On this site of Birmingham Hospital,
1943-1950, Veterans returning from
World War II were given renewed
confidence and hope by the dedicated
personnel who cared for them. Their legacy of pride and courage
remains here as an incentive for
all . . . — — Map (db m192055) HM
In Memoriam - U.S.S. Maine -
destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898.
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine. — — Map (db m227337) HM WM
“Soldiers rest thy warfare o’er,
Dream of fighting fields no more,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking,
Morn of toil, nor night of waking.”
- Sir Walter Scott — — Map (db m150057) HM
Fort MacArthur: Beginnings
1888
September 14,
Executive order by President
Grover Cleveland assigns
unnamed Military Reservation
to improve the defenses of the
Los Angeles Harbor.
1897 & 1910
Additional . . . — — Map (db m248112) HM
Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, exploring for Spain, discovered Alta California and named San Pedro Bay, “Bahia de los Fumos” (Bay of Smokes), October 1542. The smoke on the Bay shore came from the native Suang-Na Indian Fires. Sebastian Vizcaino named . . . — — Map (db m127129) HM
Panel 1:
On April 19, 1989, a powder explosion occurred in Turret 2 while IOWA was conducting peace-time gunnery drills off the island of Viesques, Puerto Rico. Preparing to fire, the center gun's powder bags exploded before the breech . . . — — Map (db m70263) HM
Veterans Hideaway, Movie Set - Memorial Did It All
Patriotic Hall stands as a monument of
civic appreciation to veterans from the
Civil War to the Iraqi War, and to veterans of wars yet unfought.
It is where presidents and . . . — — Map (db m238808) HM
Widely used by the U.S. Navy and by other countries around the world, the F/A-18 Hornet is built to handle rough landings on aircraft carriers and flying in all kinds of weather. By selecting special equipment to add to the outside of the aircraft, . . . — — Map (db m215942) HM
Dedicated to the Men and Women of the United States
Armed Forces who made the
supreme sacrifice and to those
who served our Country with
Honor and Dignity.
"They Served Us Then.
We Honor Them Now." — — Map (db m181026) WM
Dedicated
to those who have served in
the Armed Forces of the
United States and to those
who gave their lives for
their country. — — Map (db m178067) HM WM
Established by Act of Congress, 1887, as
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers. Area includes land from ranchos
Santa Monica y San Vincente and San Jose
de Buenos Ayres. Succeeded by U.S. Veterans
Administration in 1930. Present area . . . — — Map (db m219860) HM
With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind, this tree is dedicated to Col. Roosevelt Hestle and all prisoners of war and missing in action. — — Map (db m204273) HM
At 10:30 p.m., 29 October 1969, the first ARPANET
message was sent from this UCLA site to the Stanford
Research Institute. Based on packet switching and dynamic
resource allocation, the sharing of information digitally
from this first node . . . — — Map (db m218307) HM
National Home
In 1887, the U.S. Congress approved funding for the Pacific
Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
(NHDVS). Three individuals donated land for the 640-acre
site located 14 miles west of Los . . . — — Map (db m219686) HM
Panel 1:
Drum Barracks, Officers’ Quarters, 1862 - 1868.
Supply Depot, Department of
the Southwest, U.S. Army.
In memory of the historic past of this
building and the importance of its
association with early American
history in . . . — — Map (db m52631) HM
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Corporation
Production Period: 1993 to 1997
Number Produced: 21
Production Series: Production Blocks 10, 20, and 30
Roles: Originally designed as a land-based all-weather intercontinental . . . — — Map (db m47722) HM
James J. Stegman
1920 - 2009
Born Aug 23, 1920, in Offerle, Kansas. He was the 6th son of 18 children. In 1940, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps as a Private. As he worked up in rank to Sergeant, he also was sent to pilot school. He received . . . — — Map (db m47729) HM
Stanley P Butchart
1928 - 2008
After receiving primary and secondary civilian pilot training. Butchart enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1942. Upon his completion of flight training at Corpus Christi, Tex., he joined torpedo-bomber Air . . . — — Map (db m47723) HM
Donated by the United Veterans of the Republic to
El Monte Cemetery on July 2, 1929 during the Patriotic
4th of July Program, in tribute to the war veterans
buried there, The 7-inch trench siege mortar was obtained
from Benica Arsenal. It was . . . — — Map (db m131648) HM
Be it known by all who read these words that this Veterans War Memorial is dedicated to those men and women from San Gabriel who so gallantly served their country in times of national peril.
