This tower was erected by Wm. Wrigley Jr.
in honor of the baseball
players who gave or risked
their lives in the defence
of their country in the
Great World War, Jan 15, 1926.
The Avalon Men's Softball League
rededicates the . . . — — Map (db m186317) HM
Fairmount Pioneer Cemetery was established in 1876 on land donated by James C. Preston, owner of this San Felipe Hill site and the surrounding property, to serve the communities of Azusa, Glendora, and Covina. Trustees appointed by the Los . . . — — Map (db m146425) HM
The chimes in this church,
St. Luke's of the Mountains
of La Crescenta, California,
were presented by
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watchorn
in memory of their
beloved son
Lieutenant Emory Ewart Watchorn,
1926. — — Map (db m198224) HM
We climbed aboard that huge winged rocket,
and rode it to the sky.
Our minds would soar for hours and hours,
we're never gonna die.
With pitch and yaw, dives and rolls,
we'd blast bad guys to heaven.
We'd crash and burn and walk . . . — — Map (db m66477) WM
To honor
General John Joseph Pershing,
1860 - 1948,
graduate West Point, Captain in
Spanish-American war, Commander Mexican Expeditionary Forces, Commander American Forces World War I, Chief of Staff and General of the Armies of the United . . . — — Map (db m231333) HM
“Your deeds will live
forever on the most
glorious pages
of America’s history.”
-Pershing.
Presented by World War Veterans of France
to World War Veterans of Los Angeles
July 14, 1927. — — Map (db m231334) WM
Dedicated 1930 to the alumni of Los Angeles High School who fell in World War I.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 81 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m180410) HM
American Legion Post No. 193 Van Nuys dedicates
this memorial in honor of those veterans from
the Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks area who served honorably
in the armed forces of the United States of America
during World War I, World War II, Korea, . . . — — Map (db m234339) WM
Exposition Park, originally named Agricultural Park, was developed in 1876 as a showground for agricultural and horticulture fairs. The property became state land in 1880, the same year USC was founded, but during the 1890s, it fell into private . . . — — Map (db m218541) HM
On Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, 1968,
in ceremonies commemorating
the 50th anniversary of
the Nov. 11th, 1918 Armistice,
this living memorial was dedicated
to all who served
in the United States Armed Forces
during World War I.
May the Torch . . . — — Map (db m238358) WM
Only God can make a tree. -Kilmer
In memory of the dead of the Rainbow Division
A.E.F.
This grove was dedicated May 30, 1935 by the California Chapter Rainbow Division Veterans
Frank O. Johnson, President. Maynard . . . — — Map (db m216016) WM
The date was December 8, 1941. Board Auditorium overflowed with students and faculty still dumbfounded over the bombing of Pearl Harbor. For nearly an hour, they packed every seat, the aisles and the pavement outside, waiting for President Rufus . . . — — Map (db m189641) HM
John’s name was the 15th one drawn in the draft for World War I. In 1918 he was sent to Europe and mortally wounded in the Battle of Argonne. He died in a French hospital. He received a Distinguished Service Cross for extreme gallantry and risk of . . . — — Map (db m154047) HM
The descendant of a distinguished pioneer family and son of San Marino’s first Mayor, General
Patton, a “spit and polish soldier” became one of the most brilliant, decisive and aggressive military commanders in American History. He was born and . . . — — Map (db m135504) HM WM
Dedicated to the Memory of
Lloyd Andrews Hamilton
First Lieutenant 17th Areo Squadron
Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
for Extraordinary Heroism in Action at
Varssionagre, Belgium August 18, 1918
Killed in Action
Near . . . — — Map (db m102756) WM
This monument is dedicated to veterans of the Armed Forces from the Town of Ross who served their Country during World War I & II, and in Korea and Vietnam.
It is a memorial to those who gave their lives so that we may live in peace. . . . — — Map (db m213580) WM
Home of San Anselmo American Legion Post 179. Built by the veterans of World War I, Post Ladies Auxiliary, Boy Scout Troops and dedicated community volunteers.
