and in acquiring the bell for the University of Arizona.
On November 17, 1951 the bell was rung for the first . . . — Map (db m31199) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Bapchule — In Memory of the Men of St. Peter's Mission |
| | Erected Nov. 11, 1945
In Memory of the Men
of St. Peter's Mission
Who served in World War II
* Anthony Jose USA • Felix Kayyittan USA • Leo B. Manuel USA • Leonard Pangott USA • Roger Osife USA •
Albert J Moreno USMC • Chester J Miles USA • Herman Satoyent USA • William Lewis USA • Francisco Lewis USA • Juan Nacho USA • Victor B Williams USA • Ignatius Burnette USN • Francis Idseph USA • Edward Carmen USA • Ambrose Nacho USA • Anthony Osife USMC •
Albert Burnette USN • . . . — Map (db m33700) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Florence — Camp Florence |
| | This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served our county in war and peace and to a significant era of rich local history.
Camp Florence, an army training facility, once occupied the grounds now known as "Four Parks".
Beginning in 1943 it housed Italian and German prisoners from WWII.
This bell hung in a stone chapel built by Italian prisoners. When the camp was dismantled, Jerry Thompson preserved the bell. His widow Marge donated the bell to the Florence Gardens . . . — Map (db m32440) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Gila River — Gila River Internment Center - Rivers, Arizona |
| | Rivers, Arizona
Gila River Indian Community land was selected by the United States Government as one of ten camp sites and construction was started without the permission of the community. The permit for the United States Government to use the tribal land was reluctantly granted on October 7, 1942, two months after the internees were moved in.
The Gila River Indian community brought claims against the United States in 1971 for failure to comply with the terms of the permit agreed to . . . — Map (db m34537) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Sacaton — Dedicated to Ira H. Hayes USMC |
| | Dedicated to
Ira H. Hayes USMC
February 23rd 1992
by the Memorial Committee
Lance Lewis Director,
Shirley Lewis Coordinator
JR Currea Artist
In Country Vietnam Veterans
Post 2 Tempe Arizona
Ira H. Hayes American Legion
Post 84, Sacaton Arizona — Map (db m32845) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Sacaton — Honoring Native American Women Veterans |
| |
Honoring Native American
Women Veterans
Dedicated February 22, 2003
American Legion Post 84
Sacaton, AZ
Sculptor: Oscar Urrea
Artist: Jim Covarrubias — Map (db m32844) WM |
| Arizona (Yuma County), Dateland — 106 — Datelan Army Air Field |
| | Datelan Army Air Field was established here January 1, 1943. The site was chosen due to the availability of water and the adjacent location of the Yuma Gunnery Range. Construction was completed June 1, 1943. Datelan AAF was a sub-base of Yuma Army Air Field, which was the location of the Army advanced flying school. Colfred, Stovall, and Wellton Gunnery Ranges were also established nearby. The base was originally designed for single engine gunnery training, but was converted to twin engine . . . — Map (db m51551) HM |
| Arizona (Yuma County), Dateland — 105 — Hyder Divisional Camp-Horn Divisional Camp Desert Training Center — California-Arizona Maneuver Area — United States Army |
| | Camps Hyder & Horn were established 10 miles north of Dateland in the fall of 1943. They were 2 of 15 desert camps built to harden and train United States Troops for service in World War II. The Desert Training Center was a simulated theater of operations that included portions of California, Arizona, and Nevada. The camps were Bouse, Clipper, Coxcomb, Desert Center, Essex, Goffs, Granite, Horn, Hyder, Ibis, Iron Mountain, Laguna, Pilot Knob, Rice, and Young, as well as Rice Army Airfield. A . . . — Map (db m51794) HM |
| Arizona (Yuma County), Dateland — The 81st Infantry Division |
| | Here trained
For Victory
Under
Desert Skies
The
81st Infantry
Division
The Wildcats
1943
In Memoriam
Privates
Robert J Vilella
Paul M. West
Earl S. Smith
James J. DeCarlo
Lynn Ramsey
Clyde B. Slayton
Arden W. Bridges — Map (db m28937) HM |
| Arizona (Yuma County), Yuma — Camp Laguna — Desert Training Center — California – Arizona Maneuver Area |
| | Camp Laguna operated from April 1942 to April 1944. It was one of twelve such camps built in the southwestern deserts to train United States troops during World War II.
The Desert Training Center, a simulated theater of operations, included portions of Arizona, California and Nevada. The other camps were Young, Coxcomb, Iron Mountain, Ibis, Clipper, Pilot Knob, Bouse, Granite, Horn, Hyder, and Rice. Over one million soldiers from approximately 400 units were trained at the center. These . . . — Map (db m29061) HM |
| Arizona (Yuma County), Yuma — Italians at the Yuma Test Branch |
| | During World War II, the Yuma proving ground of the United States Army Corps of Engineers was known as the Yuma Test Branch, which was used as a floating-bridge test facility. By 1944, more allied troops support was needed to conduct the bridge tests at the Yuma Test Branch. By this time, Italy had surrendered to the United States. A group of Italian prisoners-of-war, who were captured in North Africa, pledged their loyalty and support to the United States. These Italians were then formed into . . . — Map (db m29059) HM |
| Arizona (Yuma County), Yuma — World War II Bridge Test Site |
| | In January 1943 the Yuma Test Branch of the Engineer Board of the Corps of Engineers commenced test operations on fixed and floating bridges at Imperial Dam. Tests were conducted in both sluiceways as well as above and below the dam. Transportation equipment for bridges was tested in the desert as well as in the dunes west of Yuma. Troop units were ordered into the area to provide manpower for conducting the tests and to train in river crossing operations. The 87th, 88th, 553rd, and 555th Engr. . . . — Map (db m29058) HM |
| Arkansas (Mississippi County), Osceola — South Mississippi County War Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
To those men from South Mississippi County who gave their lives in World Wars I & II, Korea, and Southeast Asia
Lt. John McGavock Grider - PVT. William A. Charles
PFC Clarence Croft - CPL. Billie W. Craine
PFC Hershel Brock - PVT. Billy E. Hooper
PFC Abe Nichols - PFC Billy R. Aven
PVT. O.M. Hill - SGT. G.D. Hollins
PVT. Robert Kersey - LT. Geo. F. Anderson
LT. Clay Hampson - LT. Elliott B. Sartain, Jr.