Dedicated April 24, 1963, The Fiftieth . . . — — Map (db m66584) WM
This is a memorial to every one who ever sailed out of the Golden Gate in the service of their country - in the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine.
A ship heading for sea passes directly by this spot at the northern . . . — — Map (db m69495) WM
Built in 1911, this concrete barracks building could house 686 men. By WW II, Fort McDowell has quarters for about 4,500 soldiers, including fourteen additional wooden barracks that once stood between the baseball field and this 600-man barracks. . . . — — Map (db m69276) HM
The Post Exchange, or PX, was built in 1910 to be a “one stop shopping place” for soldiers at Fort McDowell. Soldiers purchased clothing toiletries, and other supplies here. The PX also offered a restaurant, soda fountain, barbershop, . . . — — Map (db m69279) HM
If you listen carefully, you can hear the crack of a bat and soldiers cheering as a Fort McDowell “Indian” rounds third base and heads for home – Cole Field. The ball park was home to the men’s baseball team, the . . . — — Map (db m69275) HM
Completed in 1911, the Administration Building was Fort McDowell’s clerical headquarters. This is where all “official mail” was distributed and personnel paperwork was processed.
The Pay Section, Discharge Officer, and Sergeant Major’s offices . . . — — Map (db m203627) HM
Fort McDowell’s North Garrison was built in 1942 on the area below following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. North Garrison included several barracks, a 1600-man mess hall, an infirmary, a guard house, and a post exchange. It also included the . . . — — Map (db m70259) HM
Construction for this 70-bed hospital began in 1911. The hospital treated soldiers returning from overseas for discharge. In 1918, the hospital annex was added to care for men with lingering illnesses.
During the Nike Missile period . . . — — Map (db m69301) HM
Established in this vicinity June 11, 1857 by 1st Lieutenant Horatio Gate Gibson, 3rd Artillery, later Brigadier General, US Army. Named by Gibson in honor of his former company commander, Braxton Bragg, later General, C.S.A. Abandoned in October . . . — — Map (db m10585) HM
The last remaining structure and once the original quartermaster’s storehouse and commissary of Fort Bragg Military Post 1857-1864, then located near Laurel and Redwood Avenues. — — Map (db m10586) HM
Opened in 1941 as Army Air Corps Basic Flying School, its mission was pilot and aircrew training. In 1943 it was renamed Merced Army Airfield, and in 1948 the base was again renamed to Castle Air Force Base after Brigadier General Frederick W. . . . — — Map (db m219440) HM
Dedicated
To those men of the
First Marine Division – FMF
Who gave their lives
in the service of
their County
World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Southwest Asia — — Map (db m38742) HM
These trees are dedicated to the memory of those United States Submariners who made the ultimate sacrifice, so that we might live in freedom. — — Map (db m38981) HM
Monument marks site of old Fort Bidwell military post, established in August, 1865,
to protect pioneer settlers of this
vicinity from marauding bands of Indians.
