Gothic Quarter in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

USS Guam and Trenton Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 1, 2023

1. USS Guam and Trenton Memorial Marker

Inscription.

In memory of the members of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps serving on the U.S.S. Guam and the U.S.S. Trenton who perished in this port on 17 January 1977, and in gratitude to the citizens, officials and rescue teams of Barcelona for their cooperation with the U.S. forces.

Charles B. Allen - USMC ∙ Paul L. Asplund – USMC ∙ Charles Baldwin - USN ∙ Junior L. Balkcom - USMC ∙ Milton Ballard – USMC ∙ Paul R. Bevill - USMC ∙ Dwight Bolt - USN ∙ Lawrence A. Booker - USMC ∙ Edgar E. Breton - USN ∙ Raul Cantu - USMC ∙ David M. Chapman - USNR ∙ Willie S. Crayton – USMC ∙ Gary L. Dunlap - USMC ∙ Randy P. Falls - USN ∙ Danny G. Fancher - USN ∙ Calvin K. Freeman - USMC ∙ Dexter B. Gilliard - USMC ∙ Pablo Gonzales - USN ∙ Michael T. Gurney - USMC ∙ Wayne Hagwood - USMC ∙ Michael Hemphill - USMC ∙ Michael W. Johnson - USMC ∙ Loren E. King - USN ∙ James R. Labourr – USN ∙ Robert C. Lewis – USN

Henry Lloyd Jr. – USMC ∙ Billy J. Lott – USN ∙ James W. McCall Jr - USNR ∙

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Charles M. McCauley - USN ∙ Julian A. Millena - USN ∙ Charles L. Minneck – USN ∙ Steven P. Mitchell - USN ∙ David E. Morris – USMC ∙ John T. Mullin - NSN ∙ Leroy V. Peake – USMC ∙ Joe F. Perdue - USMC ∙ Richard D. Reynolds - USN ∙ Brian K. Royal - USN ∙ Michael R. Shimfessel - USN ∙ Charles E. Simon - USN ∙ Michael A. Sims - USN ∙ Lloyd L. Spitler - USN ∙ Alfonso Stallworth - USMC ∙ Clarence W. Staten - USMC ∙ Redford Swain - USMC ∙ Ignatius D. Thomas – USMC ∙ Dennis A. Williamson - USN ∙ James D. Wines - USN ∙ Rodney L. Wolfe – USN

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 41° 22.515′ N, 2° 10.683′ E. Memorial is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in the Gothic Quarter. It is at the intersection of Passeig Josep Carner and La Rambla on Passeig Josep Carner. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Barcelona, Cataluña 08039, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

USS Guam and Trenton Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 1, 2023

2. USS Guam and Trenton Memorial

the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Portal de la Pau Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vaixells turístics (within shouting distance of this marker); La Gran Eixida Filològica / La Gran Expedición Filológica / The Grand Philological Expedition (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument a Ròmul Bosch i Alsina (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Rambla de Mar (about 120 meters away); Agustí Bartra i Lleonart (about 240 meters away); fotògrafs Napoleon (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Josep Anselm Clavé (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

Also see . . . “This has been forgotten”: 40 years after Navy tragedy, veterans gather to remember the dead. Virginia Pilot Online website entry (2017) (Submitted on November 16, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 1, 2023

3. USS Guam and Trenton Memorial

USS Guam and Trenton Memorial image. Click for more information.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 1, 2023

4. USS Guam and Trenton Memorial

The Portal de la Pau Marker next to the memorial gives more details on the incident.
"Faces of Freedom: Rescue in Barcelona" - U.S. Navy website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 9, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.