Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Goodspeed Street Marker

V. R. GoodSpeed Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Raul Prisacariu, March 20, 2026

1. V. R. GoodSpeed Marker

Inscription.
Named in honor of
V.R. Godspeed, CM2c
19 NCB
Killed 17 January 1944
Cape Gloucester

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 34° 9.664′ N, 119° 11.95′ W. Memorial is in Port Hueneme, California, in Ventura County. It is at the intersection of Goodspeed Street and 34th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Goodspeed Street. Located inside Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Port Hueneme CA 93041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Los Angeles,

on Central Coast,

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: Bard Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bard Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Olive (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gerberding/Moranda House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Women’s Improvement Club (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bank of Hueneme (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hueneme Slough (approx. 1.1 miles away); Point Hueneme Lighthouse (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Hueneme.

More about this memorial. Monument sits at the corner of Goodspeed Street and 34th Avenue, directly in front of Building 1444—home to the Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering (CSFE).

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Goodspeed Street Marker - Port Hueneme (Navy Seabee Goundation). Excerpt:

This marker honors Construction Mechanic Second Class V.R. Goodspeed, USN, of Naval Construction Battalion 19 (19th NCB), who was killed in action on January 17, 1944, during operations at Cape Gloucester in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

(Submitted on May 27, 2026.)

Additional keywords. Construction Mechanic Second Class, Naval Construction Battalion 19

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2026, by Raul Prisacariu of Jacksonville, Florida. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on May 25, 2026, by Raul Prisacariu of Jacksonville, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.