Near Bapchule in Pinal County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

In Memory of the Men of St. Peter's Mission

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 27, 2010

1. In Memory of the Men of St. Peter's Mission Marker

Inscription. Erected Nov. 11, 1945
In Memory of the Men
of St. Peter's Mission
Who served in World War II
* Anthony Jose USA • Felix Kayyittan USA • Leo B. Manuel USA • Leonard Pangott USA • Roger Osife USA • Albert J Moreno USMC • Chester J Miles USA • Herman Satoyent USA • William Lewis USA • Francisco Lewis USA • Juan Nacho USA • Victor B Williams USA • Ignatius Burnette USN • Francis Idseph USA • Edward Carmen USA • Ambrose Nacho USA • Anthony Osife USMC • Albert Burnette USN • Adolf Howard USA • Glen Johnson USA • Michael Victorian USA • Joseph Thomas USA • Paschal Williams USA • Arnold Juan USA • Alex Bailey USA • Clement Santos USA • George Manuel USA • George Manuel USA • Steven Jackson USA • Alphonso Lewis USA

Erected 1945.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1996.

Location. 33° 8.19′ N, 111° 52.5′ W. Marker is near Bapchule, Arizona, in Pinal County. It can be reached from St. Peters Road 0.3 miles north of Nelson Road. Marker is on the grounds of St. Peter's Mission, about 75 feet east of the chapel entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Casa Grande AZ 85122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

in the San Carlos Apache Nation,

and specifically in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gila River Internment Center - Rivers, Arizona (approx. 1.9 miles away); Arizona Cotton Land (approx. 7.1 miles away); Goodyear – Ocotillo Cemetery (approx. 7.1 miles away); Gila River Indian Reservation (approx. 8.4 miles away); Gadsden Purchase (approx. 8.4 miles away); Dedicated to Ira H. Hayes USMC (approx. 8.4 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Matthew B. Juan (approx. 8.4 miles away); Honoring Native American Women Veterans (approx. 8½ miles away).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 27, 2010

2. In Memory of the Men of St. Peter's Mission Marker

St. Peter's Mission image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 27, 2010

3. St. Peter's Mission

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,821 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.