Walnut Creek in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

War Veterans of Walnut Creek Viet Nam Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 13, 2015

1. War Veterans of Walnut Creek Viet Nam Memorial Marker

Inscription. War Veterans
of
Walnut Creek
Memorial to Those Sons of
Walnut Creek Who Gave Their
Lives for Freedom
Viet Nam
1965 - 1975

Robert J. Reilly Jr. · LCPL USMC
John P. Burke PFC · USMC
Frank C. Torres Jr. · SP4 Army
James K. Koehler · LCPL USMC
David A. Oberle · LCPL USMC
Richard Curtis · PFC Army
Willard E. Nelson · LCPL USMC
Ernest F. Lawrence · PFC USMC
Bruce F. McMillan · CAPT USMC
Fred J. Hayes · SSGT USMC
Robert S. Croke · LCPL USMC
Rene G. Bauman · 2LT Army
James P. Young · SGT Army
W. Kevin Laine · SP4 Army
David R. Turner · 2LT USMC
Robert H. Burges · SF1 Navy
Jerry V. Ryan · CPL Army

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

Location. 37° 54.118′ N, 122° 3.687′ W. Memorial is in Walnut Creek, California, in Contra Costa County. It can be reached from Civic Drive east of North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1666 North Main Street, Walnut Creek CA 94596, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in 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 walking distance of this marker: City Hall 1951 & American Red Cross Building (a few steps from this marker); Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall 1981

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lommel's Creamery & Greyhound Bus Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Walnut Creek Library (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); El Rey Theatre (about 300 feet away); Reinharts's Building & Clock (about 300 feet away); Beniamino Bufano (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walnut Creek.

War Veterans of Walnut Creek Viet Nam Memorial Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 13, 2015

2. War Veterans of Walnut Creek Viet Nam Memorial Marker - Wide View

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.