Abandoned as an Army post in 1892. — — Map (db m240313) HM
Presented to the town of Bridgeport by J. S. Cain in 1914. Built in 1881 by J. Renault, machinist for the Standard Co. of Bodie, Calif. This cannon was never fired. — — Map (db m10323) HM
During the Cold War, Mono County was home to one of many remote facilities used by the US Military to test new weapons and weapons systems. A "secret military installation" operated by the US Navy was located along the south shoreline of Mono . . . — — Map (db m20739) HM
Soldiers once guarded this shoreline against sea-borne attack, but one force proved too powerful to stop. Coastal erosion, the wearing away of these bluffs and beaches by ocean waves, has been steadily moving the coastline inland here since sea . . . — — Map (db m157374) HM
Soldiers once guarded this shoreline against sea-borne attack, but one force proved too powerful to stop. Coastal erosion, the wearing away of these bluffs and beaches by ocean waves, has been steadily moving the coastline inland here since sea . . . — — Map (db m157375) HM
Four miles of beaches and nearly 1000 acres of coastal dunes became part of the California State Parks system in 2007, after superfund cleanup activities were completed on this section of the former Fort Ord Military Reservation. Army use preserved . . . — — Map (db m68884) HM
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
This old Spanish fort began as eleven guns behind a crude parapet of logs overlooking the anchorage of Monterey Bay in 1972. The battery was strengthen and enlarged over the years and served as the principal fort in Monterey for both the Spanish and . . . — — Map (db m63107) HM
Erected in memory of Roger Stanley Fitch
Colonel United States Army, Retired. Founder and president 15 years of the Monterey History and Art Assn, LTD. Commanding Officer, Presidio of Monterey, 1928-1930, Fort Ord, 1941-1943. Member of Rough . . . — — Map (db m196676) HM
Spanish:
La Armada Argentina
A traves de los estudiantes pretenecientes al consejo Argentino de intercambio estudiantil – CADIE recuedrdan el 161 aniverdario en que el capitan de navio Dn. Hipolito Bouchard hizo flamear el . . . — — Map (db m63074) HM
Dedicated to the memory of
Brigadier General John Weckerling
1896 - 1989
John Weckerling, the founder of the Defense
Language Institute, had a long and distinguished
career of service to the nation, he joined
the Army in 1917 during . . . — — Map (db m235931) HM
The first Filipino Infantry Regiment was activated July 13, 1942 at the Salinas California Rodeo Grounds. The Second Filipino Infantry Regiment was activated November 22, 1942 at Fort Ord. Personnel were Filipinos living in the United States then . . . — — Map (db m28040) HM
Last on duty at Fort Point on San Francisco Bay. Grass Valley Women’s Improvement Club arranged with the U.S. War Department for donation to be placed in City Square, now Dow Alexander Park. Transferred from Benicia Arsenal to here in 1911. Only . . . — — Map (db m48675) HM
The Air Base was one of the largest of its kind in the nation. It was activated in February of 1942. Pilots trained here for Europe and the Pacific during World War II. — — Map (db m58598) HM
Navy purchased the land in 1943. Fixed wing planes used the airstrip into the 1950's. In 1952 Marine Helicopter pilots practiced take-offs and landings at this site up through the Vietnam era. — — Map (db m59761) HM
On June 27, 1943,
near this site, a
P-38 fighter plane
on a training
mission from March
Air Force Base
crashed on the beach,
killing four children
and injuring dozens
of others.
With this marker we pay tribute to both the Silva and . . . — — Map (db m215822) HM
The opening of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro,
forever changed The Irvine Ranch. From March 17, 1943
until the summer of 1999, the station trained military aviators
to serve the nation in war and
peace.
The progression . . . — — Map (db m244151) HM
With grateful recognition for all who have served the cause of freedom in the armed forces of the United States. The flag flies in memory of El Toro Memorial Park — — Map (db m210731) WM
The Trustees of the Orange County Cemetery District hereby dedicate this section of the El Toro Memorial Park to all veterans of the armed forces who have served our country with honor, dignity and pride.