Construction began April 23, 1933 and was completed and dedicated May 27, 1934. . . . — — Map (db m102721) HM
Battery Alexander, fully armed by 1906, mounted eight 12-inch mortars designed to fire shells in a high arc - up and then down onto the decks of enemy battleships. Low-trajectory gunfire from nearby batteries, aimed close to the enemy's waterline, . . . — — Map (db m102819) HM
In loving memory of the Sons of Sausalito who gave their lives in the World War
1914 1918
Daniel Francis Madden • John Norwood McNeill • João DeCosta Molles • Alfred Harold Panella • Ray Henry van Fleet
Dedicated by their comrades . . . — — Map (db m232296) WM
(Center Panel)
Protecting the West
Camp Reynolds could be a difficult place to live. The harsh wind whistled around wooden buildings the army had intended to be temporary. Over 150 years later, these buildings still stand.
The . . . — — Map (db m203853) HM
Center Panel
Bustling Army Post
Picture this spot a century ago. You can hear raised voices and the crunch of boots as soldiers drill. The smell of dinner wafts through the air. It’s hard to see the end of the mess hall line.
Fort . . . — — Map (db m203620) HM
Women’s and Children’s Dormitories
Women and children were separated from the men in their families and housed on the second floor of the Administration Building. During part of this time, World War I enemy aliens – German crewmen from . . . — — Map (db m203356) HM
Famous for serving food tastier than standard “Army Chow” this mess hall could seat 1,410 soldiers at one time. During WW II there were three seatings for each meal, and the mess hall served more than 12,000 meals a day. A WW I soldier describing . . . — — Map (db m203622) HM
During WW I and WW II, Fort McDowell served as a Recruit Depot and later as an overseas Discharge and Replacement Depot. While some soldiers were stationed at Fort McDowell, others were here for only a week before being shipped overseas. During . . . — — Map (db m69280) HM
Marker One:
Spanish-American War 1898-1902
World War I 1914-1918
World War II 1941-1945
The Korean War 1950-1953
Dominican Republic 1965
The Vietnam War 1959-1975
Lebanon Intervention 1983
Grenada Intervention 1983-1984 . . . — — Map (db m204554) HM
This memorial
is dedicated to the men of
Carmel who responded to
their country's call during
World War I
We Salute Them
Restored and rededicated
November 11, 1977 — — Map (db m41106) HM
Panel 1
Dedicated to
The Men and Women
Of this Community
Who served
In the Armed Forces
Of the United States
World War II
Erected in Gratitude
By
The Community
1946
Panel 2:
Dedicated to
The . . . — — Map (db m64258) WM
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers, and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most . . . — — Map (db m143558) HM
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
John 15:13
This San Carlos parish community gratefully remembers those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during times of war and peace whose . . . — — Map (db m63504) WM
This tree was planted by the Red Cross May 30, 1919 in memory of Monterey’s sons who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War — — Map (db m63550) WM
On Oct. 25, 1882, the Veterans Home of California Association purchased 910 Acres in
Yountville for $17,750. On this site the first
building was erected.
Opened April 1, 1884 for Civil and Mexican
War veterans. By July 1, 1889, the Home . . . — — Map (db m144263) HM
[Located on Front of Monument:]
Dedicated to
California’s Sons and Daughters
Who Served Their Country
In the World War 1917 -1918
And to the Memory of
Those Who Gave the
“Last Full Measure of Devotion” . . . — — Map (db m23519) HM
Central Square:
After the Central Pacific Railroad built a Train Depot, over a mile away and up the hill from Old Auburn, civic leaders looked for a way to connect the two areas. The city planners took a map and located a halfway point . . . — — Map (db m52312) HM
Built in honor of World War 1 Veterans
on the site of W.H. Russell’s Livery Stable
by Colfax Post 192 American Legion
23 Apr. 1927
Cornerstone laid & building dedicated
for community use
26 June 1928
Agreement: Joint ownership . . . — — Map (db m45232) HM
Wall of Honor
These Stars are Dedicated to the Veterans of Riverside County who were awarded the Medal of Honor by the President of the United States.
