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 usssanfran | May 12, 2021 | Feature, Foundation News
2021 Virtual Memorial Ceremony Join us for San Francisco’s own Memorial Day Weekend Celebration honoring the 100 Sailors and 7 Marines who gave their lives during the historic Battle of Guadalcanal aboard the USS San Francisco (CA38) 12-13 November, 1942. Come...
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 | 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....
by admin | May 16, 2019 | Feature
Friends and Families Are Encouraged To Bring Framed Photographs Each year, fewer and fewer of our Second World War survivors can join us and while they are still able, we feel fortunate to be able to honor them at this ceremony. New this year, we are encouraging...
by usssanfran | Feb 9, 2019 | Feature
One of the first Japanese battleship to be sunk by U.S. forces during World War II has been discovered in the Solomon Islands by a research organization set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen. Imperial Japanese Navy ship Hiei, which sank on Nov. 14, 1942, was...
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