SGT. Gerald Leslie - CPL. Charles L. Reece
PFC. Valvie . . . — Map (db m36534) WM |
| California (Alameda County), Alameda — The Jimmy Doolittle Pier – Alameda Naval Air Station — Pier No. 3 |
| | On April 1, 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers were hoisted to the flight deck of the carrier Hornet and parked there, while moored at Pier No. 3 at U.S. Naval Station in Alameda. The B-25 detachment consisted of seventy officers and one hundred thirty enlisted men under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army.
At 1000 hours, April 2, 1942, Task Force Eighteen consisting of the USS Hornet, Nashville, Vincennes, Cimarron and Destroyer Division 22 departed Alameda Naval Air . . . — Map (db m29431) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Fremont — World War II War Memorial |
| |
In Memory of War Heros
World War II 1941
Ernest A. Azevedo
Joseph T. Silveira
Tony Carodza, Jr. — Map (db m26636) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Oakland — 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial |
| | Dedicated on August 7, 1992, by E Company Veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated United States Army Unit of World War II. The all volunteer 442nd Combat Team was composed of Americans of Japanese ancestry, from the Territory of Hawaii, and the United States, many that volunteered from American concentration camps, into which these citizens had been forcefully evacuated by the United States Government in 1942. — Map (db m64182) HM WM |
| California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — To Remember the Men of Amador County Who Died in The World War |
| | [There are four markers mounted on the monument; one each for World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The first three are mounted on the north side and the fourth is mounted on the south side of monument]
[World War I]
To Remember
THE MEN OF AMADOR COUNTY
Who Died in the World War
Left Column:
G. Bulaich, J.A. Cuneo, F.S. Ferrari, E.L. Flitcraft, E.F. Forbes, L. Griesback, P.W. Hamm, J.R. Hyland, A. Kretcher, G. Koprivica
Right Column:
R.E. Noce, . . . — Map (db m13421) WM |
| California (Amador County), Volcano — Volcano |
| | Discovered in 1848 by Colonel Stevenson’s men who mined Soldiers’ Gulch in ’49. First covered wagon party sluiced rich gravel beds. By ’53, men swarmed flats and gulches naming them picturesquely. Hydraulic operations, begun in ’55, brought thousands of fortune seekers to form town of 17 hotels, library, theaters and courts of justice. During Civil War, Volcano gold served the Union. “Volcano Blues” smuggled cannon “Old Abe” in, by hearse, to quell rebels. Mellow with . . . — Map (db m11365) HM |
| California (Butte County), Chico — United States Submarine Crews Memorial |
| | To the United States
52 Submarines and
And Their Gallant Crews
Who Sacrificed Their
Lives In World War II
“Lest We Forget These
Boats on Eternal Patrol”
Sealion • S · 36 • S · 26 • Shark • Perch • S · 27 • S · 39 • Crunion • Argonaut • Amberjack • Crampus • Triton • Pickerel • Crenadier • Runner • R · 12 • Grayling • Pompano • Cisco • *S · 44 • Dorado • Wahoo • Corvina Sculpin • Capelin • Scorpion • Grayback • Trout • Tullibee • . . . — Map (db m29738) HM |
| California (Butte County), Oroville — Oroville Municipal Airport |
| | The City of Oroville
built the
Oroville Municipal Airport
in 1933 and it
proudly served as a
WW II Training Base
Mural circa 1942
Dedicated 1996 — Map (db m61601) HM |
| California (Calaveras County), Copperopolis — 296 — Copperopolis — The Town of |
| | With the discovery of copper ore in 1860 by Thomas McCarty and William K. Reed, the town of Copperopolis sprang into existence and soon became the largest producer of copper in the western United States. The population of Copperopolis grew to exceed 10,000 by 1863. The Union Mine was the largest producing mine in the area, working three shafts and hundreds of men on the payroll.
