Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

In Memory Of

Photographed by James King, August 12, 2013

1. In Memory Of Marker

Inscription. The boys of the Paso Robles
War Memorial Hospital
District
who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II
Thomas C. Calvert • William O. Cottle • Joseph G. Crettol • Raymond O. Dauth • Raymond J. Farnell Jr. • Roy A Gruwell Jr. • Lester W. Hambly • Richard E. Harris • Glenn Harris • Edward R. Johnson • Dale C. Jones • Troy C. Lancaster • Richard M. Ojeda • Louis F. Patriquin • James L. Pearson • Peter F. Pesenti • George M. Quintana • Robert L. Rogers • Benjamin F. Sauret • Don Smith • Donald S. Steiner • Lee E. Tucker • Abraham L. Van Horn • Wylie Wolfe

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 35° 38.139′ N, 120° 41.237′ W. Memorial is in Paso Robles, California, in San Luis Obispo County. It can be reached from Riverside Avenue near 21st Street/Gregory Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The flagpole and the plaque are on the grounds of the Paso Robles Pioneer Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2010 Riverside Avenue, Paso Robles CA 93446, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Central Coast

and specifically 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 walking distance of this marker: Geneseo School (a few steps from this marker); Paso Robles’ First Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Jeanesville Pump

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(within shouting distance of this marker); First Mennonite Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brewster – Dutra House (approx. half a mile away); Paso Robles Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ignacy Jan Paderewski (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paso Robles.

Also see . . . Hospital Hill. Former location of the Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital. (Submitted on September 14, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California.)

The <i>War Memorial Hospital District</i> WWII Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James King, August 12, 2013

2. The War Memorial Hospital District WWII Memorial

The plaque is on the right side of the base of the flagpole.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 1,282 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 13, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California. 2. submitted on September 14, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.