Reinhardt Redwood Park in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 31, 2013

1. 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated on August 7, 1992, by E Company Veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated United States Army Unit of World War II. The all volunteer 442nd Combat Team was composed of Americans of Japanese ancestry, from the Territory of Hawaii, and the United States, many that volunteered from American concentration camps, into which these citizens had been forcefully evacuated by the United States Government in 1942.

Erected 1992.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1992.

Location. 37° 48.642′ N, 122° 10.472′ W. Memorial is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Reinhardt Redwood Park. It can be reached from Skyline Boulevard half a mile north of Joaquin Miller Road. The marker is located within Roberts Regional Recreation Area. There is an admission fee - be sure and request a map at the entrance station. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10570 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland CA 94611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in

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California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees (a few steps from this marker); John C. Fremont Monument (approx. ¾ mile away); Pyramid to Moses (approx. 0.9 miles away); Commemoration of Old Redwood Road from Redwood Canyon (approx. one mile away); The Monument Loop: A Legacy (approx. one mile away); The Creation of a Park (approx. one mile away); Joaquin Miller (approx. one mile away); Joaquin Miller’s Abbey (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

More about this memorial. The marker itself is about 300 feet into the woods. From the western edge of the lower parking lot, walk about 200-300 feet west, past the volleyball court. The 442nd

442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 31, 2013

2. 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial Marker - Wide View

marker itself is nestled in a small redwood grove, but is easily found by looking for the nearby 5-foot high stone monument for the Blossom Rock Navigation Trees historical marker, which is just footsteps away.

Also see . . . 442nd Regimental Combat Team Historical Society Website. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was an infantry regiment in the United States Army comprised of Americans of Japanese ancestry. The 442nd fought in Italy and France during World War II against the German Army of Hitler's Third Reich. The 442nd earned a reputation for being a crack infantry unit and the regiment and its men received considerable battle honors and individual medals of valor.... (Submitted on April 5, 2013.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2013, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,483 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2013, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.