During the nations three recent wars, the Civil War, World War I and World War II, much of the copper ore that was . . . — Map (db m13004) HM |
| California (Contra Costa County), Martinez — Martinez Troops-In-Transit Canteen — Former Site Of — Opened October 17, 1943 • Closed February 15, 1946 |
| | World War II
401,522 traveling servicemen and
women, escorts, and children given
rest and refreshment
served by 1,438 volunteer hostesses
Community supported • U.S.O. aided — Map (db m53423) HM |
| California (Contra Costa County), Pittsburg — Federal Relocation of Italians in America During World II |
| | In Remembrance of the Injustice Caused by
the Federal Relocation of Italians in
America During World War II
From February 24, 1942 to October 12, 1942, nearly 1600 Italian residents of Pittsburg, California, having been declared “enemy aliens,” were unjustly banned from their homes, work and communities and forced to relocate elsewhere by the U.S. Government following its entrance into World War II. “Enemy aliens” in name only, many of these Italians had made . . . — Map (db m37444) HM |
| California (El Dorado County), Placerville — El Dorado County Veterans Monument |
| |
[Marker located on right planter stand on walkway of entrance to Monument:]
El Dorado County
Veterans Monument
Dedicated on Veterans Day
November 11, 2006
By
The Friends of the Monument
And
The Grateful Citizens
Of El Dorado County
To Honor Those Who Have Served
The Cause of Freedom
Marker located on Stand Holding Eagle Sculpture - left side of entrance walkway.]
El Dorado County
Veterans Monument
Monument Founders
Richard W. . . . — Map (db m21750) WM |
| California (Fresno County), Clovis — Clovis Veterans Memorial — On Behalf of a Grateful Nation |
| | A memorial to the men and women of the United States
armed forces who have given their lives in service
to their Country and the Clovis Community.
Dedicated November 11, 2003
Clovis Memorial District
Tom Wright, Chairman • Joan Lassley, Vice Chairman • Susan Franzich, Director • Russ Greathouse, Director • Gordon Pickett, Director • Dennis Byrns, Director • Judy Hille, District Manager
Thomas King, Sculpture — Map (db m47246) WM |
| California (Fresno County), Coalinga — Coalinga Veterans Memorial |
| | To those who
Bravely gave
Their lives in
Our cause
For freedom
And to those
Who can’t forget
We can but say
We too remember — Map (db m64246) WM |
| California (Fresno County), Fresno — 934 — Fresno Assembly Center |
| | This memorial is dedicated to over 5,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry who were confined at the Fresno Fairgrounds from May to October 1942. This was an early phase of the mass incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II pursuant to Executive Order 9066. They were detained without charges, trial or establishment of guilt. May such injustice and suffering never recur. — Map (db m51570) HM |
| California (Fresno County), Fresno — Fresno Corridor of Flags Veterans Memorial |
| |
Dedicated To Honor
All Veterans of Fresno
———————
This plaque dedicated to all
who served in the military
and especially those who gave
their lives in service to God
and Country for the cause of
Freedom
May They Rest in Peace
———————
To honor all past, present,
and future members in our
fight for freedom, and the
American Way of Life. — Map (db m41098) WM |
| California (Fresno County), Fresno — George M. Bowman — 1891 - 1984 |
| | This Water Tower is dedicated to George M. Bowman in recognition for thirty-six years of dedicated service to the City of Fresno and for his accomplishments as a naval officer. He was the city's first chief engineer and became general manager of the Water Department. He designed innovative electrical systems for street lighting, several well known public buildings and Chandler Air Field. Attaining the rank of rear admiral in the Navy, his career was distinguished by courage, leadership and . . . — Map (db m41071) HM |
| California (Fresno County), Fresno — Honoring the Ex-Braceros and Their Contributions — Honoramos los Ex-Braceros y Sus Contribuciones — 1942 - 1964 |
| |
During and after World War II, nearly 5,000,000
contracted braceros came to work in agriculture
and on the railroads, the majority in California and
the San Joaquin Valley, under U.S. and Mexican Treaty,
demonstrating their patriotism during the great labor shortage.
"Soldiers of Democracy" "Soldados de Democracia"
Braceros de los Ferrocarilles WWII - Valle de San Joaquin
Railroad Braceros WWII - San Joaquin Valley - 2,733
——————— . . . — Map (db m41067) HM |
| California (Fresno County), Fresno — Viva Liberation — Voie de la Liberte 1944 |
| | La Ville d'Etamps
a l'Amerique
This monument from General Patton's Route of Liberation is a gift of the people [of] Cannes, France to the people of California, sent via La Train de la Reconnaisance Francaise (Merci Train) and dedicated Armistice Day, November 11, 1949 to everlasting world peace. — Map (db m41004) HM |
| California (Humboldt County), Shelter Cove — Mario Machi |
| | 1914–1998.
A founder of Shelter Cove with brothers Tony and Babe Machi. A ready smile, a friendly wave, a faraway look waiting for his fishermen to return—we’re thankful we’ve known this gentle man.
A hero in war. Survivor of the Bataan Death March and over three years of brutal captivity in World War II.
Bronze Star • Service to Others
A Hero in Peace.
Courageous ocean rescues • respected teacher, author, historian.
The spirit of Shelter Cove. — Map (db m1057) HM |
| California (Imperial County), Felicity — 985 — Site of Camp Pilot Knob |
| | Camp Pilot Knob was a unit of the Desert Training Center, established by General George S. Patton Jr., to prepare American troops for battle during World War II. It was the largest military training ground ever to exist. At the peak of activity here at Pilot Knob, June - December, 1943, the 85th Infantry Division, and the 36th and 44th Reconnaissance Squadrons of the 11th (Mechanized) Cavalry trained for roles in the liberation of Europe, 1944-45. — Map (db m50590) HM |
| California (Inyo County), Independence — 850 — Manzanar |
| | In the early part of the World War II, 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were interned in relocation centers by Executive Order No. 9066, issued on February 19, 1942.
