by admin | Apr 27, 2024 | Feature, Foundation News
Sunday May 26th, 2024 | 11:30am – 1:30pm USS San Francisco Memorial, Lands’ End, San Francisco Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice in the Service of their Country Join the USS San Francisco Memorial Foundation and the families of the “Frisco” Veterans for...
by admin | May 30, 2023 | Feature, Foundation News
We appreciate everyone who participated and attended our annual Memorial Event this past Sunday, May 28th and especially the news media who helped in covering the event and communicating how important it is to preserve and remember the sacrifices of those who served....
by admin | May 19, 2023 | Feature, Foundation News
2023 Memorial Event Sunday May 28th, 2023 | 11:30am – 1:30pm USS San Francisco Memorial, Lands’ End, San Francisco Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice in the Service of their Country Join the USS San Francisco Memorial Foundation and the families of the...
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...
