Marina in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
San Diego's Guardians of the Southwest
United States Coast Guard
Safety, Security and Stewardship
Photographed by Kevin W., January 25, 2025
1. San Diego's Guardians of the Southwest Marker
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San Diego's Guardians of the Southwest. United States Coast Guard. Today, Coast Guard Sector San Diego stands as a model of inter-agency cooperation for the Department of Homeland Security. As the nation's oldest continuous seagoing service, the Coast Guard is responsible for conducting missions such as Search and rescue, Maritime Law Enforcement, Marine and Environmental Protection, and Aids to Navigation "Semper Paratus" or Always Ready, the US Coast Guard has approximately 40,000 active-duty men and women to ensure our nations maritime safety, security, and stewardship., Located access the bay, the US Cast Guard has maintained a continual presence in San Diego since 1935. From its humble beginnings, a base was constructed on 23 acres of tidelands and eventually formed Coast Guard Sector San Diego., Mr. Bernard J. Trifoso , Bernard J. Trifoso attended Columbia University for Medic Training in 1943 and transferred to Coast Guard Base San Diego. Trifoso volunteered to be a medic on the LCIs and was assigned to LCI 325 and LCI 94., Medic Trifoso served 3½ years with the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He served two theaters both in Europe and the Pacific. He tended to the injured during the Battle of Normandy at Utah Beach on D-Day, and on Okinawa, Japan before and after the atomic bomb. He is a recipient of two bronze stars for his bravery and medical prowess when attending to a fleet of injured men for hours before the arrival of additional aid., On February 5, 2021 The City of San Diego declared Bernard A. Trifoso Day by proclamation., Elmer F. Stone , Commander Elmer F. Stone was the first US Coast Guard Aviator to receive his "wings of Gold" from Naval Flight Training 1917. Commander Stone Pioneered Coast Guard Aviation by successfully employing Coast Guard craft to conduct search and rescue operations. Commander Stone's Uncanny foresight and aviation skill, as well as his fine qualities as a leader, made him respected and beloved by all who served under him.
Today, Coast Guard Sector San Diego stands as a model of inter-agency cooperation for the Department of Homeland Security. As the nation's oldest continuous seagoing service, the Coast Guard is responsible for conducting missions such as Search and rescue, Maritime Law Enforcement, Marine and Environmental Protection, and Aids to Navigation "Semper Paratus" or Always Ready, the US Coast Guard has approximately 40,000 active-duty men and women to ensure our nations maritime safety, security, and stewardship.
Located access the bay, the US Cast Guard has maintained a continual presence in San Diego since 1935. From its humble beginnings, a base was constructed on 23 acres of tidelands and eventually formed Coast Guard Sector San Diego.
Mr. Bernard J. Trifoso
Bernard J. Trifoso attended Columbia University for Medic Training in 1943 and transferred to Coast Guard Base San Diego. Trifoso volunteered to be a medic on the LCIs and was assigned to LCI 325 and LCI 94.
Medic Trifoso served 3½ years with the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He served two theaters both in Europe and the Pacific. He tended to the injured during the Battle of Normandy at Utah Beach on D-Day, and on Okinawa, Japan before and after the atomic bomb. He is a recipient of two bronze stars for his bravery and medical
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prowess when attending to a fleet of injured men for hours before the arrival of additional aid.
On February 5, 2021 The City of San Diego declared Bernard A. Trifoso Day by proclamation.
Elmer F. Stone
Commander Elmer F. Stone was the first US Coast Guard Aviator to receive his "wings of Gold" from Naval Flight Training 1917. Commander Stone Pioneered Coast Guard Aviation by successfully employing Coast Guard craft to conduct search and rescue operations. Commander Stone's Uncanny foresight and aviation skill, as well as his fine qualities as a leader, made him respected and beloved by all who served under him.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is February 5, 2021.
Location. 32° 42.832′ N, 117° 10.609′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in Marina. It can be reached from the intersection of North Harbor Drive and Navy Pier. Located at the bow of the USS Midway Museum Flight Deck. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego CA, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2026, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 62 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2026, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
