Sonora in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Veterans Memorial Building

Dedicated 1933

— Tuolumne County War Memorials —

Veterans Memorial Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

1. Veterans Memorial Building Marker

Marker is mounted on the front of the building to the left of the entrance doors.

Inscription.
[ First Marker - See Photo #1 ]
Veterans Memorial Building American Legion Post 58 & Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3154 & Auxiliary Disabled American Veterans Chapter 119 & Auxiliary
Viet Nam Veterans Chapter 391
Korean War Veterans of Tuolumne County
Tuolumne County Veterans Committee, Inc
Re-Dedicated September 3, 1994
In Honor of All Veterans

[ Second Marker - See Photo #2 ]
Veterans Memorial Hall
World War I Erected 1932 in appreciation of the patriotism of the war veterans of Tuolumne County, is especially dedicated to the memory of these men who gave their lives in the World War 1917 – 1918

Melvin Smyth - Tuolumne • Louis A Ciravegna - Soulsbyville • Joseph Deyon - Tuolumne • Howard Kahl - Tuttletown • James C. Kuhl – Jamestown • Lawrence Kress – Columbia • Gerge Marshall – Standard City • William Lloyd Davis – Sonora • Albert Lertora – Jamestown • Henry Meyer – Sonora • Willard Barnum – Sonora • Ernest C. Beal – Chinese Camp • Walter Cresswell – Sonora • Charles Hall – Big Oak Flat • Earl M. Stagg – Tuolumne Board

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of Supervisors
Frank J. Ralph – Chairman
Frank J. Dondero • Ernest H. Hodge • William F. Knoop • Robert T. Simmons
Robert D. Straugh – County Supervisor
George Frederick Ashley – Architect • Ira H. & Ralph V. Larsen – Builders
[ Third Marker – See Photo #3 ]
A Tribute To
Women Military VeteransDedicated to the women of our Armed Forces who have served with honor and pride. To those that did not return, to the many that gave their blood in defense of our country in each conflict our great nation had endured.
Civil War Spanish-American War • World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • Granada • Panama • Persian Gulf May their devotion to duty and
country, not be forgotten.
God bless each and all
Presented by the Korean War Veterans
Association of Tuolumne County
1998
[ Fourth Marker – See Photos #4 and #5 ]
Front: Korean War Memorial
1950 * 1953 This memorial is dedicated to all Korean War Veterans who served and died with courage and conviction during a conflict that produced 54,246 U.S. casualties and 8,177 MIA’s.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter June 27 - Sept.

Veterans Memorial Hall - World War I image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

2. Veterans Memorial Hall - World War I

Marker is mounted on the wall in the vestibule of the building.

16, 1950 • Invasion of Inchon Sept. 15, 1950 • Battle for Seoul Sept. 15, 1951 • Battle of Chosin Reservoir Nov. 27, - Dec. 11, 1950 • Battle of Pork Chop Hill July 6-10, 1953

Rear of Monument:
Korean War Veterans
Charter Members
T.C.K.W.V. Assoc. Robert W. Mildenberger USA • Wendell H. Jones USMC • Gerald R. Ryder USN • Jack W. Mealer USMC • Charles N. Phillips USN • Frederick H. Aulwurm USN • Earl N. Bailey USAF • Harry F. Bollinger Jr. USA • Dodge O. Boyd USN • William W. Dunlavy USA • Albert L. Glick USA • William W. McClanahan USA • Louis D. Reyes USA ――― Robert J. Ashe USA KIA • Richard D. Podesta USA KIA • Floyd DeAnda USA • Eugene F. Bradford USMC • Arthur F. Busalacchi USN • John M. Baker USN • Leland G. Dahlin USN • James B. Wood Sr. USA • Malcom C. Hagan USMC MIA • Derald D. Jacobson USA • Warren L. McDonald USA • Raymond P. Cutting USA • James V. Ruane USN • Joe Cummings USN • Frank G. Perano USN • William C. Milwee USMC • William Tolar USN • Anthony J. Astalfa USA • John M. Poorbaugh USAF • John K. Furrer USAF • Lois J. Black USAF • E. Lee Dauster USMC • Gary Van Den Bergh I USN • Al Koski USA

Tribute to Women Military Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

3. Tribute to Women Military Veterans Marker

Marker is mounted on the wall in the vestibule at the entrance to the building.

