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Military Topic
By Mathew H. Kohnen, October 27, 2007
Union Cemetery Civil War Soldiers Memorial
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| | Union Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the Civil War, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti- slavery feelings ran high in California, and the founders of the cemetery strongly opposed the . . . — — Map (db m3296) HM |
| | This monument is dedicated by the citizens of San Mateo in gratitude to the men and women of our community who served courageously and unselfishly in the defense of great national peril and in memory of those citizens who made the supreme sacrifice . . . — — Map (db m29183) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m29185) WM |
| |
In Memory of
442nd
Japanese American
Combat Team
and their families
"Go For Broke" — — Map (db m29186) HM |
| | Here on Christmas Day, 1846 natives and soldiers from the Presidio of Santa Barbara lay in ambush for Lt. Col. John C. Fremont, U.S.A. and his battalion. Advised of the plot, Fremont was guided over the San Marcos Pass by Benjamin Foxen and his son . . . — — Map (db m159869) HM |
| | This memorial honors the residents of Santa Barbara County, who as members of the United States Armed Forces, died in the service of their country in peace and in war.
473 Santa Barbara County residents are known to have made the ultimate . . . — — Map (db m72034) WM |
| | This presidio was established under orders of King Carlos III, April 19-21, 1782, by Governor Felipe De Neve, Padre Junipero Serra and Lieutenant Jose Francisco Ortega, to provide the benefits of government for the inhabitants of the Santa Barbara . . . — — Map (db m50557) HM |
| | First Marker:
5th Armored Division
"Victory"
Activated Ft. Knox, KY - 1 October 1941 • VAFB (then Camp Cooke) February 1942 - March 1943 • Desert & Tennessee Maneuvers - 1942 & 1943 • Deployed to E.T.O. February 1944 • Landed . . . — — Map (db m51112) HM |
| | With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
Lt. Col. Gordon L. Page
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action — — Map (db m155050) HM |
| |
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 3982
Chartered 1945
Dedicated To
Veterans Who Served — — Map (db m26970) WM |
| | After armed confrontation nearby on January 2, 1847, and a truce meeting the following day, Marine Capt. Ward Marston, commander of the United States expeditionary force, and Francisco Sánchez, leader of the Mexican-Californian ranchers, agreed to a . . . — — Map (db m57844) HM |
| | Recreation at Home
Remains of a swimming pool are a visual reminder of a thriving community of military families that lived at the Almaden Air Force Station between 1957 and 1980. Hundreds of people live in military housing near this . . . — — Map (db m114660) HM |
| | In the late 1950s, the United States government procured Mount Umunhum to build the Almaden Air Force Station. an early warning radar facility that operated from 1957 to 1980. The station was constructed as part of a west coast network that scanned . . . — — Map (db m114625) HM |
| | To fire the first salute
(October 18th, 1850)
on the arrival of the news
in California
proclaiming
its admission to the union.
Remounted for the City of Watsonville, March 22, 1922 by the Watsonville Parlor, No, 65, Native Sons of the . . . — — Map (db m54899) HM |
| | Dedicated to All Veterans Who Answered the Call
to Serve this Great Nation
Northern California Veterans Cemetery
Igo, California
Dedicated November 11, 2005
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
Thomas Johnson, Secretary . . . — — Map (db m63324) WM |
| | In Commemoration of
Fort Crook
Established July 1, 1857 by Lieut' George Crook and Command for the protection of the immigrants and settlers. Later occupied by Capt John W Gardner and Capt McGregor.
