Placerville in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
El Dorado County Veterans Monument
Inscription.
[Marker located on right planter stand on walkway of entrance to Monument:]
Veterans Monument
Dedicated on Veterans Day
November 11, 2006
By
The Friends of the Monument
And
The Grateful Citizens
Of El Dorado County
To Honor Those Who Have Served
The Cause of Freedom
Marker located on Stand Holding Eagle Sculpture - left side of entrance walkway.]
Veterans Monument
Monument Founders
Richard W. Buchanan
Navy Cross, U.S. Marine Corp
Peter J. Wolfe
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Ret.
Board of Directors
Friends of the El Dorado County
Veterans Monument
[Markers Mounted on Granite on Left Side of Back Wall of Monument:]
[Upper Left:]
United States Seabees
-Contstriuimus Batuimus-
“With compassion for others
we build – we fight
for peace with freedom”
Can Do
United States Naval Construction Force
Dedicated in honor of all U.S.N. Seabees
Veterans Day November 11, 2006
[Upper Right:]
of the Men and Women of the
United States Marine Corps
Who Have Given
Their Lives to Their Country
Since 10 November 1775
Dedicated by the Marines of the
3rd Battalion 27th Marines
Lower Left:]
Veterans Affairs
1946 – 2006
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
[Lower Center:]
We Honor and Remember Their Service
[Lower Right:]
Colonel Wray F. Sagaser
United States Army 1942 – 1946
41st Tank Battalion Commander
11th Armor Division
Under the Command of Colonel Sagaser
The 11th Armored Division “Thunderbolts”
Played a Vital Role in the WWII
“Battle of the Bulge”
[Markers Mounted on Granite On Right Side of Back Wall of Monument:]
[Upper Left:]
Those Who Paid The Supreme Sacrifice
In World War II
[Left Column:]
Norlan W. Allison • Walter J. Armstrong • Harold V. Avansind • R. Lawrence Berriman • William C. Branstetter • Ernest M. Carsten • H. Glenn Cribbs • Howard M. Cullers • Reginald J. Darr • Gene L. Eddy
[Center Column:]
Elmer C. Fluery • Peter N. Fossatti • Eldon B. Green • H. Clay Hansen • Ralph E. Howland • Mont L. Killian • Mervin C. Leventon • L. Clyde Longhurst • Donald R. Maclin • Chester Makinster
[Right Column:]
Wilber H. Phelps • Jerrold N. Potts • Charles F. Royse • Latta G. Schroth • Hardie R. Tatum • James P. Ticksman • O. Kenneth Ward • Henry F. West
[Lower Left:]
El Dorado County Veterans Monument
of Le Bac (1), Buchanan witnessed numerous examples of the American fighting spirit and selfless devotion to duty by his fellow Marines and Corpsmen. He vowed that their dedication, and the dedication and sacrifices of other men and women of our Armed Forces, would not be forgotten.
[Center Marker:]
In
Memory
Of the 2,335 members of the
U.S. Military Forces Killed in
Action On That Day Of Infamy
December 7, 1941
During The Bombing and Strafing
Attack Of The Islands Of Oahu
Territory of Hawaii
Dedicated By
The El Dorado County
Hangtown 30 Chapter
Of The
Pearl Harbor Survivors
On this 45th Anniversary
Year of 1986
Remember Pearl Harbor
Keep America Alert
[Upper Right:]
Latitude 35º 21’17” North – Longitude 139º 45’ 36” East
Lower Right Center:]
Gunnery Sergeant
William Frank Brazelton
Lcpl Tyson Davis Brazelton
United States Marine Corps 1996 – 2000
[Lower Right:]
Erected 2006 by Several Veteran Organizations and Individual Families.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 38° 43.69′ N,
120° 49.52′ W. Monument is in Placerville, California, in El Dorado County. It can be reached from Fair Lane near Ray Lawyer Drive. Marker is located at the East end of the El Dorado County Government Center. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 360 Fair Lane, Placerville CA 95667, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in California’s Sacramento Metro, in the Gold Country, in the Sierra Nevada, and in the Lake Tahoe Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cemetery of Lost Souls (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bee-Bennett House (approx. one mile away); Joseph M. Staples (approx. one mile away); Placerville (approx. one mile away); Site of Original Raley’s Grocery Store (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of Placerville Drive In Market (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sgt. J. Scott Lindsay (approx. 1.1 miles away); Snowshoe Thompson (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Placerville.
Additional keywords. War/Vet Memorials

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
9. Veterans of Foreign Wars Plaque at Entrance to Monument
Of The United States of America
Sierra Nevada
Post 2680
and
Ladies Auxiliary
In remembrance of our fallen comrades”
Oath of Enlistment

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
11. Memorial Bench at Entrance to Monument (Right Side)
WWII P.O.W. Japan (1942 - 1945)
Korean War (1951 - 1953)
Seaman Naomi M. Winkler Harralson U.S. Navy (1944 – 1946
What we have done for the world remains immortal – Albert Pike
Your Grateful Family
1st Lt. Mathew J. Baumann USMC – Lt. Stephan P. Niemann US Navy – Helen K. Harralson Baumann

