World II War Topic

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World II War Topic

By Joseph Alvarado, April 16, 2022

Hayward War Memorial

401 ► California, Alameda County, Hayward — Hayward War Memorial —

Near Mission Boulevard at D Street, on the right when traveling north.

402 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Asian Resource Center —

On 9th Street at Harrison Street, on the left when traveling west on 9th Street.

403 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Middle Harbor Shoreline Park — USS Oakland Mast —

On Middle Harbor Road, on the left when traveling east.

404 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Reinhardt Redwood Park — 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial —

Near Skyline Boulevard 0.5 miles north of Joaquin Miller Road.

405 ► California, Alameda County, Piedmont — Honor Roll —

Near Vista Avenue near Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

406 ► California, Alameda County, Pleasanton — Pleasanton Veterans Memorial —

Near Sunol Boulevard north of Sycamore Road.

407 ► California, Alameda County, San Leandro, Mulford Gardens — Still on Patrol —

On Mulford Point Drive near Monarch Bay Drive, on the left when traveling south.

408 ► California, Amador County, Ione — In Honor of Ione's Bravest —

On Preston Road (California Route 104) at Main Street ( Route 104), on the right when traveling north on Preston Road.

409 ► California, Amador County, Sutter Creek — In Memory of the Heros of Amador County —

On Airport Road at Golden Chain Highway ( Route 49), on the left when traveling west on Airport Road.

410 ► California, Amador County, Sutter Creek — To Remember the Men of Amador County Who Died in The World War —

On Main Street (State Highway 49), on the left when traveling south.

411 ► California, Amador County, Volcano — Volcano —

On Main Street at Consolation Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.

412 ► California, Butte County, Chico — United States Submarine Crews Memorial —

On Mangrove Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

413 ► California, Butte County, Oroville — Oroville Municipal Airport —

Near Montgomery Street.

414 ► California, Butte County, Paradise — Paradise Veterans Memorial —

Near Black Olive Drive near Pearson Road, on the right when traveling north.

415 ► California, Calaveras County, Copperopolis — 296 — Copperopolis — The Town of —

On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.

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416 ► California, Calaveras County, San Andreas — Calaveras County War Memorial —

Near Mountain Ranch Road at Government Center Road, on the left when traveling east.

417 ► California, Contra Costa County, Concord — (Port Chicago) Disaster —

On Port Chicago Highway.

418 ► California, Contra Costa County, Concord — Dangerous Work —

On Port Chicago Highway.

419 ► California, Contra Costa County, Concord — Disaster

On Kinney Boulevard. Reported missing.

420 ► California, Contra Costa County, Concord — Port Chicago Naval Magazine —

On Port Chicago Highway.

421 ► California, Contra Costa County, Concord — Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial — Dead or Missing in the Port Chicago Explosion — July 17, 1944 —

On Port Chicago Highway.

422 ► California, Contra Costa County, Danville — A Purple Heart Community — Town of Danville —

On West Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

423 ► California, Contra Costa County, Danville — Danville Veterans Memorial —

On Hartz Avenue at East Prospect Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Hartz Avenue.

424 ► California, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito — Forced Removal —

On San Pablo Avenue south of Manila, on the right when traveling north.

425 ► California, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito — The Japanese in El Cerrito, a Timeline —

On San Pablo Avenue south of Manila Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

426 ► California, Contra Costa County, Martinez — Martinez Troops-In-Transit Canteen — Former Site Of — Opened October 17, 1943 • Closed February 15, 1946 —

On Ferry Street near Marina Vista Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

427 ► California, Contra Costa County, Pittsburg — Federal Relocation of Italians in America During World II —

On East 3rd Street at Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East 3rd Street.

428 ► California, Contra Costa County, Pleasant Hill — Contra Costa County World War I Memorial —

On Contra Costa Boulevard at Boyd Road, on the right when traveling south on Contra Costa Boulevard.

429 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — "Victory ships were a bigger, complicated ship." — Reverend Ross Hidy, pastor — S.S. Red Oak Victory

On Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.

430 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — "I was truly there and did my part to the end." -- Addie Mae Cance, former shipyard worker — Shipyard No. 3 —

On Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south.