The boundaries of this fort were . . . — — Map (db m143473) HM |
| | The Hat Creek Station was established here in 1856 and operated by the California Stage Co. on the eastern branch of the California-Oregon Trail and the Nobles Trail. The intrusion of the whites through Indian lands led to many conflicts. On August . . . — — Map (db m58555) HM |
| | To Honor Those
Valient Men And Women
Who Dedicated Themselves
To Service And Sacrifice
For God And Country — — Map (db m113332) WM |
| | Dedicated to Honor The Service
of All Shasta County Veterans
Who Have Served This Nation With Honor... — — Map (db m113422) WM |
| | Dedicated Memorial Day 1939
Owner: County of Shasta
Maintained by War Veterans of Shasta County
General Contractor: Adam Arras & Son Contractors
Funded by The County of Shasta and WPA
Listed in Architectural Historian Book By David Gebhard . . . — — Map (db m113330) WM |
| | Dedicated
To the memory of
Company K
-----------------
6th Regiment
California Volunteers
May 27, 1863 – May 27, 1931 — — Map (db m43848) HM |
| | Center Marker:
In honor of our
members who have
served in the
Armed Forces of
their county
Downieville Parlor
No. 92
Native Sons of the
Golden West
Marker on left:
Dedicated to the many American . . . — — Map (db m43872) HM |
| | The Mountain Howitzer is a short barreled, large caliber cannon designed on such a small scale that the entire piece can be taken apart and carried on pack animals. Mountain Howitzers were mostly used on small skirmishes, scouting expeditions and . . . — — Map (db m101426) HM |
| | Erected
by
Ft. Jones
Boy Scouts
May 30, 1913,
to our
soldiers
burried here — — Map (db m113047) WM |
| |
“When I was a child…I played around Tule Lake where the tules and grass grow thick… We used to go out in the tall grass… and look for chub fish… and shoot at (them) with our arrows.”
Peter Schonchin, last surviving . . . — — Map (db m63249) HM |
| | From this command post, the U.S. Army directed part of a frustrating campaign against a small band of Modoc Indians. Determined to defend their homeland, the Modoc consistently outmaneuvered the Army, who at times outnumbered them ten to one. Just . . . — — Map (db m154350) HM |
| | On this historic site for more than a century military history was written. The loyalty, courage, and devotion of the military and the civilian who served their country here furnished material for a brilliant page in the saga of the far west. What . . . — — Map (db m16297) HM |
| | [Marker read:]
Benicia Barracks, established on April 30, 1849 and organized by Brevet Lt. Col. Silas Casey, 2nd U.S. Infantry, was the U.S. Army headquarters for the Department of the Pacific from 1851-1857. Also known as the 'Post near . . . — — Map (db m16296) HM |
| | These finely crafted sandstone buildings were originally constructed for use as warehouses. They gained their name and fame, however, during a brief period in 1863-64 when they were used to stable a herd of camels imported by the U.S. Army for . . . — — Map (db m155174) HM |
| | The first stone fortress in the far west. Originally had two towers, but following an accidental explosure in 1912, it was rebuilt with only one tower and the present clock was installed. Buring the building’s history, it has served as a chapel, . . . — — Map (db m16305) HM |
| | An imposing residence of classic Georgian architecture with 14-foot ceilings and 24-inch brick walls. The lumber for the wainscoting, parquet floors, paneling, stair rails and balustrades was carried by ship "around The Horn".
During the last . . . — — Map (db m40855) HM |
| | Named for Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, founder of the Naval Academy and War of 1812 hero. As Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Jones landed at Monterey 1842, raising the Stars and Stripes under misapprehension of war with Mexico. From 1848 to 1850 he . . . — — Map (db m40973) HM |
| | Dedicated to the memory of
all the patriotic men and women
who answered their country’s call to service.
George W. Bush
President of the United States
R. James Nicholson
Secretary
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . . . — — Map (db m36827) HM |
| |
In memory of veterans
in the service of our
country who gave of their
lives that we might live free
30 May 1994
Rio Vista Post 11389
{Veterans' names on marker listed below:}
Frank L. Kroutch, Cartland L. Lent, Louis L. Silva, . . . — — Map (db m17188) HM |
| | The two Sentry Houses before you mark the entrance to the
Mare Island Naval Ammunition Depot, which was the United States' first
naval arsenal in the Pacific. The Depot manufactured, stored, and
transported munitions for the U.S. Navy from 1857 . . . — — Map (db m153855) HM |
| | Mare Island Navy Yard was established September 16, 1854, by the then Commander David G. Farragut, USN. Site selected in 1852 by a commission headed by Commodore John D. Sloat, USN.
Mare Island had the Navy's first shipyard, ammunition depot, . . . — — Map (db m35020) HM |
| | On a hill 300 feet south of this point, the first naval wireless station on the Pacific Coast was erected in 1904.
Plaque erected in Sept 1954 — — Map (db m26010) HM |
| | These sentry houses are key contributing
features of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
A National Historic Landmark, Marine
Corps manned A272 to guard entry to
the high security naval ammunition
depot, while A279 was a waiting booth for
those . . . — — Map (db m153854) HM |
| | In memory to those who gave their lives for God and their Country — — Map (db m41091) WM |
| | [Upper Plaque]
Honoring those who served, those who fought, and those who gave the last full measure of devotion to us, their families, and their Country. Their sacrifice is priceless, there courage supreme, and their devotion eternal. . . . — — Map (db m41094) HM |
| | Olive
TD-9 International Harvester Tractor with Bucyrus Erie Blade
International Harvester (IH) began manufacturing tractors in 1909. From 1939 to 1959, IH produced the TD-9 tractor. IH built 59,800 of these models, which it produced at it’s . . . — — Map (db m103004) HM WM |
| | We as a community have committed ourselves to honor our Veterans…the living and the dead.
