Ceres in Stanislaus County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Ceres War Memorial

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 29, 2009

1. Ceres War Memorial Marker

Inscription. Remember those who
Remembered us.
The Living – The Dead
The POW – The MIA
They Will Not Be Forgotten.
Dedicated November 11. 1989
Founder Glen R. Perales Vietnam Vet W.W. I Sterling Pack • H. Barker • Harold Johnson • Oscar Snover • Cecil Thompson • Edgar Annear
W.W. II Tillson Barrows • Paul Hickey • John Boyd • Dale Swift + • Walter F. Perra • Richard T. Everts • Poney L. Amant + • Fred E. Koepky • Stan E. Stevens • Jerold Curtice • Rova E. Bittick • Ivan V. Wilson • Keith R. Lowe • Neal P. Cotton • Albert H. Hutchison • Carl Delamotte • Frank Kimmey • Gene A. Myers • David F. McCride • Robert E. Granger

KOREAN WAR Bill Schiemmel • Donald P. Tupper • Garland C. Thomas • John J. Cabral
VIETNAM WAR Dennis McElroy • Brian K. McGar + 5-31-67 – M.I.A., 4-10-97 – K.I.A. • Gary Bartlow • Larry E. Wright • Billy Ray Owens • George D. Adams • Ferrell Hummingbird • Michael D. Birdwell

IRAQ Raymond D. Hill III • Juana Navarro

Erected 1989 by Glen R Perales, Vietnam Veteran.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm •

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War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 35.484′ N, 120° 57.328′ W. Memorial is in Ceres, California, in Stanislaus County. It is at the intersection of North Street and El Camino Street, on the right when traveling east on North Street. Marker and Monument are located at the Northwest corner of Whitmore Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2226 North Street, Ceres CA 95307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the San Joaquin Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ceres Volunteer Fire Department (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);

Ceres War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 29, 2009

2. Ceres War Memorial

The Daniel Whitmore House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Coffee Field (approx. 3½ miles away); The Gerald L. McKinsey Police Complex (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Police Cars of the Cruise (approx. 3.9 miles away); Graffiti Summer (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Drive-Ins (approx. 3.9 miles away); Modesto Feeds the World (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ceres.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 29, 2009

3. Ceres War Memorial

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 29, 2009

4. World War I

World War II image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 29, 2009

5. World War II

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 29, 2009

6. Korean War

Vietnam War and Irag image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 29, 2009

7. Vietnam War and Irag

Whitmore Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 28, 2009

8. Whitmore Park

Location of the Ceres War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,245 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 30, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.