El Dorado County Veterans Monument
[Marker located on right planter stand on walkway of entrance to Monument:]
El Dorado County
Veterans Monument
Dedicated on Veterans Day
November 11, 2006
By
The Friends of the Monument
And
The Grateful Citizens
Of El Dorado County
To Honor Those Who Have Served
The Cause of Freedom
Marker located on Stand Holding Eagle Sculpture - left side of entrance walkway.]
El Dorado County
Veterans Monument
Monument Founders
Richard W. Buchanan
Navy Cross, U.S. Marine Corp
Peter J. Wolfe
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Ret.
Board of Directors
Friends of the El Dorado County
Veterans Monument
William D. Cathcart – Distinguished Service Cross, 1st Sgt., U.S. Army Ret. * John W. Collens, III – Major General, U.S. Air Force, Ret. * James Denmark – U.S. Air Force, Ret. * Nevance R. (Don) Donaldson – U.S. Navy Reserve * Lanny Langston – U.S. Navy * William E. Schultz – Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy, Ret.
[Markers Mounted on Granite on Left Side of Back Wall of Monument:]
[Upper Left:]
Seabees
United States Seabees
-Contstriuimus Batuimus-
“With compassion for others
we build – we fight
for peace with freedom”
Can Do
United States Naval Construction Force
Dedicated in honor of all U.S.N. Seabees
Veterans Day November 11, 2006
[Upper Right:]
In Honor and Memory
of the Men and Women of the
United States Marine Corps
Who Have Given
Their Lives to Their Country
Since 10 November 1775
Dedicated by the Marines of the
3rd Battalion 27th Marines
Lower Left:]
The California Department of
Veterans Affairs
1946 – 2006
Our Mission Is To Confer and Administer The Benefits Provided By A Grateful State of California To Its Deserving Veterans And Their Dependents. We Strive To Remember And Serve Those Veterans Who Have Given Us The Opportunity To Live In A Land Of Liberty, Free To Pursue Our Way Of Life. This Monument Is A Fitting Tribute To The Selfless Service And Sacrifice Of The Veterans Of El Dorado County.
Tom Johnson
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
[Lower Center:]
In Memory of the Men and Women who Served in the Vietnam War and Later Died as a Result of Their Service
We Honor and Remember Their Service
[Lower Right:]
In honor of
Colonel Wray F. Sagaser
United States Army 1942 – 1946
41st Tank Battalion Commander
11th Armor Division
Under the Command of Colonel Sagaser
The 11th Armored Division “Thunderbolts”
Played a Vital Role in the WWII
“Battle of the Bulge”
[Markers Mounted on Granite On Right Side of Back Wall of Monument:]
[Upper Left:]
In Memory of
Those Who Paid The Supreme Sacrifice
In World War II
[Left Column:]
Norlan W. Allison • Walter J. Armstrong • Harold V. Avansind • R. Lawrence Berriman • William C. Branstetter • Ernest M. Carsten • H. Glenn Cribbs • Howard M. Cullers • Reginald J. Darr • Gene L. Eddy
[Center Column:]
Elmer C. Fluery • Peter N. Fossatti • Eldon B. Green • H. Clay Hansen • Ralph E. Howland • Mont L. Killian • Mervin C. Leventon • L. Clyde Longhurst • Donald R. Maclin • Chester Makinster
[Right Column:]
Wilber H. Phelps • Jerrold N. Potts • Charles F. Royse • Latta G. Schroth • Hardie R. Tatum • James P. Ticksman • O. Kenneth Ward • Henry F. West
And In Tribute To All Other Who Served
[Lower Left:]
History of the
El Dorado County Veterans Monument
The El Dorado County Veterans Monument was first envisioned by former United States Marine, Richard W. Buchanan, during the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the Navy Cross for upholding the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Services. On May 24, 1968, as 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines moved against well-entrenched enemy forces during the Battle of Le Bac (1), Buchanan witnessed numerous examples of the American fighting spirit and selfless devotion to duty by his fellow Marines and Corpsmen. He vowed that their dedication, and the dedication and sacrifices of other men and women of our Armed Forces, would not be forgotten.
Dedicated November 11, 2006
[Center Marker:]
Dedicated
In
Memory
Of the 2,335 members of the
U.S. Military Forces Killed in
Action On That Day Of Infamy
December 7, 1941
During The Bombing and Strafing
Attack Of The Islands Of Oahu
Territory of Hawaii
Dedicated By
The El Dorado County
Hangtown 30 Chapter
Of The
Pearl Harbor Survivors
On this 45th Anniversary
Year of 1986
Remember Pearl Harbor
Keep America Alert
[Upper Right:]
U.S.S. Missouri
Latitude 35º 21’17” North – Longitude 139º 45’ 36” East
Over this spot on 2 September 1945 the Instrument of Formal Surrender of Japan to the Allied Powers was Signed. Thus Bringing to a Close the Second World War
The Ship at that Time was at Anchor in Tokyo Bay
Lower Right Center:]
Dedicated in recognition of
Gunnery Sergeant
William Frank Brazelton
United States Marine Corps 1940 – 1946, Silver Star, Bronze Star, WIA Battle of Piva Forks, Bougainville, Solomon Islands 1943.
By
Lcpl Tyson Davis Brazelton
United States Marine Corps 1996 – 2000
[Lower Right:]
Lt. Col. Edward A. Schlueter
Army Air Corps, USAF • 415th Night Fighter Squadron • Beaufighter/Black Widow Pilot • WWII European Theater
Marker can be reached from Fair Lane near Ray Lawyer Drive.
Courtesy hmdb.org