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
19. Pear Harbor Memorial Bench
Keep America Alert!”
December 7, 1941
Donated by Don Helbush
Pearl Harbor Survivor Hawaii Territorial Guard and US Navy WWII

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
20. Legion of Valor Memorial Bench
of the United States of America, Inc.
Founded as Medal of Honor Legion 1890
Chartered by Act of Congress 1955

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
25. William E. Schultz, U.S. Navy (ACC) Ret. Memorial Bench
1952 – 1972
“I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man
who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life
worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride
and satisfaction: ‘I served in the United States Navy’”
President John F. Kennedy
[[The US Navy Emblem is on the left side and the Navy Anchor Logo is on the right side.]

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
26. One Family’s Veterans Memorial Bench
[Left side:]
Declaration of Independence signer
Henry Carroll War of 1812
Jasper Carroll Civil War
Henry Carroll Civil War
Glenn Woodward US Army WWI
James McComiskey Navy WWII
Theodore L. Gourlay Navy WWII
Glenn O. Muetz + Merchant Marine WWII
Anthony Trunzo Sr. Air Force Korean War
Michael Glenn Muetz U.S. Army 1970 – 1972
[An American Legion Emblem is engraved in the center separating the two sides.]

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
27. Taylor Memorial Bench
[Left side:
Sky Soldiers Airborne – 173rd Airborne Brigade Emblem]SPC Mathew D. Taylor
United States Army
4/06 to 9/07
173rd Airborne Brigade
[Right side:]SGT Richard H. Taylor
United States Army
10/59 to 5/61
175th Medical Brigade, NGR
11/77 to 10/91
[United States Army Emblem is in the center]
Sky Soldiers Airborne – 173rd Airborne Brigade Emblem]
United States Army
4/06 to 9/07
173rd Airborne Brigade
[Right side:]
United States Army
10/59 to 5/61
175th Medical Brigade, NGR
11/77 to 10/91
[United States Army Emblem is in the center]

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
28. Wiglesworth Family Veterans Memorial Bench
Kenneth USAAC WWII * George USA WWII * Arnold USN WWII * Leland USA WWII * Richard M. USN. ROK
[Center Column:]
Kenneth Alan USA * Richard USMC RVN * David USMC * Robert West USAAC WWII * Sidney Ward USAAC WWII *
[Right Column:]
David West II USMC * Robert R Alejo USN * Dennis Alexander USAF RVN * John A Djubek USAF * Robert Riha USA

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
29. Two Generations Protecting America Memorial Bench
1942 – 1946
USS Wayne (APA-54)
[Right Side:]
1983 – 2007
Explosive Ordinance
[The US Navy Emblem is located in the center of bench.]

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
31. View of Monument from the Wiglesworth Family and the Two Generations Protecting America Benches
Benches in photo from left to right are the Disabled American Veterans, Riley/Combellack, Legion of Valor, and Pearl Harbor Memorials. The Veterans of Foreign War, Sgt. Maj. Walter L. Ehrlich, William E. Schultz, U.S. Navy (ACC) Ret., and One Family’s Veterans Memorial Benches are located off photo to the right.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
35. Plaque Placed at POW * MIA Flag Pole
Allied Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
By
LCDR Richard A. Harralson
United States Navy, POW
May 1942 to August 1945 – Japan
TECH SGT Victor J. Husak
U.S. Army Air Corps, POW
September 1944 to May 1945 – Europe

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
37. Plaque Placed at US Coast Guard Flag Pole
courageous and heroic service to the nation
of
The Revenue Cutter Service,
The Steamboat Inspection Service,
The U.S. Lighthouse Service,
and
The U.S. Lifesaving Service,
that have become
The Modern U.S. Coast Guard
which stands always ready
to answer the Nation’s call to duty.
“Semper Paratus!”

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 17, 2009
39. Plaque Placed at US Navy Flag Pole
Fleet Reserve Association
Branch & Unit 275
Lt. Gary L. Anderson, USN
VR-7 Viet Nam 1967-1968
William O. Davidson, MRC USN
1946-1967
Kenneth C. Church AE-1 USN
1941-1945 * 1955-1971
Charles E. Johnson ADC USN
1935-1955
Robert L. Farley HMC USN
1952-1971
Raymond W. James CTA-1 USN
1975-1995

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 20, 2009
52. Flag Pole Bearing The Stars and Stripes
This Flag Pole, along with 400 additional donor pavers, is located behind the Back Wall of the Monument. Ramps from both the left and right take walkers to this area.
Donated in honor of
all who have served
the cause of freedom.
Richard L.V & Dorothy A. Smith
El Dorado County
all who have served
the cause of freedom.
Richard L.V & Dorothy A. Smith
El Dorado County
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