Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey in Monterey County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Ingersoll Memorial

Photographed by Rene Rendon, October 14, 2022

1. Ingersoll Memorial

Inscription.
To Honor the Ingersoll Family and all who served aboard the two USS Ingersolls:

DD-652
1943-1946--WWII
1951-1970--Korea and Vietnam

DD-990
1980-1998—Desert Storm

Erected 2007 by USS Ingersoll Veterans Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 36° 35.797′ N, 121° 52.613′ W. Memorial is in Monterey, California, in Monterey County. It is in Naval Postgraduate School. It can be reached from Cottage Way. Naval Postgraduate School, near Ingersoll Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Monterey CA 93943, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Central Coast

and specifically on the Coast 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

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and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ingersoll Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel del Monte Historic District (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Herrmann Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Admiral Raymond A. Spruance Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rear Admiral Alan Shepard Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commodore John Drake Sloat Circle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Depots (approx. 0.3 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monterey.

Also see . . .
1. USS Ingersoll (DD-652) (Wikipedia).

Overview: USS Ingersoll (DD-652) was a Fletcher class destroyer in the United States Navy, serving from 28 June 1943 through 19 May 1974. Ingersoll saw action mainly in the Pacific Ocean Areas during World War II, and during the Korean War and Vietnam Wars.

(Submitted on October 27, 2023.)

2. USS Ingersoll (DD-990) (Wikipedia).

Overview: USS Ingersoll (DD-990), a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second U.S. Navy ship to be named USS Ingersoll; in this case,
Photographed by Rene Rendon, October 14, 2022

2. Ingersoll Memorial Marker
in honor of Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll (1883–1976), who served as CINC, Atlantic Fleet during most of World War II.

(Submitted on October 27, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2023, by Rene Rendon of Seaside, California. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2023, by Rene Rendon of Seaside, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.