These Recipients performed with Valor and Heroism “Above and Beyond” the . . . — — Map (db m114707) WM
Dwight David Eisenhower, born on October 14, 1890, the third of six sons to a modest family in Denison, Texas, was raised in Abilene, Kansas. He excelled in baseball and football in high school. Eisenhower saw education as a way to better himself . . . — — Map (db m82137) HM WM
Dedicated to the memory of those who served honorably in the Third Infantry Division United States Army "Rock of the Marne"
"Nous restepons la"
World War I *Aisne *Champagne-Marne *Aisne-Marne *St Mihiel *Meuse-Argonne *Champagne
2 . . . — — Map (db m226428) WM
Pharmacist's Mate First Class,
3 Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division,
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
Citation:
Vierzy, France, and Somme-Py, France July 19, and October 5, 1918
For gallantry . . . — — Map (db m233252) HM WM
We honor here the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Americans held prisoner of war, and those still listed as Missing In Action since the time of the American Revolution. Some died from disease and starvation, some perished in death marches, . . . — — Map (db m54380) WM
In Memory
of
George A. Lippi
and Joseph F. Smith
First World War
and all others who gave
their lives and have
served their country — — Map (db m72339) WM
Brought into service in 1914 to join the United States “Great White Fleet”, dubbed such for the sparkling white paint used on naval ships at the time, she was in service 28 years and two world wars. A 226-foot gleaming white steam . . . — — Map (db m16475) HM
As part of our nation’s maritime history, USS Sacramento steamed more than one-half million miles during her proud service in the United States Navy.
She logged 64,000 miles convoying 483 ships through submarine-infested European waters during . . . — — Map (db m16483) HM
Memorial Grove
Dedicated to those
women who served in
the World War. Capital
City Women's Post
#389 American Legion
May 30, 1939 — — Map (db m110677) WM
Dedicated to those from Sacramento County who served their country in the World War 1914-1918, and to the memory of these who "gave the last full measure of devotion"
Anderson, Eugene D. · Anderson, John L. · Arthur, James T. · Aikens, . . . — — Map (db m91485) WM
Dedicated MDCCCCXXIII
by the citizens of San Juan
Bautista under the auspices of the
San Juan Bautista Parlor
Native Daughters of the Golden West
to the
Veterans of the World War
and in memory of
Charles F. Patrick
who died . . . — — Map (db m62722) WM
As did their friends the Smiley brothers, Robert and Alma
Watchorn contributed greatly to Redlands’ cultural life. A
labor organizer, Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island,
and oilman who experienced the American dream, Robert as
a . . . — — Map (db m135263) HM
Birthplace of Naval Aviation
In 1910, on the unoccupied brushland of North Coronado Island, inventor and entrepreneur Glenn Hammond Curtiss opened his winter flying school for prospective "aeroplane pilots."Among his first class of students was . . . — — Map (db m116835) HM
The first Balboa Park replacement of a 1915 Exposition building, this structure was completed in 1971 with public bond funding. The ornamentation decorating the original building was replicated for the new building with the aid of private . . . — — Map (db m209504) HM
Panel 1 This plaza is dedicated to the memory of Osmond K. Ingram Gunner's Mate First Class United States Navy who sacrificed his life in an effort to save his ship and shipmates during an engagement between the U.S.S. Cassin and . . . — — Map (db m51535) HM
Designed by Bertram Goodhue and built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition the "Laguna de las Flores" is one of the most photographed sites in Balboa Park and the City of San Diego. It consists of a northern smaller pond "La Lagunita" and a . . . — — Map (db m209306) HM
The Balboa Park Club was designed as the New Mexico State Building by Colorado architect Isaac Hamon Rapp for the 1915 Panam California Exposition. Inspired by the 300-year-old San Esteban del Rey mission church at Acoma Pueblo, it featured a Pueblo . . . — — Map (db m209027) HM
Soldiers carefully guarded this harbor during World Wars I (1917-1918) and II (1914-1945). As part of the night patrol, two or three soldiers operated a searchlight hidden behind this door. The five-foot diameter light was 8000 million . . . — — Map (db m205478) HM
This plaza is dedicated to the memory of
Osmond K. Ingram
Gunner's Mate First Class
United States Navy
who sacrificed his life
in an effort to save his
ship and shipmates
during an engagement
between the U.S.S. Cassin
and a German . . . — — Map (db m217548) HM WM
We Salute These Americans of Chinese Ancestry who Gave Their Lives for America in World Wars I & II
Tom Kwong, Leo Sai, Bill Tom, Donald Ginn Chong, Lincoln Mark, Tung Ling Yee, Harry Wong, Daniel Lim, Clifford S. Low, Hon Y. Lee, John Wing . . . — — Map (db m71450) WM
The Assyrians formed one of the earliest great empires in the world. Their civilization dates from 2700 B.C. with the important cultural centers at Ashur and Nineveh north of modern Baghdad. Beginning as a river civilization in Mesopotamia between . . . — — Map (db m32080) HM
In tribute to General Pershing and the victorious armies of the United States and her co-belligerents during the World War 1914-1918
Presented by Dr. Morris Herzstein 1922 — — Map (db m232777) WM
This grove is dedicated to the memory of the members of the San Francisco Parlors, Native Sons of the Golden West, who gave their lives in the World's Wars I and II.
