Pateros in Okanogan County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Pateros Veterans
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2015
1. Pateros Veterans Marker
Pateros has provided a hardy breed of men and women known for their independence, hard work, and patriotism. Over the last century hundreds have served in our armed forces to protect our American way of life. In the early 20th Century several veterans from the Spanish-American War of 1898 settled in Pateros. Others served in Europe in the bloody trench warfare of World War I, 1917-18. When Japan attacked our Naval fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, America was thrust into World War II, which raged on for four years. More than 150 men and women from this area joined up. When they came home in 1945, twenty had been wounded in action. Eighteen had been decorated for valor. Three survived the horrors of enemy prison camps. The book “There Were No Young People - They Were All At War,” located in the city museum, captures their experiences. Again, dozens of our men and women answered the call during the Korean War, 1950-53. Several WWII vets were recalled. A new generation of vets emerged during the decade-long Vietnam War. They were sons and daughters of WWII vets. Some served multiple combat tours in S.E. Asia. Many were
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 48° 3.215′ N, 119° 53.971′ W. Marker is in Pateros, Washington, in Okanogan County. Memorial can be reached from Commercial Avenue south of South Dawson, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located along the central walkway of the Pateros Mall, near the north end of the mall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pateros WA 98846, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wells Dam Construction (within shouting distance of this marker); Methow Indians (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pateros in the 1950's (about 400 feet away); Ive's Landing Hotel (about 700 feet away); The China Ditch (approx. 0.7 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is a large framed composite plaque, mounted horizontally on a waist-high metal post.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Pateros,
Photographed By PFC Dave Raynaud, September 2, 1945
2. Marker detail: WWII ends with ceremony on the Battleship USS Missouri
WWII ends with ceremony on the Battleship USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, Sept. 2, 1945. Photo by PFC Dave Raynaud (Pateros High 1941), 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, recipient of the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2015
3. Pateros Veterans Marker (wide view; Pateros Mall parking lot in background)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 23, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