We must embrace the fact that we are the benefactors of their sacrifices. We must also remember to honor the Veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice . . . — — Map (db m40196) WM |
| |
In honor of
Major Charles L. Kelly, MSC, U.S. Army
1925 - 1964
Dust-Off Pilot Extraordinary
Killed in action by small arms fire
while attempting to approach a hot LZ
near Vinh Long, Viet Nam on 1 July 1964
after . . . — — Map (db m96555) WM |
| | Honoring with Pride Costilla County Veterans
A list of veterans from the Civil War through Operation Desert Shield is engraved on the marker. — — Map (db m64065) WM |
| | The B-52 program had its roots in 1945, when the United States Army Air Forces sought to expand its capabilities with a long-range heavy bomber and jet powered flight. This resulted in the development of the Boeing YP-52 prototype that made its . . . — — Map (db m119433) HM |
| | Dedicated by the people of Colorado in gratitude and respect for the men and women who have proudly served and sacrificed in our nation’s armed forces. — — Map (db m46079) HM |
| | At this location on April 23, 1865, assassins shot and killed 1st Colorado Cavalary Officer Capt. Silas S. Soule. During the infamous Sand Creek Massacre of November 29, 1864, Soule had disobeyed orders by refusing to fire on Chief Black Kettle's . . . — — Map (db m67133) HM |
| | Dedicated to the men who served aboard the U.S.S. Colorado (BB-45) March 1921-June 1959.
Tarawa • Kwajalein • Eniwetok • Saipan-Guam • Tinian • Leyte • Mindoro • Luzon • Okinawa • Japan. Dedicated March 21, 1997 — — Map (db m46195) HM |
| | In 1846 the unsettled area that is now Parker, Colorado, consisted of wild open plains, inhabited only by local Indian tribes and passing trappers and traders. The Crosby-Brown Company, otherwise known as the Mississippi Saints, and detachments of . . . — — Map (db m97420) HM |
| |
Welcome to Colorado Springs
History of Colorado Springs
Founded as a resort town in 1871 by Civil War hero General William Jackson Palmer, the region has drawn visitors world-wide since its beginning. People traveled near and far to . . . — — Map (db m107277) HM |
| |
World War II brought sweeping social changes to Glenwood Springs as tourism, its prime industry, declined. The Hotel Colorado, the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, and the Vapor Cave saw marked declines in patronage during these years. . . . — — Map (db m120554) HM |
| |
(Front Side)
Kiowa County pays tribute to all men and women who served honorably in the armed forces to preserve America’s freedom
(Rear Side)
“All gave some
Some gave all”
“Freedom is not . . . — — Map (db m107174) WM |
| | Dedicated to All American veterans. This monument is dedicate to all Americans who have served in the United States Military. The names here are but a few. May we never forget the sacrifices that have been made. “In Honor of Those who . . . — — Map (db m45565) HM |
| | Originated on the site of a U.S. Cavalry post established in 1880 at Hesperus. From 1891 until 1956 the old fort was operated as an Indian school, a vocational high school and a junior college.