"...Let no wanton foot tread rudely on . . . — — Map (db m214018) WM
The City of Mission Viejo
honors as a distinguished resident
Colonel Aaron Bank,
who is widely acknowledged as the
founder of the U.S. Special Forces,
having convinced the Army of the
meed for an elite fighting wait of this
kind and having . . . — — Map (db m215658) HM
The City of Mission Viejo honors and Recognizes the brave and dedicated service provided by the U.S. Armed Forces and in support of their efforts Mission Viejo proudly adopts the men, women, and families of the Headquarters Battalion First Marine . . . — — Map (db m215656) WM
Dedicated to the valiant members of the historic Mormon Battalion who stopped here on March 20, 1847, as they marched from San Diego to Los Angeles. A division of the U.S. Army of the West, these brave soldiers, trusting in God, overcame incredible . . . — — Map (db m50351) HM
In 2003, the citizen of Newport Beach adopted the 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. The city dedicates this memorial in honor of the men and women of 1/1 who paid the ultimate price in defending and preserving our nation and our . . . — — Map (db m196757) WM
This memorial is dedicated in memory
of all the men and women from the
Rocklin area who made the sacrifice
to protect our lives and property
while serving in the Armed Forces
of the United States of America.
We stand in deep . . . — — Map (db m22992) HM
In Memory of Our Heroic Dead
Manfred W. Astill • George W. Baker • Joseph A. Bews • Gerald F. Bush • Alyn W. Butler • Gregory Collins • Thomas W. Dorsey • William Ely • Joaquin M. Gayaldo • James R. Goddard • Charles W. Gray • Claude . . . — — Map (db m91370) WM
Blythe Army Air Base was constructed during 1942 to train heavy bomber crews.
127 officers and men recevied orders in February 1943, to form 4 squadrons of the 390th Bombardment Group (H).
The 390th B-17s joined the 8th Air Force in England . . . — — Map (db m78572) HM
The way Leonardo da Vinci saw it, the problem with cannons of the time was that they took far to long to load. His solution to that problem was to build multi-barreled guns that could be loaded and fired simultaneously.
This idea forms the . . . — — Map (db m99299) HM
It was in 1346 that the English first used cannons which, propelled by exploding gunpowder, fired stone balls. Despite this, progress in that area of military weaponry was not fast, and it was here Leonardo's particularly applied his thinking. This . . . — — Map (db m99298) HM
The basic design of the catapult had been in use for hundreds of years before da Vinci embarked on improving it. He actually came up with different models. This particular design used a double leaf spring to produce an enormous amount of energy in . . . — — Map (db m99294) HM
The D.T.C was established by Major General George S. Patton Jr. in response to a need to train American combat troops for battle in North Africa during World War II. The camp, which began operation in 1942 covered 18,000 square miles. It was the . . . — — Map (db m50700) HM
There are several designs for horse-drawn scythed chariots among Leonardo's sketches.
The first involved the use of four large scythes which were mounted in a manner similar to helicopter blades. Leonardo was a peaceable man who despised war, . . . — — Map (db m99297) HM
The Palen Pass Maneuver Area was the largest training zone within the Desert Training Center/California-Arizona Maneuver Area. Various exercises occurred, including the mock battles of Palen Pass and Southern California, which involved two Divisions . . . — — Map (db m172166) HM WM
The Eisenhower Walk of Honor allows all of us to recall the debt of gratitude owed to ordinary people for extraordinary acts of patriotism and courage. Men and women doing their duty for their country, honorably and with integrity.
This tribute . . . — — Map (db m114773) HM WM
The Distinguished Flying Cross
Authorized by Act of Congress 2 July, 1926
"Wall of Honor"
Dedicated on November 11, 2004
Awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in the Armed Forces of the United States, . . . — — Map (db m206322) WM
In honor of those who have served in the armed services of the United States from the American Revolution to present and to those who gave their lives in service to protect our freedoms in all military conflicts.
We also pay special tribute . . . — — Map (db m206394) WM
This is a recreation of the sign guiding visitors to the Tonopah Test Range that was (is) the operational base for the F-117 Nighthawk.
The Tonopah Test Range (TTR, also designated as Area 52) is a restricted military installation . . . — — Map (db m206402) HM
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
This memorial is dedicated to eulogize
the sacrifices of American Veterans.
