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

Contra Costa County World War I Memorial

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado

1. Contra Costa County World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to those from Contra Costa County who served their country in the World War, and to the memory of these who “Gave the last full measure of devotion”
1914 – 1918

Simeon M. Anderson • Adolph C. Bauer, Jr. • Peter Beyer • Hazel L. Brandon • Elmer B. Brown • William J. Brown • J.R. Carroll • B.L. Catelini • Dennis Crowley • Leo L. Damiano • John T. Davidson • Domenico Depianti • Caesar Del Zotto • Edward M. Dias • R.L. Dingman • Joseph J. Doglio • Henry C. Duncan • V.L. Dunn • W.E. Dunn • Joseph F. Eryavich • William J. Fleming • Roy E. Flinn • John Franco • Wesley Freml, Jr. • George Freitas • Melvin L. Frerichs • Pietro Gatto • Raymond F. Gavin • William Glum • Agripino Granzella • Louis C. Hagen, Jr. • Robert B. Hampton • Stacy L. Harding • Richard J. Harper • James Hartnett • Hugh M. Henegar • Matthew J. Hoey • William H. Johnstone, Jr. • Patrick J. Keenan • Lawrence S. Kennedy • Howard F. Lacey • Joseph Latkoski • George M. Lee • Oscar Lorentson • Fred W. Luchsinger • Orvis R. Mac Diarmid • Henry A. McNamara • John E. McQuarrie • Thomas Magreil • James P. Miller • Albert J. Morgan • R.J. Nesbitt • Ameda Parenti • Royal A. Parkinson • William Peterson • John B. Prestridge • Earl W. Redding • Frederick W. Remani • G.W. Ross • Pompeo Roveda • Ernest Rumble • B.A. Secor • Sydney Severns • M.H. Sievers • David

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Solari • Matthew J. Spears • Charles E. Springer • William E. Stone • Floyd A. Studebaker • Ora A. Sweet • Frank Trelut • Guy A. Turner • George B. Vargus • Martin Walsh • Charles Wilkinson • Lloyd Wood

Memorial Day
May 31, 1926

Erected 1926.

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

Location. 38° 0.617′ N, 121° 49.332′ W. Marker is in Antioch, California, in Contra Costa County. Memorial is on West 10th Street east of O Street, in the median. The plaque is mounted to a stone masonry obelisk at the center of the roundabout in the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1201 West 10th Street, Antioch CA 94509, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Antioch Fibreboard Company (approx. half a mile away); Antioch High School Cupola (approx. half a mile away); Riverview Union High School (approx. half a mile away); The McCoy Cook House (approx. half a mile away); Old Antioch's Railroads (approx. half a mile away); The Woman's Club of Antioch (approx. half a mile away); City of Antioch War Dog Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Cannery Lady (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Antioch.

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Contra Costa County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, February 19, 2023

2. Contra Costa County World War I Memorial

memorial. One of the plaques on the World War I memorial in Pleasant Hill is nearly identical, except that it includes the additional name W.E. Lamp at the bottom of the center row.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Nearly identical plaque in Pleasant Hill, CA

Bronze Nesting Eagle and Eaglets Atop the Obelisk image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, February 19, 2023

3. Bronze Nesting Eagle and Eaglets Atop the Obelisk

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.