Solvang in Santa Barbara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Solvang Park War Memorial

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 31, 2026

1. Solvang Park War Memorial - 1918 plaque

Inscription.
(1918 plaque)
To the loyalty of those who joined the colors from here and served their country for the cause of Liberty and Humanity.

Dedicated this Twenty Ninth day of December 1918.

(2015 plaque)
DEDICATED MAY 25, 2015
To the memory of these Santa Ynez Valley residents who gave their lives in service to our nation

Adolph Burchardi USMC WWI
Delbert Carter Army WWII
George Downs Army WWII
Lucius Manning Army WWII
John Melbourne Army WWII
George Ortega Army WWII
John Pedercini Army WWII
Grant Schley Army WWII
Hermann Burchardi Navy Training
William Valdez Army Korea
Billie Beard Army Vietnam
Richard Henrey Army Vietnam
John Hill USMC Vietnam
Robert Pacheco USMC Vietnam
David Tibbetts Army Vietnam
Steven Staggers Navy Training
Aaron Allen USMC Iraq
Joshua Townsend Army Afghanistan

Presented by Santa Ynez American Legion Post 160
VFW Pedercini-Ortega Post 7139

Erected 1918.

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

Location. 34° 35.747′ N,

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120° 8.377′ W. Memorial is in Solvang, California, in Santa Barbara County. It is at the intersection of Mission Drive and 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on Mission Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1630 Mission Drive, Solvang CA 93463, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on California’s Central Coast,

specifically on the Coast Ranges,

and specifically 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Solvang, California (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Solvang Founders (about 300 feet away); Bit O' Denmark (about 400 feet away); Solvang Theater Festival (about 600 feet away); Mission Santa Inéz (approx. 0.2 miles away); Express Wagon

Solvang Park War Memorial - 2015 plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 31, 2026

2. Solvang Park War Memorial - 2015 plaque

(approx. 3.6 miles away); Coast Line Stage Company Mud Wagon (approx. 3.6 miles away); Los Olivos 1887 (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solvang.

Solvang Park War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 31, 2026

3. Solvang Park War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.