Shandon in San Luis Obispo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lee Tucker Pool
Photographed by James King, August 18, 2013
1. Lee Tucker Pool Marker
Dedicated April 6, 1946
to the memory of
Lt. Lee E. Tucker U.S.A.
Born in Shandon Nov. 25, 1915
Killed in Action in Italy
April 17, 1945
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 35° 39.367′ N, 120° 22.677′ W. Memorial is in Shandon, California, in San Luis Obispo County. It is at the intersection of Centre Street and North 1st Street when traveling west on Centre Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Shandon CA 93461, 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 and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Life On The Land (approx. 2.2 miles away); Powerful Forces At Work (approx. 2.2 miles away); Home Sweet Homestead (approx. 2.2 miles away); Tribute to a Young Man (approx. 6.6 miles away); Creston Community Church (approx. 12½ miles away).
More about this memorial. The marker is in the Crawford W. Clarke Memorial Park at the corner of Centre and 1st Streets in Shandon.
Regarding Lee Tucker Pool. A photograph of Lt. Tucker, with his brother Percy Usher Tucker, appears on page 332 of the book Mission to Tokyo: The American Airmen Who Took the War to the Heart
this page online
Also see . . . The Sam Browne Belt Gave U.S. Officers a Distinctive Look. The first picture in the article is of Lt. Tucker, on the left. (Submitted on August 20, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California.)
Photographed by James King, August 18, 2013
2. Lee Tucker Pool & Monument
The monument is at the base of the flag pole in front of the pool entrance.
1942
3. The Tucker Brothers
2nd Lieutenants Lee E. (left) and Percy U. Tucker, USA (via Terry Rhodes Tucker)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 1,101 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on October 14, 2024, by James King of San Miguel, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California. 3. submitted on September 19, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