• Robert Loll USAF • Robert W. Evans USA • Roger C. Ivani USAF • James M. Boone USN • Raymond E. Titchenal USA • Lloyd E. Titchenal USA • Robert C. Franklin USA • R. Merrittstein Timmins USA • William E. Parsons USMC • Lynville E. Taber USMC • Roland M. Elliott II USA • Albert H. Costa USN • Albert J. Longmore USMC • Milton E. Schroeder USN • Howard L. Manning USN • Don R. Holcomb USN • Donald G. Bigham USAF MIA • Rex H. Miles USA MIA • William E. Hansen USA • Roger C. Gisler USAF • Gerald R. Whitehead USA • Raymond F. Eckley USMC • Donald W. Wright USAF • Richard J. Smith USMC • Billy June Lawrence USA • William R. Sistek USA • Charles R. Hayden USA • Charles Dyson Sr. USN • John V. Litteral USA

[ Fifth Marker – See Photos #6,#7 and #8 ]
1941 World War II 1945
USA USMC USN USAAF USCG USMM This monument is dedicated to all the men and women who served in the Armed Forces and the civilian population who so courageously served our country.
Tuolumne Co. Veterans 1998

[ Sixth Marker – See Photo #9 ] Vietnam War In memoriam to the heroic Tuolumne co men and women of the armed services who gave their lives for

Marker Number 4 - Korean War Memorial - Front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

4. Marker Number 4 - Korean War Memorial - Front

their country during the conflict in Vietnam era. Dedicated Nov 11 1967 S/SGT Roy Lochart USA AM 7 Calvary • Lance CPL Dennis C. Johnson USMC 2nd Bttln 3rd Marine Div. G Co • CPL Thomas H Benton USMC 3rd Div • SP/5 Wm W McConnell USA 10Ist ABN Div • SP/4 Mark Paine Collins USA C Trp 1/4 Calvary 1st Inf Div

[ Seventh Marker – See Photos #10 and #11 ]
Persian Gulf War
1990-1991 Dedicated to the men & women of the Armed Services of Tuolumne County who served their country proudly during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert StormDedicated by Operation Troop Support

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Cold • War, Korean • War, Spanish-American • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II • Women.

Location. 37° 59.12′ N, 120° 22.999′ W. Memorial is in Sonora, California, in Tuolumne County. It is at the intersection of North Washington Street (State Highway 49) and East Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Washington Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at

Rear View of the Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

5. Rear View of the Korean War Memorial

or near this postal address: 17 North Washington Street, Sonora CA 95370, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on 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 walking distance of this marker: Bradford Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuolumne County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Site of the Sonora Daily (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the First Office of The Union Democrat (within shouting distance of this marker); Yo-Semite House (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuolumne County Albert N. Francisco Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sonora IOOF Lodge No. 10 (about 300 feet away); A Portal of the Past (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sonora.

World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

6. World War II Memorial

World War II U.S. Navy 20m.m. Anti-Aircraft Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

7. World War II U.S. Navy 20m.m. Anti-Aircraft Gun

World War II U.S. Navy 20m.m. Anti-Aircraft Gun - Side View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

8. World War II U.S. Navy 20m.m. Anti-Aircraft Gun - Side View

Viet Nam War Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

9. Viet Nam War Marker

This marker is mounted on the wall to the right of the entrance doors.

Persian Gulf War Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

10. Persian Gulf War Marker

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

11. Persian Gulf War Marker

Veterans Memorial Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

12. Veterans Memorial Building

Veterans Memorial Hall - Military Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 13, 2010

13. Veterans Memorial Hall - Military Museum

The Korean War Memorial is seen in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,641 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on June 17, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on June 18, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.