by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Feature, Foundation News
2022 Memorial Event | Sunday May 29th, 2022 Sunday May 29th, 2022 | 11:30am – 1:30pm USS San Francisco Memorial, Lands’ End, San Francisco We are meeting in person for the 2022 Memorial Event this year. Come join us and together, we will pay our respects to the...
by admin | Jun 4, 2021 | Feature
by Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle – Friday, June 4, 2021 The Korean conflict is known as “the Forgotten War,” but one veteran who never forgot it was Lt. Col. John R. Stevens, U.S. Marine Corps. Lingering pain from frostbitten toes were a regular reminder...
by admin | Apr 22, 2021 | Feature, Photos
Wishing a very happy 100th birthday to Lt. Col. John R. Stevens! We are inspired by and thankful for his service to our country and to our...
by admin | Mar 7, 2021 | Foundation News
To all my friends here at the USS San Francisco Memorial Foundation: I write this brief letter with sadness and with gratitude. The passing of our Chief, the founder of this Foundation, marks a sad day for us all. He inspired every one of us and stood as a testament...
by admin | Jun 30, 2020 | Feature, Foundation News
Turning Point On March 9, 1933 San Francisco’s namesake and the second heavy cruiser to be built at Mare Island slid down the building ways. Champagne was not available due to the Prohibition, so she was christened with water from the famed Hetch-Hetchy water system....
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