Manuel Valverde Park in Lathrop in San Joaquin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lathrop Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 21, 2023
1. Lathrop Veterans Memorial Marker
CPL. George R. Calloway
US Marine Corps
07/29/1916 01/23/1943
WWII
PFC. Joseph E. Tafoya
US Army
10/27/1947 08/28/1968
Vietnam War
S/SGT. Donald V. Rieger
US Army Air Corps
03/17/1925 08/08/1944
WWII
CWO David Angelo F. Alvarez
US Army
05/15/1976 11/08/2007
Iraq War
T/SGT. Roscoe Carnes, Jr.
US Marine Corps
12/04/1923 07/31/1952
Korean War
WO Gale Butcher, Jr.
US Army
02/14/1949 01/08/1970
Vietnam War
LCPL Brock D. Elliott
US Marine Corps
09/04/1948 05/26/1967
Vietnam War
1st LT. Michael W. Vega
US Army National Guard
11/15/1962 03/20/2004
Iraq War
CPL. Alvin R. Mendes
US Army
07/26/1927 08/07/1951
Korean War
BM3 Charles M. White, Sr.
US Navy
05/02/1938 01/24/1968
Vietnam War
PVT. James Joseph Chio
US Army
1900 08/07/1918
WWI
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 37° 49.185′ N, 121° 16.756′ W. Memorial is in Lathrop, California, in San Joaquin County. It is in Manuel Valverde Park. It is on 5th Street south of L Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 15707 5th Street, Lathrop CA 95330, 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, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lathrop (approx. 0.2 miles away); America's First Coast-to-Coast Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Comet 1846 First Sail Launch (approx. 2.7 miles away); Finleys Bar and Grill (approx. 3.4 miles away); California Chicory Works (approx. 3.7 miles away); Liberty Plot (approx. 4.2 miles away); William Campbell (approx. 4.3 miles away); French Camp (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lathrop.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Shooting of David S. Terry (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing); First Transcontinental Railroad (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 21, 2023
2. CPL. George R. Calloway
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 21, 2023
3. PFC. Joseph E. Tafoya
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4. S/SGT. Donald V. Rieger
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5. CWO David Angelo F. Alvarez
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6. T/SGT. Roscoe Carnes, Jr.
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7. WO Gale Butcher, Jr.
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8. LCPL Brock D. Elliott
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9. 1st Lt. Michael W. Vega
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10. CPL. Alvin R. Mendes
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11. BM3 Charles M. White, Sr.
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12. PVT. James Joseph Chio
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 21, 2023
13. Lathrop Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
