Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Veterans Memorial Square

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022

1. Veterans Memorial Square Marker

Inscription. In honor of all the men and women who fought, gave their lives and remain missing in defense of The United States of American and the ideals for which it stands.

May we never forget that freedom id not free.

World War I
1917-1918
Harry N. Schneider

World War 2
1941-1945
Everett Alward • Martin Barthe • Ora Baugher • Jerome Ferguson • Charles Giordano • Merlin Martin • Virgil Mary • Warren Mosegard • Hachiro Mukai • Richard Pileggi • Charles Raney • Donald Ray • Donald Skillicorn • Earl Stout • Richard White • Odell Whitfield • Walter Wyman • Joe Nunez • Joseph Messina

Korea
1950-1953
Gerald Farris • Frank Rosas

Vietnam
1959-1975
James Richard Bohlig • Richard Claude Garcia • James M. DeAbre (Hite) • Frederick Lee Holmes • Arnold L. Leonard Jr. • Adrian S. Lopez • John Nishimura • Richard Perez • Jimmy Lee Shields

Desert Shield
Desert Storm
1990-1991
Kuwait/Iraq

1982 – 1984
Lebanon

1992 – 1993
Somalia

9-11
War Against Terror

Other Conflicts
Spanish American War
1898

Grenada
1983-
Panama
1989-
Tim Uderitz

Haita
1994

Bosnia
1995

Dedicated May 27, 1991

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These monuments honor all men and women who have served in the armed forces. The names listed on these plaques are those who list their lives during peace and war protecting our freedom.

Donald Ferguson 1943 • Billy C. Robinson 1945 • Allen Henry Perry 1954 • Victor Joseph Priest 1977 • John D. Schwartz 1997 • Kevin J. Arata 2004

Dedicated May 29, 1995

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 7.77′ N, 121° 39.226′ W. Marker is in Morgan Hill, California, in Santa Clara County. Memorial is at the intersection of Monterey Highway and West 1st Street, in the median on Monterey Highway. The plaques are mounted to stone masonry foundations. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 West 1st Street, Morgan Hill CA 95037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of Skeels Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Votaw Building (about 300 feet away); The Granary (about 600 feet away); Murphy's Majestic Oak (about 600 feet away); Our History (about 600 feet away); Oak Trees of Morgan Hill (about 700 feet away); Waiting For The Train

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022

2. Veterans Memorial Square Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Morgan Hill United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan Hill.

Veterans Memorial Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022

3. Veterans Memorial Square

Veterans Memorial Square Flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022

4. Veterans Memorial Square Flagpole

Tile at Centennial History Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

5. Tile at Centennial History Trail

1991
Veterans Memorial Square dedicated at First St. and Monterey Rd.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 23, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 5. submitted on January 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.