Richmond in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

City of Richmond Employees World War II Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, January 12, 2020

1. City of Richmond Employees World War II Memorial

Inscription. This tablet is dedicated to the memory of personnel of the City of Richmond who died in the service of their country in World War II.

John J. Kenny · Councilman
William J. Finnegan · Engineer
James F. Fitzgibbons · Street Dept.
Robert A. Bergendorf · Fire Dept.

Erected 1951 by City of Richmond.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 37° 56.241′ N, 122° 20.588′ W. Memorial is in Richmond, California, in Contra Costa County. It can be reached from Barrett Avenue near 27th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond CA 94804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richmond Native Sons, and Daughters of the Golden West Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Willie Mays (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harry Ells School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welcome to Richmond (approx. 0.6 miles away); What Happened Here? (approx. ¾ mile away); Center of Town (approx. 0.9 miles away); Santa Fe Railway (approx. 1.2 miles away); Japanese Nurseries (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

More about this memorial. The marker is located in the Richmond Civic Center Plaza, on the south side of the city hall.

City of Richmond Employees World War II Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, January 12, 2020

2. City of Richmond Employees World War II Memorial - wide view

The memorial is visible here on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.