Near Santa Nella in Merced County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
In Memory of Korean War Veterans
Thanks and Honor
March 12, 2013
Friends of Korean War Veterans H.M. Shim
담제보훈기념사업회 회장 심호명
강신일 · 김종헌 · 김정윤 • 유내준
[Korean Translation: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice "Year of the Korean War Veterans", the 2,495th place resting here commemorating the honor and merit of the valiant heroes of the war.
Chairman of the Damje Veterans Memorial Project Shim Ho-myung Kang Shin-il · Kim Jong-heon · Kim Jung-yoon • Yoo Nae-jun]
Erected by Damje Veterans Memorial Project.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 37° 6.851′ N, 121° 4.737′ W. Marker is near Santa Nella, California, in Merced County. Memorial can be reached from Tres Cerritos Boulevard east of North Loop Road when traveling south. The plaque is mounted to a boulder on the trail below the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery main building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32053 McCabe Road, Gustine CA 95322, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Chosin Few (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named In Memory of Korean War Veterans (a few steps from this marker); The Remembrance Memorial for California Korean War Veterans (a few steps from this marker); San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); First Marine Division – FMF (within shouting distance of this marker); Remember Pearl Harbor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); United States Submariners Memorial (about 500 feet away); Pacheco Pass (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Nella.
Also see . . . Veterans Affairs: San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
"The creation of San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery is the sixth in the state and 114th in the National Cemetery Administration.(Submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
The Romero Ranch Company donated the land for the cemetery to the Department of Veterans Affairs on Feb. 3, 1989. Construction of the 105-acre first phase began July 15, 1990. The water-pumping station on the California Aqueduct, the last element of construction, was completed in May 1992. The first phase yielded about 15,000 gravesites and 8,000 in-ground cremation sites."
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.