World War I 1917-1918
Thomas J. Brady • Sylvan Brilliant • Herman . . . — — Map (db m235966) WM
Infantry Row
Presidio San Francisco
Home of the
30th U.S. Infantry Regiment
1901-1941
"San Francisco's Own"
WWI • Valorous In Battle • WWII
Six Campaigns • Ten Campaigns Four Invasions
France • Africa . . . — — Map (db m135939) WM
Defending the Golden Gate
Battery Lancaster's mission was unique among the many artillery installations on this bluff. From 1900 through World War I, Lancaster's three guns offered the only artillery coverage from the south for the . . . — — Map (db m176564) HM
The Fort Point Mine Depot was created to defend the West Coast’s greatest harbor from enemy attack. Here, U.S. Army personnel assembled mines, loaded them on ships and planted them in minefields outside the Golden Gate. An enemy ship attempting to . . . — — Map (db m63415) HM
To honor
James B. Anderson
Pvt. Co. D. 364th Inf. 91st Div.
An American Soldier
He rests in the "Argonne", France,
where he fell fighting for his country
Dec, 4, 1894 - Oct. 4, 1918 — — Map (db m193549) WM
Dedicated to all the veterans that served in each of the branches of the U.S. Military. Honoring those that gave their lives for the freedom of our great Nation. We are grateful to all for their ultimate sacrifice. They will never be forgotten. . . . — — Map (db m221070) WM
The Classic Revival Style building by local Architects Glenn Allen, Ivan C. Satterlee and W. J. Wright features sculptured panels over the seven front entrances. A California marble floor and an art glass skylight, in the center of the flat dome. . . . — — Map (db m24002) HM
Middle Section:
Dedicated to all men and women from the Tracy community who served their country in time of war
An in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
Left Section:
Those who made the supreme . . . — — Map (db m211369) WM
In Honor
* Richard Norton Coupe.
* Thomas Shields De Haven.
* Lewis A. Griffith.
* James McDermott.
* Wm. V. Schleiger.
Made the supreme sacrifice.
Adair. E M. ·
Adams. J.W. ·
Alviso, A.I. ·
Anderson, H. ·
Baatz, F. · . . . — — Map (db m156560) WM
In honor of the
Santa Maria Valley veterans
who gave their lives
during the First World War
Adamoli, Matteo · 09/27/1918
Badasci, Soren · 01/31/1918
Braden, Marshall · 08/11/1918
Burrel, Frank · 10/30/1918
Greely, Franklin · 07/11/1917 . . . — — Map (db m161502) WM
To the loyalty. Those who joined the colors from here served their country for the cause of Humanity and Liberty.
Horace H. Abbott • Roland Wilder • Leon W. Darling • Charles V. Olds • Ernest Olds • Carl W. Carpenter • Thos D. Dickerson • . . . — — Map (db m155764) WM
In memory of
USAF Medal of Honor Recipients
World War I
2d Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France •
2d Lt. Harold E. Goettler - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France •
2d Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. - Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, . . . — — Map (db m50514) HM
World War I
Charles C. Crews • Benjamin Garcia • Arthur Mooney • John sturla
World War II
Edward S. Ahern • Joe Altamirano • Ernest Avila • John A. Berri • Charles Blanchard • Joseph Briscejn • Curtis E. Chappell • Francis E. Chick . . . — — Map (db m219080) WM
In honor of all the men and women who fought, gave their lives and remain missing in defense of The United States of American and the ideals for which it stands.
May we never forget that freedom id not free.
