Chester in Plumas County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza

Dedicated May 26, 2008

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

1. Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza Marker

Inscription. This marker is made up of three individual markers, one each for the Korean War, World War II and the Vietnam War.

In memory of Plumas County
Korean War Verterans who gave
their lives in the “Forgotten War”

They may have wader ashore at Inchon, or fought on Heartbreak Ridge, Pork Chop Hill, or in many other battles of the war. The were greatly outnumbered, yet they fought on, and they fought bravely.

To us, they will never be forgotten.
Dedicated May 31, 2004 by American Legion Post # 0664
Lake Almano Elks Lodge # 2626
Delmaar W. Ross • Arthur C. Wilson, Jr. • William R. Simmons • Harold M. McKenna

In Memory of Plumas County World
War II Veterans who gave their
lives fighting for the freedom of
America and the Free World:
For Justice and Peace.

They possessed the inner strength and courage to defeat the enemy. “Uncommon valor was a common virtue.” Chester Nimitz, Admiral, United States Navy

Dedicated May 31, 2004 by American Legion Post #0664
Lake Almanor Elks Lodge #2626
Harry A. Doble • Frederick G. Ferrar • Gordon K. Gould • Kenneth M. Hayes • Marion E. Herring • James

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E. Locke • Frank Buckner • William K, Hamblin • Max E. Schooler • Clyde W. Trusty • Harold E. Schmittler • Thomas W. Ware • Jack A. Weigand • Lamarr A. Woodsen • Edwin W. Winter • Beauford E. Young • Robert L. Johnson • Fred R. Kabkez • Lee Johnson • Daniel Herrmann • O. Jean Kampschmidt • Kelly E. Kimes • Raymond R. Martinez • Howard King • Watt T. Maxwell • Joseph J. Sanzone • Earl R. McShane • Robert P. McTwigan • Virgil F. Abbott • Robert C. Parrott • Francis W. Pulliam • Jess R. Pierce • Leon M. Pumphrey • John M. Richardson • Elliott Orr • Eugene L. Rickard • Alonzo Andersen • Harold E. Graham • Paul B. Carter • Narciso Brussatoi • John Charley • Lowell V. Dean • John W. Moore, MD • William F. Murray • Arnold Nelson • Charles Shaw • Clarence J. Alexander • Robert Ross • Carl Dean Smith • Delbert L. Strong • Robert V. Dolkas • Malcom I. Duncan • James C. Hardin • James I. Scorsur • Palmer Johnson • Don H. Lancaster • Wilbur E. Edgmon • Donald S. Berton • Gale R. Butler • John C. Cucciarre • Craig C. Moore • Marion C. Shaffer • Tadishi T. Takeuchi • Eugene W. Swanson • Burr D. Williams • Lester E. Pyle Harry Y. Schaedler C.W. Stonesifer

Plumas County Korean War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

2. Plumas County Korean War Memorial Marker

lives fighting for the freedom of America and the Free World: For Justice and Peace. They possessed the inner strength and courage to defeat the enemy. “Uncommon valor was a common virtue.” Chester Nimitz, Admiral, United States Navy Dedicated May 31, 2004 by American Legion Post #0664 & Lake Almanor Elks Lodge #2626 Harry A. Doble • Frederick G. Ferrar • Gordon K. Gould • Kenneth M. Hayes • Marion E. Herring • James E. Locke • Frank Buckner • William K, Hamblin • Max E. Schooler • Clyde W. Trusty • Harold E. Schmittler • Thomas W. Ware • Jack A. Weigand • Lamarr A. Woodsen • Edwin W. Winter • Beauford E. Young • Robert L. Johnson • Fred R. Kabkez • Lee Johnson • Daniel Herrmann • O. Jean Kampschmidt • Kelly E. Kimes • Raymond R. Martinez • Howard King • Watt T. Maxwell • Joseph J. Sanzone • Earl R. McShane • Robert P. McTwigan • Virgil F. Abbott • Robert C. Parrott • Francis W. Pulliam • Jess R. Pierce • Leon M. Pumphrey • John M. Richardson • Elliott Orr • Eugene L. Rickard • Alonzo Andersen • Harold E. Graham • Paul B. Carter • Narciso Brussatoi • John Charley • Lowell V. Dean • John W. Moore, MD • William F.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

3. Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza Marker

Murray • Arnold Nelson • Charles Shaw • Clarence J. Alexander • Robert Ross • Carl Dean Smith • Delbert L. Strong • Robert V. Dolkas • Malcom I. Duncan • James C. Hardin • James I. Scorsur • Palmer Johnson • Don H. Lancaster • Wilbur E. Edgmon • Donald S. Berton • Gale R. Butler • John C. Cucciarre • Craig C. Moore • Marion C. Shaffer • Tadishi T. Takeuchi • Eugene W. Swanson • Burr D. Williams • Lester E. Pyle Harry Y. Schaedler C.W. Stonesifer

In Memory of Plumas County
Vietnam Veterans who made
the ultimate sacrifice

“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” : John 16:13,

This monument is a reminder to future generations of the sacrifices that have been made by past generations to ensue that our freedoms will forever be preserved. We must learn from the past so that history will not repeat itself, and we must remember that freedom is not free.
The individuals listed below are special to all of us. These young men answered their nation’s call. They went, they served, and they gave their life for their county. Let us remember them, and the thousands of others who gave their

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

4. Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza Marker

life for their country in Vietnam.

Dedicated July 4th, 2002 by: American Legion Post #0664
Lake Almanor Elks Lodge #2626

Floyd “Sonny” Grainger • Sanford L. Shrout Jr. • Donald H. Richardson • Jarold E. Humphery • Duncan B. McIntyre • Edward H. Timmons • Phillip Ratledge • Steve N. Lambert • Richard E. Huff • Richard O’Brian • Gary W. Catron • Jerry Murphy • Utah Creason • Art Shelton • Roy Rawlin

Erected 2008 by : American Legion Post #0664 & Lake Almanor Elks Lodge #2626.

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

Location. 40° 18.56′ N, 121° 13.9′ W. Memorial is in Chester, California, in Plumas County. It is on Meadow Brook Loop, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 450 Meadow Brook Loop, Chester CA 96020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s Shasta Cascade

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade

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5. Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza Marker

Range,

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: In Memory of the Lumberjack (approx. ¼ mile away); Chester Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Olde Towne Corner Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); Char's Beauty Salon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dave Stratford 1945 – 2001 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mt. Lassen Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rainbow Lodge (approx. half a mile away); "Dinky" (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

More about this memorial. Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza is located at the Truman Collins Sports Complex.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 883 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 18, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.