Manzanar, the first of ten such concentration camps, was bounded by barbed wire and guard towers, confining 10,000 persons, the majority being American citizens.
May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism and economic exploitation never emerge again.
California Registered . . . — Map (db m2971) HM |
| California (Kern County), Arvin — Arvin-Sierra Glider Port — 1937-1941 |
| | Located on the hills in front of you, on the historic Tejon Ranch, the Arvin-Sierra Glider Port was the site for the West Coast Soaring Championships. Many of America’s famous glider pilots made record flights from here, soaring over the mountains and into the desert. The contests were popular events to pilots and public alike and the site became the most important glider port in California. When World War II shut down activity here, those star pilots became key to the war effort — as . . . — Map (db m51677) HM |
| California (Kern County), Edwards AFB — The Medal of Honor — In Memory of United States Air Force — Medal of Honor Recipients |
| | Main Plaque:
The medal of honor is the highest U.S. military decoration awarded to individuals who, while serving in the U.S. armed services, have distinguished themselves by conspicuous gallantry and courage at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty. Each decoration awarded represents an incontestable act of bravery or self-sacrifice involving obvious risk of life and, if the risk had not been taken, there would be no grounds for censure. The President of the United . . . — Map (db m62138) WM |
| California (Kern County), Mojave — Mojave Air & Spaceport |
| | The Mojave Airport was created in 1935 as part of the Kern County Airport System. The fledgling airport was built to serve gold mines near Mojave. At the outset of World War Two, the airport became a Marine Corps Air Station that trained Marine Aviators in gunnery, producing the most productive aerial gunners in the Pacific War.
Following the war the airport was designed as a Naval Air Station that supported some of the first flight tests of what are now known as unmanned aerial vehicles. . . . — Map (db m53126) HM |
| California (Kern County), Mojave — United States Marine Corps Air Station — Mojave California — 1942 - 1947 • 1951 - 1959 |
| | In dedication to the pilots, air crews and personnel of Mojave, who trained, served and gave their lives in the service of this country, especially to those who valiantly fought for freedom in the great battles of World War II and Korea.
Semper Fidelis
Presented by East Kern Airport District
Mojave Chamber of Commerce
30 May 1996 — Map (db m53280) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Arcadia — Santa Anita During World War II |
| | Early in 1942 the US government designated Santa Anita Park for special usage during the war years.
Pursuant to Executive Order 9066 signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, from March 30, 1942 until October 27, 1942 the facility was used as an assembly and processing center for approximately 20,000 Japanese Americans prior to their displacement to interment camps in other areas of the country.
From 1942 until 1945, the government utilized the property as an Army Base – Camp . . . — Map (db m52752) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Lancaster — Tuskegee Airmen |
| | "....the privileges of being an American" belong to those brave enough to fight for them."
Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
In our tradition of honoring American aviators who have flown into the pages of history, the City of Lancaster dedicates this monument to the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, America's first black fighter pilots. The sacrifices and triumphs of the "Red Tailed Angels" proved not only that they were worthy of their wings, but that the human spirit cannot be bound by . . . — Map (db m53030) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Long Beach — The Lone Sailor |
| | The Lone Sailor
Stanley Bleifeld
1984
U.S. Navy Memorial — Map (db m51898) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Los Angeles — 442nd Infantry World War II Memorial — Korean War Dead 1950 to '53 — Japanese-American Soldiers |
| | Plaque mounted at the base of the obelisk
In Sacred Memory
This memorial is reverently placed here be the Japanese American Community, under the auspices of the Southern California Burial and Memorial Committee, in memory of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought, suffered, and died in World War II that liberty, justice, and equal opportunity in the pursuit of happiness might come to all democratic and peace-loving people everywhere regardless of race, creed, color or . . . — Map (db m63533) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Los Angeles — In Honor |
| | Homage to Our Mexican-American Heroes
Veterans of America's Wars.
Covered with glory, their ideals of service provide power to America, for peace and for human dignity. Long live America during this time of such power.
Homenaje a nuestros heroes Mexicano-Americanos veteranos de las guerras de Los Estados Unidos de America para la paz y dignidad humana. Viva America durante el tiempo de tal poder! — Map (db m54554) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), San Pedro — American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial |
| | Panel 1: American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
The United States Merchant Marine has faithfully served our country in times of war and peace, hauling life and cargo to every corner of the world.
This memorial is dedicated to those brave men and women of all races, creeds and colors who answered that call to serve.
Dedicated National Maritime Day May 22, 1989 Panel 2:
Jasper D’Ambrosi [1926 – 1986]
The sculptor, Jasper D’Ambrosi was born and . . . — Map (db m58658) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), San Pedro — American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Wall of Honor |
| | American Merchant Marine Veterans
Veterans Memorial
Wall of Honor
Dedication: National Maritime Day, May 22, 2003
[List of state and local government officials]
Gene Frank Construction, Builder
Randall B. Montgomery, Engraver
Jerry Sturm, JSA, Design Architect
American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Committee, Inc.
