Carmel-by-the-Sea in Monterey County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

World War II Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 21, 2011

1. World War II Memorial Marker

Inscription.

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 Brownell, USNR, 1945
James B. Wilson, US Marine Corps, 1945
John R. Wood, US Marine Corps, 1945
Hershall McPhillips, US Army, 1946
William J. Plein, Army Air Corps, 1945
Douglas Carter, US Air Corps, 1943
William G. Sharpe, US Air Corps, 1944
Frederick W. McIndoe, US Marines, 1944

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 36° 33.329′ N, 121° 55.236′ W. Marker is in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, in Monterey County. Memorial is in Devendorf Park, near the intersection of Mission Street and 6th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carmel by the Sea CA 93921, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista De Anza (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mission Cross (approx. 0.9 miles away); Junípero Serra/Establishing the California Missions/The Ave Maria Bell (approx. 0.9 miles away); Early American Baptisms in California (approx. 0.9 miles away); Portola Crespi Cross (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carmel-by-the-Sea.

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 21, 2011

2. World War II Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 21, 2011

3. World War II Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.