431 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — "It was a real workhorse." -- Jim Cannon, Marketing Director, Levin-Richmond Terminal Corp — Whirley Crane — Rosie the Riveter / World War II Home Front National Historical Park

Near Canal Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.

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432 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — Center of Town —

On MacDonald Avenue at Harbour Way, on the right when traveling west on MacDonald Avenue.

433 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — City of Richmond Employees World War II Memorial —

Near Barrett Avenue near 27th Street.

434 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — Dynamic Wartime Port —

Near Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south.

435 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — 1032 — Richmond Shipyards —

On Canal Boulevard 1 mile south of Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south.

436 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — Rosie the Riveter Memorial — Honoring American Women's Labor During WWII —

On Esplanade Drive near Melville Square.

437 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — SS Red Oak Victory —

Near Canal Boulevard.

438 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — The Home Front Legacy — The Home Front Legacy —

Near Harbor Way South near Hall Avenue, on the left when traveling south.

439 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — War Boomtown — Remnants of a Shipbuilding Past —

On Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south.

440 ► California, Contra Costa County, Richmond — Wartime Changes —

On Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south.

441 ► California, Contra Costa County, San Ramon — Clement Pierre Elissondo — In Memory of — 1921 - 2005 —

Near San Ramon Valley Boulevard.

442 ► California, Del Norte County, Crescent City — National Tribute Grove

On U.S. 199. Reported missing.

443 ► California, Del Norte County, Crescent City — 497 — S.S. Emidio —

On Front Street at Stamps Way, on the left when traveling south on Front Street.

444 ► California, Del Norte County, Klamath — Disguised to Protect —

On Coastal Drive, on the left when traveling north.

445 ► California, El Dorado County, Georgetown — 141-14 — Growlersburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9241 —

On Main Street, on the left when traveling east.

446 ► California, El Dorado County, Placerville — El Dorado County Veterans Monument —

Near Fair Lane near Ray Lawyer Drive.

447 ► California, Fresno County, Clovis — Clovis Veterans Memorial — On Behalf of a Grateful Nation —

On Hughes Avenue 0.1 miles north of 5th Street.

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448 ► California, Fresno County, Coalinga — Coalinga Veterans Memorial —

On Sunset Avenue near North 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.

449 ► California, Fresno County, Fresno, Downtown — Fresno Corridor of Flags Veterans Memorial —

On Fresno Street at O Street, on the right when traveling east on Fresno Street.

450 ► California, Fresno County, Fresno, Downtown — George M. Bowman — 1891 - 1984 —

On Fresno Street at O Street, on the right when traveling east on Fresno Street.

451 ► California, Fresno County, Fresno, Downtown — Honoring the Ex-Braceros and Their Contributions — Honoramos los Ex-Braceros y Sus Contribuciones — 1942 - 1964 —

On Tulare Street near Van Ness Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

452 ► California, Fresno County, Fresno, Downtown — Via Liberation — Voie de la Liberte 1944 —

On Fresno Street near L Street, on the right when traveling east.

453 ► California, Fresno County, Fresno, McLane — French Merci Train Boxcar Cover — Dedicated July 9, 2021 —

Near North First Street.

454 ► California, Fresno County, Fresno, Roosevelt — 934 — Fresno Assembly Center —

Near South Chance Avenue 0.2 miles Kings Canyon Road, on the left when traveling south.

455 ► California, Humboldt County, Shelter Cove — Mario Machi —

On Machi Road, on the left when traveling south.

456 ► California, Imperial County, Felicity — 985 — Site of Camp Pilot Knob —

On Sidewinder Road North at Tucker Road, on the right when traveling south on Sidewinder Road North.

457 ► California, Imperial County, Imperial — Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial —

Near East Aten Road at Imperial Valley Pioneers Expressway ( Route 111).

458 ► California, Imperial County, Niland — Camp Dunlap —

On Main Street at Route 111, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

459 ► California, Inyo County, Independence — Icon of Confinement — Manzanar Guard Tower —

On Manzanar Reward Road west of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling south.

460 ► California, Inyo County, Independence, Manzanar National Historic Site — "That's What You Call Survival" — Manzanar — Improved Barracks — and Classrooms —