[Lists of Officers, Directors, Committee Members and Advisers]
[Lists of "Platinum," "Gold" and "Silver" Contributors]
[Additional . . . — Map (db m50928) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), San Pedro — Battery Osgood-Farley Historic Site — "Home of the Fort MacArthur Museum" — Battle Honors, Third Coast Artillery |
| | + Battle Honors
Third Coast Artillery
War of 1812
Fort Nelson, VA. - June 22, 1813
Fort Oswego, NY. - May 5-6, 1814
Mexican War
Palo Alto - May 8. 1846
Resaca de La Palma - May 9, 1846
Monterey - Sept. 21-23, 1846
Vera Cruz - March 9-28, 1847
Cerro Gordo Contreras
Churubusco Molino Del Rey
Chapultepec
Indian Wars
Seminole - 1832-39
Creek - 1836
Cherokee - 1838
Seminole - 1849-50
Rogue River -1855
Washington - 1858
Civil War . . . — Map (db m50903) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), San Pedro — Fishing Industry Memorial — 1883-1999 |
| | In 1892 Southern California Fish Corp. was the first cannery in Los Angeles Harbor. In 1903 a technique of preparing and canning was developed to can sardines, mackerel, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna and albacore. In 1912 the first fresh fish market was introduced in San Pedro and along with other markets that followed, they eventually supplied fresh and iced fish throughout our nation.
Before long, flotillas of purse seine boats were sailing down from northern waters to fish in San Pedro. . . . — Map (db m51072) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), San Pedro — S.S. Lane Victory — [Port of Los Angeles] |
| | Panel 1:
1945:
March: Lane Victory is named for the former slave, Isaac Lane, founder of Lane College, in Jackson, Tennessee. The Victory Ship was one of a class of cargo ships designed and built during World War II by the United States Maritime Commission.
June: Sea Trials completed.
June 27: The Lane Victory delivered to the American President Lines by the War Shipping Administration.
July 2: Lane Victory begins her first assignment, World War . . . — Map (db m50864) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), San Pedro — U.S.S. Los Angeles — Naval Monument — Non sibi sed patriae ("Not for Self but for Country") |
| | Seal of the U.S.S. Los Angeles: 1945 - 1977 U.S.S. Los Angeles
Naval Monument
Heavy Cruiser CA-135
To the personnel and ships
of the United States Navy
Anchors - loan United States Navy
Mainmast & mooring bitts - donated by Joseph S. Schapiro
Capstan cover - donated by San Pedro Bicentennial Committee
Rigging – donated by Coordinated Equipment Company
Services – Roy Coats & Charles Slocombe
Plaque – C. M. Bailey, U.S.N. Ret. . . . — Map (db m61361) HM WM |
| California (Mariposa County), Cathey's Valley — Catheys Valley Schoolhouse |
| | In 1879, Andrew Cathey donated land to establish an elementary school. James Cliff directed the construction of the one room schoolhouse located about one mile southwest of the location where the schoolhouse now stands.
Over the years the schoolhouse served as a church, community hall for dances. Hard time parties and a meeting place for the Home Guard during WW II.
(The Home Guard were aircraft spotters stationed at the Charles Gordo Ranch where there was a “telephone.” With . . . — Map (db m46847) HM |
| California (Merced County), Merced — 934 — Merced Assembly Center |
| | This was one of 15 temporary detention camps established during World War II to incarcerate persons of Japanese ancestry, a majority of whom were American citizens, without specific charges or trial. From May to September 1942, 4669 residents of Northern California were detained until permanent relocation camps were built. May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism and economic exploitation never recur. — Map (db m46957) HM |
| California (Modoc County), Newell — 850-2 — Tule Lake — May 1942 - March 1946 |
| | Tule Lake was one of ten American concentration camps established during World War II to incarcerate 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, of whom the majority were American citizens. Behind barbed wire and guard towers without charge, trial or establishment of guilt, these camps are reminders of how racism, economic and political exploitation and expediency can undermine the constitutional guarantees of United States citizens and aliens alike. May the injustices and humiliation suffered here . . . — Map (db m10370) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Bradley — Camp Roberts Veterans Memorial |
| | In memory of those enlisted men who received their basic training at the Infantry Replacement Training Centre, Camp Roberts, California as members of “B” and “C” Companies of the 80th Infantry Training Battalion from August 30 to November 27, 1943, and who went on to fight in the Battle of the Bulge and other historic engagements during World War II as combat infantrymen of the 11th Armored Division of General Patton’s Third United States Army. — Map (db m64422) WM |
| California (Monterey County), Carmel-by-the-Sea — World War II Memorial |
| |
In memory of Carmel servicemen
who gave their lives during WW II
Gordon Bain, RAF, 1942
Carlyle Lewis, US Air Corps, 1942
Billy B. Jenkins, US Navy, 1942
Ted Leidig, USN Air Corps, 1943
Earl P. Parkes, US Air Corps, 1943
Peter D. Briggs, US Army, 1943
Stuart Marble, US Air Corps, 1943
Bill Dickinson, US Merchant Marine, 1943
Bill McDermaid, US Army, 1944
Martin J. Peterson, US Navy, 1944
Paul Flanders, USNR, 1944
William Dekker, USA Air Service, 1943
Bud . . . — Map (db m41118) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Castroville — The Castroville Japanese Schoolhouse — For the Sake of the Children — Kodomo No Tame Ni - Para El Bien De Los Ninos - Per Il Bene De Ragazzi |
| | From its founding, Castroville has been home to immigrants. They came from many countries to make better lives for themselves and their children. Then, as now, the immigrants primarily worked in the fields nearby.
Japanese immigrants wanted their children to value the traditions of their home country. In 1935 they built this school as a place to teach Japanese-American youth to appreciate the rich customs and heritage of the Japanese culture.