The first president of the college was Charles . . . — — Map (db m22765) HM |
| | World War II
United States Army
Ski Troopers
99th Infantry Battalion
(Separate)
The Viking Battalion
Office of Strategic Services
O.S.S. NORSO
(Rype Group)
Special Forces
The 99th Infantry Battalion (SEP) was:
Activated 10 . . . — — Map (db m112932) HM WM |
| | This monument is dedicated to the brave men and women of the town of Bethel who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully served their country. We honor and express gratitude for their courage and the sacrifices they made to keep America a free . . . — — Map (db m21234) HM |
| | Dedicated to the Men and Women of Brookfield who Served in our Country’s Armed Service in Defense Of our Freedom — — Map (db m21230) HM |
| | [ Inscribed around the bronze base ]
Dedicated to the Soldiers and Sailors of Danbury 1776 1861 1898 1917 Donald E. Curran SC — — Map (db m22785) HM |
| | Dedicated to All Men and Women
Wounded In All Our Wars
Combat Wounded Veterans
They Paid For
Our Freedom
With Blood
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
Erected by the Homer Lee Wise Chapter 1932, Military
Order of the Purple Heart, . . . — — Map (db m80261) WM |
| | In Memoriam
Dedicated To The
Honor And Sacrifice
Of The Men And Women
Of Byram Who Served
In The Armed Forces In
Defense Of Our Country
Erected by the People of Byram
1953 — — Map (db m38728) WM |
| | Erected In Memory Of The
Men From The Ninth District
Greenwich, Connecticut
Who Served In The Armed
Forces And Paid The Supreme
Sacrifice For Their Country
Anthony J. Balco • Joseph T. Borowiec • Domenico S. Crucitti • Harold A. . . . — — Map (db m38713) WM |
| | [ Left column]
To All Of
Those Veterans
From The
Town of Monroe
Who Served
Their Country:
Honor, Hope,
Remembrance,
Gratitude, Peace
And Eternal Rest
[ Right column]
Those Who Have
Made the Supreme . . . — — Map (db m26095) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m21339) HM |
| | In memory
to all disabled
American Veterans who
served in all wars
and conflicts of the
United States of America
Dedicated by
Charles K. Merritt Chapter No. 20
Disabled American Veterans
Stratford, Connecticut. . . . — — Map (db m25785) HM |
| |
In recognition and appreciation
for the service given by
members of the Armed Forces
from Stratford during times of
national crisis
[ Front face ]
Libya • Grenada • Lebanon • Iraq • Bosnia • Saudi Arabia • Afghanistan • . . . — — Map (db m25783) HM |
| | In Recognition Of Service Rendered To Our Country By Men & Women Of Stratford Connecticut During National Crises — — Map (db m25901) HM |
| | VFW
Raymond T. Goldbach
Post No. 9460 Stratford, Conn.
In Memory
For all those who gave their lives
in all wars — — Map (db m26307) HM |
| | [ Front ]
Dedicated to The
Honor and Sacrifice
Of the Men And
Women of This
Community Who
Served Our Country
In All Wars
Trumbull
1958
[ Back ]
Trumbull Residents Who Gave Their Lives In The Service Of Their . . . — — Map (db m26083) HM |
| | To commemorate the battle fought on and
near this point between the British forces
and the American Patriots, April 28, 1777.
Ordnance presented by U.S. Government and erected July 4, 1901 — — Map (db m22556) HM |
| | One Mile South At
Compo Beach
2000 British Troops
Landed April 25, 1777
For Raid on Danbury — — Map (db m21244) HM |
| | Here occurred the first engagement between the Continentals and the British Troops when they invaded Connecticut, April - 25 - 1777 — — Map (db m21360) HM |
| | To Commemorate the
heroism of the Patriots
who defended their
country when the British
invaded this State April 25-
1777. General David Wooster
Colonel Abraham Gould
and more than one hundred
Continentals fell in the
engagements . . . — — Map (db m21538) HM |
| | 1778 1978
1st Company Governor's Horse Guards
Organized Militia – State of Connecticut
20 May, 1978
This memorial is dedicated to the Horse Guardsmen who have honorably served this illustrious cavalry unit since it's founding during . . . — — Map (db m33060) HM |
| | In Honor And Tribute
Of All Veterans
Past, Present And Future
Let Us Visit Here For
Gratitude And Remembrance — — Map (db m33510) WM |
| | Dedicated To All
Veterans Who Devotedly
Served Their Country
Army • Navy
Marine Corps • Air Force
Coast Guard • Woman's Corps — — Map (db m34242) WM |
| | Forever Honored
Forever Mourned
To The Men And Women Who
Served In The Armed Forces
This Plot is Maintained by the
Memorial Day Association of Bristol — — Map (db m33234) HM |
| | Veterans
Memorial Park
In Memory Of
Veterans Of All Wars — — Map (db m33507) WM |
| | In honor of
the men of this town
who have served our country
in her various wars for freedom
and in grateful recognition
of their heroism
and the sacrifice they made This tablet is erected by the
Canton Soldiers Memorial . . . — — Map (db m103786) WM |
| | In Memory Of
the
Men and Women
of
Broad Brook
Windsorville
Melrose
Who Served In The
Armed Forces
of the
U.S.A.
