Multi-War Memorial - University Preparatory School - Redding, CA
N 40° 35.221 W 122° 24.239
10T E 550437 N 4493084
This multi-war memorial resides in front of the former Shasta Union HS/Nova HS/Foothill HS, now operating as University Preparatory School, a charter school, since 2004.
Waymark Code: WMKZFR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2014
Views: 3
Residing on a grassy knoll in front of the current University Preparatory School (a charter school) is a multi-war memorial that is dedicated to former students of Shasta Union High School/Nova High School who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice. The memorial includes the deceased names of students who fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The list of fatalities of former students of Shasta Union High School who fought in WWII is long. The memorial reads:
DEDICATED TO ALL THE VETERANS OF
Shasta Union High School"From this day to the ending of the world,
...We in it shall be remembered
...We band of brothers."
WORLD WAR II FATALITIES
ELTON BARKER
BILTON BEED
WAYNE BOSWELL
DALE BRAZELTON
LLOYD BROWN
KENNETH CARR
PAUL CARR
THOMAS CLAYTON
CHARLES CUNNINGHAM
EDWIN DOUTHIT (TEACHER)
ARTHER ESSEX
PHILLIP FARLEY
VICTOR FRANCHETTI
DONALD FREIMANN
MELVIN GEMMILL
PATRICK GOTCHY
JOSEPH GREGORY
VERNON GROW
HENRY HALEY
CHARLES HAWKINS
WILLIS HIGHTOWER
LLOYD HOLLIBAUGH
HOWARD McCARTIN
RAY McCORMICK
CHARLES McWHIRK
RICHARD MINEAR
ROBERT MOTTERN
HARRY PARRY
GERALD RUTHERFORD
ALVIN SEVERSON
WILLARD SKENE
BENNY UPTON
FRED WAKEMAN
CHARLEY F. ANDERSON
JOHN E. DAVIS
EVERETT W. HIGHTOWER
There is only one Korean War fatality listed on the monument. His name is John A. Carlson, Jr.
The Vietnam War fatalities include the following names:
Larry K Davis
Michael C Gomes
Michael J Gwinn
Barry N Grigsby
Curtis D Jackson
Dale C Pehrson
Kenneth D Pettigrew
Lincoln R Bundy
Neil W Hayden
This memorial was dedicated by the World War II Memorial Committee made up of men who graduated from various years of high school (1937-1945) on Memorial Day, 2001. The memorial is a somber reminder of the sacrifices a number of young men made for our country who once walked through the hallways of this school.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWII
Korean War
Vietnam War
In Honor Of: Please read text above
Marker Text:
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Date of dedication: Memorial Day, 2001
Who Put it Here?: World War II Memorial Committee
Description of Memorial:
The memorial resides on a grassy knoll in front of the high school and is a really nice spot to put a monument since it grabs ones attention with the nearby flagpoles that stand tall, inviting visitors to come an take a closer look. I was a little surprised that this monument is behind an iron fence since it can't be touched or interacted with but only viewed behind metal bars. I always appreciate a community who specifically goes out of their way to memorialize those individuals many decades later via a monument such as this for others to see and appreciate.
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