Recent immigrants share the hope that their . . . — Map (db m63714) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Gonzales — Gonzales Veterans Memorial |
| |
Panel 1
Dedicated to
The Men and Women
Of this Community
Who served
In the Armed Forces
Of the United States
World War II
Erected in Gratitude
By
The Community
1946
Panel 2:
Dedicated to
The Men and Women
Of this Community
Who served
In the Armed Forces
Of the United States
Korean War
Erected in Gratitude
By
American Legion
Post 81
2009
(There are also similar plaques for the veterans of World War I and . . . — Map (db m64258) WM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — San Carlos Parish Veterans Memorial |
| | No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
John 15:13
This San Carlos parish community gratefully remembers those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during times of war and peace whose courage and personal sacrifices defended and preserved our freedom. — Map (db m63504) WM |
| California (Monterey County), Salinas — Bataan Park |
| | This park is dedicated by the City of Salinas to the men who served with Company C, 194th Tank Battalion, California National Guard, during World War II and were captured on Bataan on April 9, 1942.
May time never tarnish the memory of their sacrifice. — Map (db m63635) WM |
| California (Monterey County), Salinas — Company C 194th Tank Battalion |
| |
[First Plaque:]
On the morning of February 18th, 1941, one hundred and five brave men of Company C 194th Tank Battalion of the Salinas and Pajaro Valleys marched four abreast down Main Street, through what is now called Old town Salinas, toward the train station. They were on the first leg of a journey that would take them into the annals of military history for which they will forever be known for their bravery, suffering and enormous self sacrifice. As they marched through Salinas . . . — Map (db m60395) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Salinas — 934 — Salinas Temporary Detention Center |
| | This monument is dedicated to the 3,586 Monterey Bay Area residents of Japanese ancestry, most of whom were American citizens, temporarily confined in the Salinas Rodeo Grounds during World War II from April to July 1942. They were detained without charges, trial, or establishment of guilt before being incarcerated in permanent camps, mostly at Poston, Arizona. May such injustice and humiliation never recur. — Map (db m25106) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Salinas — The First and Second Filipino Infantry Regiments U.S. Army |
| | The first Filipino Infantry Regiment was activated July 13, 1942 at the Salinas California Rodeo Grounds. The Second Filipino Infantry Regiment was activated November 22, 1942 at Fort Ord. Personnel were Filipinos living in the United States then and American officers who trained in Salinas, Camp San Luis Obispo, Hunter Liggett, Camp Roberts, Camp Cooke and Camp Beale. Departed for New Guinea April 6, 1944, and fought in Leyte and Samar during the Philippine Liberation Campaign. Units supplied . . . — Map (db m28040) HM |
| California (Nevada County), Nevada City — Nevada County War & Veterans Memorial — Memorial Grove |
| | Memorial Grove
This plot of land set aside by the City of Nevada. These trees living tributes to our war dead.
This plaque and flagpole erected by the citizens of Nevada City dedicated July 4, 1946 to the memory of our heroes who gave their lives in World War II so that the American way of life may continue.
Caswell Fisher • Tevis Ferguson • Merton Downey • Bert Graham • Hans G. Hansen • William R. Livesay • David McCraney • Louis G. Netz • James M. Odegaard • Fred Gohm • Clifford M. . . . — Map (db m40373) WM |
| California (Orange County), Costa Mesa — 16 — Santa Ana Army Air Base Site — Memorial Garden — Established 1954 |
| | The Air Base was one of the largest of its kind in the nation. It was activated in February of 1942. Pilots trained here for Europe and the Pacific during World War II. — Map (db m58598) HM |
| California (Orange County), Fountain Valley — 27 — Helicopter Landing Pad |
| | Navy purchased the land in 1943. Fixed wing planes used the airstrip into the 1950's. In 1952 Marine Helicopter pilots practiced take-offs and landings at this site up through the Vietnam era. — Map (db m59761) HM |
| California (Orange County), Seal Beach — U.S. Submarine Veterans W.W. II — National Memorial West |
| | U.S. Submarine Veterans W.W. II
National Memorial West — Map (db m50404) HM |
| California (Placer County), Lincoln — Lincoln World War II Memorial |
| | In memory of those
who made the supreme sacrifice
in World War II
[Left Column:]
Lawrence Berry • Carl Bohnisch • Etollo Carnesecca • Rene Clark • Bowman Carmichael
[Center Column:]
Stephen Davison • Michael Dougherty • Kenneth Englert • Conrad Frausto • Conrad Frausto • Gus Frechalos • Elton Sandstad
Right Column:]
Daniel Hermosillo • James Kaufield • Frank Ludovina • Clarence Maloney • Raymond Palazi — Map (db m40911) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Blythe — 69 — 390th Bomb Group (H) — Activated at Blythe Army Air Base |
| | Blythe Army Air Base was constructed during 1942 to train heavy bomber crews.
127 officers and men recevied orders in February 1943, to form 4 squadrons of the 390th Bombardment Group (H).
The 390th B-17s joined the 8th Air Force in England and completed 301 bombing missions over Europe--August 1943 to May 1945.
The 390th Group received 2 presidential citations & 6 battle streamers for combat against Nazi targets.
