Vietnam War Memorial, Guadalupe River Park - San Jose, CA
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N 37° 19.956 W 121° 53.930
10S E 597550 N 4132338
San Jose officials and veterans unveiled a “Sons of San Jose” monument for the 142 native sons who died in the war.
Waymark Code: WMGMK4
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member waypointazoid
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The City of San Jose created a memorial to the 142 sons of the city who died in the Vietnam War. Now, nearly half a century later, an elegant hunk of black granite, etched with local names, might help the public finally honor those soldiers.

Names from the stone on the left.

Ronald Lee Aleshire Jaime Esquivel
Jimmie Marron Alvarez Gerald Francis Filippi
Warren Lester Anderson Edwardo Flores
Joseph Antognini III Richard Allan Forbes
Alonso Aragon Jr. William Holt Fowler III
Stephen Anthony Balters Jr. Bruce Gary Friel
Jeffrey Thomas Beardsley Richard Garza Jr.
Robert Eugene Beaumont Kenneth Gilbert Gellerman
Leslie Allen Bellrichard Robert Gonzales
Thomas Howard Bergren Michael John Grecu
Raymond Bernal Jr. Scott Craig Griswold
Thomas George Brocker Dallas George Grundy
Kermit Edward Burkey Phillip O. Guillen
Michael Edward Burns Ernest Lemas Gutierrez
Gary William Butler Robert Ralph Hammer
Charles Byrd John Lewis Harley
George J. Carrillo Jr. Dean Allen Harris
Timothy Michael Carroll Robert Earl Harris
Jackie Charles Carter Michael Maxwell Hatzell
Manuel Angel Castillo Dan David Hayes
Gerald Cervantes Glenn Elden Heflin
Armando Chapa Jr. James Reeve Heimbold
Roberto Cobarrubias Leroy Hensley
James Miles Combs Robert Francis Hinkston
Christopher Corwin Cook Melvin Douglas Holcomb
William Donald Cook Jr. Fred Lee Hottinger
Richard James Coston Howard Eugene Hurst
Jimmy Douglas Curry John William Irving Jr.
Kenneth Alan Dahl Robert Allen Jans
David Michael Davison Robert Stevens Jernberg
Thomas Joe Dawson Jr. Larry Michael Jordan
Louis Scott Di Bari Theodore C Kappmeyer
Wolf-Dieter Dietz Daniel Duane Keyes
Juan Leon Guerrere Duenas Michael George Kindred
Richard Monroe Dyke Loyd Eugene Kinsworthy
Joseph Escamilla John Michael Koenig

Names from the stone on the right.

Walter Koeppe Jr. Rudolph Sotelo Renteria
Russell Walter Krill Duane Lawrence Richard
Jeffery David Kuersten Jose Anto Rivera-Bermudez
Marion Dominic La Rosa William S. Robertson III
Joseph Ledesma Floyd Irwin Robinson
John Edward Lopez Jr. Joe Ignacio Rodriguez
Chester George Lyons Gilbert Ruiz
Cesar Jabonillo Mamon David Frank Santa-Cruz
William A. Mansergh Jr. Gilbert Serrano
Ernesto Martinez Samuel Arthur Sharp Jr.
Robert Susumu Masuda David Howard Shoemaker
John Albert McGehee Rosendo Flores Silbas
William David McGivern Charles Lenet Smith
Richard Harold McGuire James Douglas Smith
David Phillip Medina John Calvin Smith
Rudolph Melendez Matthew Edward Smith
Joseph Louis Mendoza Eusebio Solis
Michael Mereno Kenneth Lyle Spitzer
Robert Gail Miller Daniel Edwin Strobbe
Angelo Raymond Morales Jon Tasch
Carlos Garcia Munoz Kenneth Carl Titsworth
Tony Valdez Nastor Grady Thomas Triplett
Kenneth Lawrence Neal Richard Lee Trisler
Steve Masao Ohara Homer Urrabazo
Jack Coleman Owens Patrick John Vasquez
William Allen Palenske Jose Louis Vieras
Richard Michael Patrick Donald James Wade
Raymond Allan Petersen George Allen Waldron
Donald Ray Phipps Thomas James Walker
John Richard Poso Craig Leslie Walton
Timothy Cole Proudfoot Larry Ellis Williams
Miguel Angel Puentes Donald Ray Williamson
Alex Leon Quiroga Dennis Harold Wright
John Arthur Ramirez Murray John Wyman
Lynn Murray Randall Augusto Maria Xavier

Placed by:: City of San Jose

Date Placed: 03/30/2013

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