It is to commemorate them, their comrades,
their personal and emotional sacrifices,
and to acknowledge those Americans who
have lost loved ones in the service . . . — — Map (db m54379) HM
Memorized in granite tablets are names of Riverside County residents who died while on active duty in military service to the United States of America. The Military Wall of Honor pay tribute to those lost between World War I and the present day. . . . — — Map (db m226087) HM
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal – to valiantly protect our country’s freedom.
The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever . . . — — Map (db m57280) HM
Charles A “Bud” Norris
Path of Honor
Honor * Respect * Remember
This path is dedicated to all veterans, past and present. As you walk this path, feel their presence and pay homage. Remember their sacrifice, devotion, and . . . — — Map (db m57282) HM
These boots are a lasting memorial to all of our Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. Those that once wore them can only fill them. Let's not forget their sacrifice and devotion. They will be forever in our hearts and in our prayers. — — Map (db m52845) HM
The Folsom Veterans Memorial honors those brave individuals who serve our country and those who have fallen in service to our country. The memorial is composed of several distinct elements.
The Flag Court pays homage to all those who have served . . . — — Map (db m15619) HM
Named for 2Lt C. S. Mather killed in 1918.
• 1918–Pilot Training School.
• 1930’s–Supply Depot.
• 1940’s–Pilot and Nav School.
• 1950’s–Nav School.
• 1960’s–SAC Bomb Wing and AF Nav/EWO Schools. . . . — — Map (db m889) HM
The firehouse was the fourth administrative building completed at the Sacramento Air Depot. The function of the fire- house perfectly suited the early International and Moderne styles used throughout the depot, with the hose tower on the southeast . . . — — Map (db m227477) HM
Left Column
M. K. Anderson 42-5 • S. H. Anderson 42-9 • M. P. Schwartz 42-8 • R.V. Greenslade 42-8 • J. M. Strickland 42-5 • J. D. Jackman 41-H • W. J. Anderson 42-9 • G. Kitchens Jr. 41-H • W. W. Elliott 41-I • J. R. Bullock 42-10 • W. P. . . . — — Map (db m52707) HM
[Marker 1:]
In Dedication to the Men and Women
of Mather AFB
For 75 years of service to the
nation and the community.
[Marker 2:]
In Tribute to the Navigators
Who Trained at Mather AFB
To their skill to set . . . — — Map (db m57287) HM
Headquarters has long been the heart of the installation. In the 1940s, civilian visitors and military dignitaries arrived at the Sacramento Air Depot through Gate 2, which was located at the end of the landscaped mall you see behind you. This . . . — — Map (db m57285) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the
men and women
of McClellan AFB whose sacrifice, courage
and determination contributed
immeasurably to the
nation's security — — Map (db m52692) HM
In memory of the American Servicemen of Hispanic descent and all others who sacrificed their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy. — — Map (db m15474) HM
Purple Heart Memorial front:
My Stone Is Red For The Blood They Shed
The Medal I Bear Is My Country's Way
To Show They Care If I Could Be Seen
By All Mankind Maybe Peace Will Come In My Lifetime
Purple Heart Memorial top: . . . — — Map (db m114107) HM WM
A wooden sloop, 229 feet long and with a crew of 138, she was commissioned for blockade service during the Civil War. First, she contained Confederate ships off the coast of North Carolina and later Atlantic ports in Europe. In 1865, she . . . — — Map (db m16470) HM
During World War I, Sacramento secured its first Army Air Corps base, Mather Field. After the war ended in 1918, the base was closed until 1931, when an Army crew reopened Mather Field to undertake the largest military aircraft war game in the . . . — — Map (db m229916) HM
In 1857, under orders to survey a wagon road from New Mexico to California, General Edward Beale followed the 35th parallel to paths opened by Francis Aubry and Lt. A.W. Whipple. Beale’s orders required importation of camels and drivers to . . . — — Map (db m50561) HM
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