Ground crews maintained 75 aircraft at peak strength. 390th gunners . . . — Map (db m50715) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Chiriaco Summit — 101 — Camp Young Airstrip — Camp Young - Headquarters — Desert Training Center California-Arizona Maneuver Area |
| | The Camp Young Airstrip was established at this site in March 1942 by order of General George S. Patton. It was used to provide Camp Young with supplies and other essential material. It supported air transportation for the command staff of the Desert Training Center. General Patton also had his personal airplane stationed here. The field was 6000' long and 300' wide. It was capable of handling C-47 Skytrains, C-46 Air Commandos, and C-54 Skymasters. The general service agency deeded the strip . . . — Map (db m50767) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Chiriaco Summit — 985 — Desert Training Center — California Arizona Maneuver Area |
| | The D.T.C was established by Major General George S. Patton Jr. in response to a need to train American combat troops for battle in North Africa during World War II. The camp, which began operation in 1942 covered 18,000 square miles. It was the largest military training ground ever to exist. Over one million men were trained at the eleven sub-camps (seven in California. — Map (db m50700) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Chiriaco Summit — 90 — Desert Training Center — California-Arizona Maneuver Area — Veterans Memorial |
| | This monument is dedicated to the men and women of the United States Army who were trained here at the Desert Training Center during World War II. — Map (db m50735) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Chiriaco Summit — The Desert Training Center |
| |
[This is a four sided monument displaying three different markers:]
Front - Facing West:
Desert Training Center
* Camp Young *
Maj. Gen. George S. Patton Jr., U.S. Army, selected Camp Young as headquarters site for the Desert Training Center in March 1942. Camp Young was the administrative center for a simulated theater of operations that would eventually extend from Pomona, CA. to Phoenix, AZ., from Yuma, AZ to Boulder City, NV., and would include a network of training . . . — Map (db m32139) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Chuckwalla — 132 — 36th Evacuation Hospital (SM) |
| | During the opening days of the World War II, more than 18,000 square miles of the Arizona and California desert were designated by the U.S. Army as a military training facility. The facility, conceived by General George Patton and referred to as the Desert Training Center (DTC), was designed to prepare troops for the rigors of desert warfare in the invasion of North Africa. Operating from 1942-1944, the DTC expanded far beyond its original scope, and became known as the California-Arizona . . . — Map (db m63821) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Chuckwalla — 55 — Coxcomb Divisional Camp — Camp Coxcomb — Desert Training Center, California-Arizona Maneuver Area |
| | Camp Coxcomb was established at this site in the spring of 1942. It was one of twelve such camps built in the southwestern desert to harden and train United States troops for service on the battlefields of World War II. The Desert Training Center was a simulated theater of operations that included portions of California, Arizona and Nevada. The other camps were Young, Granite, Iron Mountain, Ibis, Clipper, Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn, Hyder, Bouse and Rice.
A total of 13 infantry divisions . . . — Map (db m63822) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Chuckwalla — 49 — Young Divisional Camp — Camp Young Headquarters Desert Training Center — California-Arizona Maneuver Area |
| | Camp Young, named after Lt. Gen. S.B.M. Young, the 1st Army Chief of Staff, was established at this site in the Spring of 1942. It was one of twelve such camps built in the southwestern deserts to harden and train United States Troops for service to the battlefields of World War II. It was selected by Gen. George S. Patton Jr., as the administrative headquarters for the Desert Training Center, a simulated theater of operations that included portions of California, Arizona and Nevada. The other . . . — Map (db m50689) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Riverside — National POW MIA Memorial |
| | We honor here the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Americans held prisoner of war, and those still listed as Missing In Action since the time of the American Revolution. Some died from disease and starvation, some perished in death marches, some were tortured, and some were lost, gone forever from their families. All were deprived of their liberties so that you may enjoy yours.
This Monument Declared as
The National
Prisoner of War
Missing in Action
Memorial
by President . . . — Map (db m54380) WM |
| California (Sacramento County), Rancho Cordova, — Honor Roll — Mather Air Force Base |
| | Left Column
M. K. Anderson 42-5 • S. H. Anderson 42-9 • M. P. Schwartz 42-8 • R.V. Greenslade 42-8 • J. M. Strickland 42-5 • J. D. Jackman 41-H • W. J. Anderson 42-9 • G. Kitchens Jr. 41-H • W. W. Elliott 41-I • J. R. Bullock 42-10 • W. P. Wyllie Jr. 41-1 • J. B. Montgomery 42-7 • L. R. Williams Jr. 42-C • L. W. Cochran 42-10 • E. E. McRoberts 41-I • C. B. Leighton 42-9 • D. D. Drakulich 42-E • R. Y. Kurtz Jr. 42-9 • L. E. Gardner 41-4 • J. H. Elliott 42-10 • V. H. Prendinger 42-10 • . . . — Map (db m52707) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — California Mexican-American War Memorial |
| | In memory of the American Servicemen of Hispanic descent and all others who sacrificed their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy. — Map (db m15474) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — McClellan Air Force Base |
| |
[Panel 1a:]
The 1930s
With war clouds gathering over the Pacific, in 1936 Congress authorized the construction of the Sacramento Air Depot. The Army Air Corp envisioned that the new depot would support operations on the West Coast, as well as provide a staging area for aircraft and material bound for the Pacific.
Built under the supervision of the Army Quartermaster Corps, construction of the Sacramento Air Depot began in late 1936. The depot took shape rapidly, and the . . . — Map (db m57199) WM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Merchant Marine Monument |
| | Dedicated to all Merchant Marine Seaman
Members of the U.S. Merchant Marines serving world wide aboard
U.S. Flag cargo ships during World War II suffered a greater
percentage of war-related deaths than did all of the
nation’s regular armed forces combined.
