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 | 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 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 | 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....
by admin | Apr 21, 2020 | Foundation News
Annual Memorial Event Cancelled Due To Corona Virus Dear Friends, Board Members, Supporters, and Honored Veterans I and the Board of the USS San Francisco Memorial have decided to cancel this year’s Memorial Event in light of the health emergency that affects us...
