Mape Memorial Park - Dublin, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 42.385 W 121° 56.350
10S E 593510 N 4173772
A veteran memorial in Mape Park.
Waymark Code: WMGREQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2013
Views: 2
The park itself is named after a Vietnam War veteran. The plaque 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
List if there are any visiting hours:
Dawn to dusk
Entrance fees (if it applies): free
Type of memorial: Plaque
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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