Erected 1959 — — Map (db m113953) WM |
| | In Tribute to Those Men and Women of This Community Who Nobly Answered Their Country’s Call by Patriotic Service In All Her Wars Beginning With The Founding of The American Colonies.
Dedicated May 30, 1938 by Barry - Poulter Post No 40 . . . — — Map (db m114599) WM |
| | This Space is Dedicated to The Veterans of Our Community Who Served The Nation In Time of Danger
This We’ll Defend · Semper Fidelis · Don’t Tread On Me · Aim High Fly-Fight-Win · Semper Paratus · Acta Non Verba
Some Are With Us Still
Many . . . — — Map (db m113880) WM |
| | This Memorial Erected In Honor Of
The Men and Women of This Community
Who Served Their Country In the
Armed Forces Preserving Our Freedom
And Our Way Of Life
To The Memory Of Those Who Served
In The Global War On Terror
Those Who Paid . . . — — Map (db m113858) WM |
| | This Flagpole Erected In Memory Of
SFC Lawrence A. Dufraine
May 27, 1968 — Aug. 1, 2004
Dedicated May 27, 2006
By His Family and Friends — — Map (db m113857) WM |
| | Duty • Honor • Country
[ column 1 ]
U.S. Army • Suppression of Pequots (1637) • King Philip's War (1675 – 76) • Jobanna Smith • French & Indian Skirmishes (1711 – 12) • Defense Of Litchfield (1724) • Louisburg Expedition . . . — — Map (db m33068) HM |
| | We Are Not
Forgotten
Granby Veterans Wall
French and Indian War
Dibble, Bentmen • Holcomb, Nathaniel • Stratton, Serajah
Revolutionary War
Adams, Ahel • Adams, Ephraim • Adams, Levi • Adams, Timothy • Alderman, Gad • Alford, . . . — — Map (db m97451) WM |
| | North Side For God and Country Post 182 1985 West Side World War II 1941-1946 Gladwin E Allshouse • Russell F. Cable • Richard J. Creighton, Jr. • Edward P Dombkowski • Ernest D. Evleth • Clifford C. Ferriss, Jr. • John C. Kupruck • . . . — — Map (db m56097) WM |
| | [ south plaque ]
1771 Memorial 1912
To The Deceased Members Of
The First Company Governor's Foot Guard
Hartford Connecticut
Erected By The
Veteran Corps
Dedicated June 1912
[ north plaque]
1771
Captain Samuel . . . — — Map (db m43772) HM |
| | To Commemorate The
One Hundred Seventy-Fifth Anniversary
Celebration of the Founding in 1771
Of the First Company
Governor's Foot Guard.
General Jonathan M. Wainwright,
Hero of Corregidor and Guest of Honor
at this celebration was . . . — — Map (db m52913) HM |
| | To commemorate the
Two Hundreth Anniversary Celebration
Of the First Company Governor's
Foot Guard, founded in 1771.
The oldest military unit in continuous
service in the United States.
Participating were the Centennial
Legion of . . . — — Map (db m52916) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m98791) WM |
| | ( left plaque )
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of all those who served our country from the Town of Marlborough during the French and Indian wars, the War of Independence, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish-American . . . — — Map (db m98956) WM |
| | A memorial to all the veterans of all wars who down through the years since Marlborough was in incorporated in 1803, gave their lives for their country, and a tribute to those who gallantly served to preserve our way of life. — — Map (db m98905) WM |
| | Honored Veterans
Walk With God
Greater Love Hath
No Man Than Service
To His Country — — Map (db m41607) WM |
| | Dedicated to All Veterans
In Memory of Edward A. Ferracci — — Map (db m35970) WM |
| | Forever Honored
Forever Mourned
To The Men And Women Who
Served In The Armed Forces — — Map (db m33822) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m114097) WM |
| | Forever Honored
Forever Mourned
To The Men And Women Who
Served In The Armed Forces — — Map (db m33824) WM |
| | Forever Honored
Forever Mourned
To The Men And Women Who
Served In The Armed Forces — — Map (db m33826) WM |
| | Forever Honored
Forever Mourned
To The Men And Women Who
Served In The Armed Forces — — Map (db m34237) WM |
| | Men And Women Of
Suffield Who Served
In Our Armed Forces
In Time Of War
( bronze plaques )
Erected By The Town Of Suffield
In Memory Of Her Sons Who Have
Served In The Wars Of Their Country
1670 1920
French & . . . — — Map (db m99745) WM |
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