The Merchant Marine Seaman suffered losses of 3.4%
Of the over 200,000 serving, with 6,798 killed.
The total of all other armed services suffered losses of 1.78%.
We were granted U.S. Armed Forces Veteran status January 19, . . . — Map (db m16493) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — U.S.S. Sacramento 1914 – 1942 — The Galloping Ghost of the China Coast |
| | Brought into service in 1914 to join the United States “Great White Fleet”, dubbed such for the sparkling white paint used on naval ships at the time, she was in service 28 years and two world wars. A 226-foot gleaming white steam gunboat with a crew of 160, she earned her many names and associations.
In Japan she was called the “Sacramento Moru”, and in Central America she was part of the “Banana Fleet.” In 1919, she served in Murmansk, Russia, . . . — Map (db m16475) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — USS California Bell Memorial |
| | [Left Side of Base Holding Bell]
Only battleship
built on the
Pacific Coast
Launched at
Mare Island
Navy Yard
Nov. 20, 1919
Ship’s bell
dedicated and
rung for the
last time by
Governor
Earl Warren
Oct. 27, 1949
[Right Side of Base Holding Bell]
World War I
Pearl Harbor
Mariana’s
Leyte Gulf
Surigao
Lincayen Gulf
Okinawa
Japan
Placed out
of commission
in reserve at
Philadelphia
Feb. 14, 1947
Third Naval
Ship so named — Map (db m14832) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — USS Sacramento (PG-19) — “The Galloping Ghost of the China Coast” — 1914 – 1946 |
| | As part of our nation’s maritime history, USS Sacramento steamed more than one-half million miles during her proud service in the United States Navy.
She logged 64,000 miles convoying 483 ships through submarine-infested European waters during World War I. Moved to the Pacific in 1922, the gun boat’s presence was witnessed during the Russian and Chinese revolutions.
Called the “Galloping Ghost of the China Coast”, USS Sacramento was a positive symbol of America’s concern for . . . — Map (db m16483) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 934 — Walerga Assembly Center — Lest We Forget |
| | Walerga Assembly Center was established by the United States at the onset of World War II to assemble and temporarily detain, without charge or trial, 4,739 Sacramento residents solely because of their Japanese ancestry. Approximately 120,000 persons were uprooted from their West Coast homes and interred in ten War Relocation Centers. Over two-thirds were American citizens by birth. Given the opportunity, many thousands left the ten centers to work on farms and in war industries or to serve . . . — Map (db m16850) HM |
| California (San Benito County), San Juan Bautista — San Juan Bautista WW II Veterans |
| | Dedication
In memory of the
San Juan Bautista area
WW II veterans
who gave their lives
so we all could be free
Pvt. Leslie Garratt • Lt. Gene Cullumber • Lt. David Phillips • Pfc. Raymond Acuna • Pfc. Guy Rider • S/Sgt. Edwin Kellogg • Pfc. George E. Erbe Jr. • Pfc Salvadore Gonzales • S/Sgt. Joaquin Perez • T/5 Robert T. Nyland • USN John Chappius • Pfc. Lester Allison — Map (db m62724) WM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Fenner — 985 — Clipper Divisional Camp — Camp Clipper - Deset Training Center — California Arizona Maneuver Area |
| |
Camp Clipper was established at a site that reached
From Essex Road to this location in the spring of
1942. It was one of twelve such camps built in the
Southwestern Desert to harden and train United
States troops for service on the battlefields of
World war II. The Desert Training Center was a simulated theater of operations that included portions
of California, Arizona and Nevada. The other camps
were Young, Coxcomb, Iron Mountain, Ibis, Granite,
Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn, Hyder, . . . — Map (db m50708) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Goffs — Army Camp at Goffs — Desert Training Center — California-Arizona Maneuver Area |
| | The U. S. Army maintained a camp at Goffs 1942-1944. Goffs was an important railhead, supply point, hospital, and for three months in 1942 Headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division. That unit went on to distinguish itself in combat in the Aleutians and at Kwajalein, Leyte, and Okinawa. This monument is dedicated to all the men and women of the U. S. Army who served here with a special salute to those who laid down their lives for their country. — Map (db m29438) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Needles — Ibis Divisional Camp - Desert Training Center — California – Arizona Maneuver Area — 440th Anti – Aircraft Artillery - (Automatic Weapons) Battalion |
| | Camp Ibis was established at this site in the spring of 1942 – one of eleven such camps built in the California – Arizona Desert to harden and train United States Troops for service on the battlefields of World War II.
The 440th AAA AW Battalion was activated per General Order No. 1 at Camp Haan, CA, on July 1, 1942. It trained at Camp M.S.S.R. (Irwin), Camps Young, Iron Mountain, Ibis, and then Camps Pickett, VA. & Stewart, GA. The battalion shipped out to England in December, . . . — Map (db m50680) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Victorville — Old Town Victorville Veterans Memorial — City of Victorville |
| | We Remember
That smile, that twinkle or tear in your eye,
that laugh;
We remember
when you were growing up on the streets,
the grocery stores, the soda fountains, pharmacies and shops;
We remember
When you attended our elementary schools
and Victor Valley Highs School;
We remember
when war or conflict came, our nation called
on you and you responded;
We remember
when you came home on leave, proudly
wearing your uniform
We remember
when you where . . . — Map (db m63923) WM |
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