World War I
1917-1918
Harry . . . — — Map (db m212849) WM
This building originally served Camp Fremont as a meeting place for servicemen and visitors. When moved from its original site to Palo Alto, it became the first municipally sponsored community center in the nation. It is the only remaining structure . . . — — Map (db m54017) HM
[Several veterans memorials are located at the base of the flagstaff in front of the Hostess House.]Side A:
1861 – 1865
McKinley Post
Number 187
Dept. of Calif. And Nev.
Grand Army
of the Republic
Veterans of . . . — — Map (db m174145) HM
Fearing the world might run out of steel, the United States commissioned tankers built of concrete during World War I (1914-1918). Launched in Oakland on May 29, 1919, the SS Palo Alto arrived too late to serve her intended purpose. She remained . . . — — Map (db m134748) HM
Marker One:
In Memory
of Our
High School Students
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the World War
Gift of the Class of ‘23
Marker Two:
Memorial Field
Dedicated May 9, 1924 to the . . . — — Map (db m205172) WM
(There are two markers, front and back, on this memorial.)
Front:
Dedicated to those from
Santa Cruz County
who served their country in
the World War, and to the
memory of these who "gave the
last full measure of devotion" . . . — — Map (db m62527) WM
Dedicated to
the memory of
Donald Leon Rose
Born July 1888
Killed in Action
August 10, 1918.
St. Miniel, France
4th Military Police
91st Division — — Map (db m54902) HM
World War I:
Men Die O Liberty That Thou Endurs
1918
Joseph Rebeiro • Lester Rowe • Reuben Silva • William Sullivan
World War II:
Plaque 1:
May the memory of those alumni of
Watsonville
Union High School . . . — — Map (db m62798) WM
Killed in Action
V.F.W. Post 5944
Dorris , California
Richard J. Birman • Loren E. Clark • Hudson Moak • Roy N. Taber • Donald F. Taber • James Forthingham • Dalton Yokem • Pete Viscanni • Howard Camp • John S. Branstetter • Clair . . . — — Map (db m87944) WM
American Legion
Perry Harris Post 260
dedicates this
Veterans Memorial
to the men and women
who have served in the
Armed Forces of the
United States of America
2006
World War I plaque
Presented by the Class of 1917
as a . . . — — Map (db m113340) WM
To the Memory of Those Who
Made the Supreme Sacrifice For
Our Country in the World Wars
World War I
Ed Del Ray • Maud Evans • Perry Harris • George V. Mathews • Leonard Schull • William A. Sheffield • Hallet Smith • Joe Silva • Frank J. . . . — — Map (db m113424) WM
To the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for out county in the World Wars
World War I
Ed Del Ray • Maud Evans • Perry Harris • George V. Mathews • Leonard Schull • William A. Sheffield • Hallett Smith • Joe Silva • Frank J. . . . — — Map (db m70267) WM
This plaque commemorates the 60th anniversary of the American Legion. The national charter was signed in Hornbook on Sept. 16, 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson while his train stopped enroute from Portland to San Francisco. — — Map (db m88022) HM
Remember those who
Remembered us.
The Living – The Dead
The POW – The MIA
They Will Not Be Forgotten.
Dedicated November 11. 1989
Founder Glen R. Perales Vietnam Vet
W.W. I
Sterling Pack • H. . . . — — Map (db m19462) WM
[Panel 1:]
PEACE
This silent tribute to the fallen heros
of Stanislaus County who gave their
lives for family and country that
Freedom and Peace may endure.
They bravely fought not for fame or
glory but for Liberty . . . — — Map (db m19482) WM
Marker One:
Roll of Honor
In memory of the men of Patterson Township, Stanislaus County, who gave their lives in the service of their country
World War II
Norman Allport • Joe Borges • Raymond Brown • Leonard Corbin • Frank Cox . . . — — Map (db m208235) WM
Entrance to the MemorialPanel 1:
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 . . . — — Map (db m64329) WM
On Memorial Day, May 30, 1922, the Veterans Memorial Monument was dedicated to honor Sutter County service veterans who had paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Great War of 1914 – 1918. The original memorial monument was made possible . . . — — Map (db m63209) WM
[ First Marker - See Photo #1 ]
Veterans Memorial Building
American Legion Post 58 & Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3154 & Auxiliary
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 119 & . . . — — Map (db m31933) WM
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