Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Sherman Oaks Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 12, 2023

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
American Legion Post No. 193 Van Nuys dedicates this memorial in honor of those veterans from the Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks area who served honorably in the armed forces of the United States of America during World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama and the Persian Gulf conflicts.
Some gave their lives, and all made sacrifices, to preserve freedom and democracy for peoples of all nations in a continuous quest for international peace.

Erected 1996 by American Legion Post No. 193 Van Nuys.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 34° 9.607′ N, 118° 26.502′ W. Memorial is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Sherman Oaks. It can be reached from Huston Street east of Hazeltine Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located in Van Nuys / Sherman Oaks Recreation Center, at the flagpole. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 14201 Huston St, Sherman Oaks CA 91423, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in California’s The Valley — the San Fernando Valley

and in the Transverse Ranges.

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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harry J. Wolff House (approx. 1½ miles away); Tarahat Ahiiv (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ernani Bernardi Plaza (approx. 1.7 miles away); Engine Company No. 39 (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Country General Store (approx. 1.7 miles away); Van Nuys Library (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sportsmen’s Lodge (approx. 2 miles away); Melhorn Overlook (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

More about this memorial. The Van Nuys / Sherman Oaks park property was deeded to the city in 1947 with a clause that it must remain as a war memorial park in perpetuity. The city acquired the property with assistance

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 12, 2023

2. Veterans Memorial

from the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks War Memorial Park Association, Inc. and funding from the State.

Van Nuys / Sherman Oaks Recreation Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 12, 2023

3. Van Nuys / Sherman Oaks Recreation Center

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 604 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 13, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.