Mape Memorial Park - Dublin, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 42.389 W 121° 56.382
10S E 593462 N 4173778
A memorial park in Dublin, CA.
Waymark Code: WMGREN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2013
Views: 2
The park is named after a Vietnam veteran. The park has a playground and a volleyball court. It also has a cool mosaic archway. A plaque at the park reads:
"MAPE MEMORIAL PARK
COMMANDER JOHN “JACK” CLEMENT MAPE USN, WAS DUBLIN’S FIRST CASUALTY OF THE
VIETNAM WAR. A 40-YEAR OLD FATHER OF SEVEN, MAPE LIVED IN DUBLIN AND WAS STATIONED
IN ALAMEDA, CA. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO SQUADRON VA-52 OF THE USS TICONDEROGA IN
SEPTEMBER, 1965. AS COMMANDER, MAPE LED THE VA-52 ON A MISSION OVER HANOI. ON
THAT DAY, APRIL 13, 1966, HIS PLANE WAS HIT BY A SAM MISSLE. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.
JACK MAPE WAS A TRUE AMERICAN HERO, ONE OF DUBLIN’S FINEST.
DEDICATED AUGUST 23, 1997
BY THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AND
JOAQUIN MURRIETA CHAPTER, E CLAMPUS VITUS"
Name: Mape Memorial Park
Street Location: 11711 Mape Way
Local Municipality: Dublin
State/Province, etc.: CA
Country: US
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Yes
Picnic Facilities: Yes
Recreational Facilities:
Playground and Volleyball
Monuments/Statues: Yes
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Yes
Fountains: No
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: No
Date Established: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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