by admin | Jun 3, 2022 | Feature, Foundation News
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — On Memorial Day weekend, a San Francisco tradition was revived after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The annual ceremony was held to honor the memory of the USS San Francisco in the battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. The...
by admin | May 31, 2022 | Feature
Those who served aboard a warship with special significance to the Bay Area were honored not far from the Golden Gate Bridge. The USS San Francisco took part in some of the most significant fighting in the pacific during the World War II battle of...
by admin | May 23, 2022 | Feature
by Tara Ross, August 31st 2021 – On this day in 1943, USS Harmon is commissioned. It was the first U.S. Navy warship to be named after a black American. The destroyer was named after Leonard Roy Harmon, a sailor who gave his life during World War II. Harmon was...
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...
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