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World Wars and Veteran History in Wilmington, CA

Title

World Wars and Veteran History in Wilmington, CA

Description

This collection is part of Box 3 of the Wilmington Subject Files. It includes historical records of the veterans from Wilmington, including death records, KIA records, and World War history as it relates to the community

Creator

Wilmington Historical Society

Contributor

Wilmington Historical Society

Rights

The material on this site is provided for educational and informational purposes. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law beyond fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Identifier

WSF_03-26

Collection Items

Army Bomber Crash 1944

Photocopy of a newspaper article about the Army Bomber Crash in 1944. The photo is of horrible quality but the caption says it shows firemen putting out the flames from the downed bomber, whose pilot died in the crash. The crash happened at the 1300 Block of Hyatt Ave in Wilmington CA on 3pm Saturday November 18, 1944.

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Personal Experience of the Army Bomber Crash

A typed history of Olivia Cueva-Fernandez and her experience on the day of the army bomber crash in November 1944. She believes the pilot was a hero who avoided houses and caused as little damage as possible. She often wonders why there was no press coverage of the crash

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Personal Experience of the Army Bomber Crash

A typed history of Olivia Cueva-Fernandez and her experience on the day of the army bomber crash in November 1944. She believes the pilot was a hero who avoided houses and caused as little damage as possible. She often wonders why there was no press coverage of the crash

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Barrage Balloons

A photo showing the ground crew raising one of the barrage balloons that were placed on guard duty against possible enemy air raids along the Pacific Coast in June 1942.

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Barrage Balloons

A photo referencing Barrage Balloons, which were placed on guard duty along the Pacific Coast after the attack on Pearl Harbor

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
WW2 Government Housing

A photo showing government housing behind the trailer park in California 1948. Used for servicemen and families during WW2. This photo was passed on to the Wilmington Historical Society by Chuck Town, who lived in Cheney's trailer park next to the empty government housing and remembers playing in the empty buildings as a child in Wilmington

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Images of WW2 in Wilmington

Images during the war in Wilmington and the port area. These images have no context and no identification for the people or places in the photos, so if you have any information, please contact the Wilmington Historical Society

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Images of WW2 in Wilmington

Images during the war in Wilmington and the port area. These images have no context and no identification for the people or places in the photos, so if you have any information, please contact the Wilmington Historical Society

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Images of WW2 in Wilmington

Images during the war in Wilmington and the port area. These images have no context and no identification for the people or places in the photos, so if you have any information, please contact the Wilmington Historical Society

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Images of WW2 in Wilmington

Images during the war in Wilmington and the port area. These images have no context and no identification for the people or places in the photos, so if you have any information, please contact the Wilmington Historical Society

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Images of WW2 in Wilmington

Images during the war in Wilmington and the port area. These images have no context and no identification for the people or places in the photos, so if you have any information, please contact the Wilmington Historical Society

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Postcard Propaganda

Postcards with images of propaganda for the war effort during World War 2 in Wilmington, CA

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Gulf War Veterans

Anita Melgoza, left, and her friend Cleo Brokaw, with supplies purchased from Wilmington's neighbors and donations they plan to send to two area service men in the Persian Gulf

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Gulf War Veterans

Benjamin Garcia, center, is reunited with his grandmother Dora Lara, and nephew, Richard, after returning to Wilmington from Military duty in the Persian Gulf

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Gulf War Veterans

Laura Higes Persian Gulf War veteran Sapu Maiava during his Wednesday visit to Robert Kennedy pre-school in Wilmington, CA

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Vietnam War Veterans

Newspaper article about PFC Kenneth Rorick of Wilmington who was killed in action in Vietnam. He had attended Banning High School, enlisted in 1966 and was KIA April 25, 1967. He left behind a widow and his 3 month old son

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Vietnam War Veterans

Photos of the Vietnam Memorial at the State Capitol in Sacramento, CA taken by Mary Lou Monarrez on March 30, 1999. Names of the fallen soldiers from Wilmington included

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Vietnam War Veterans

A list of soldiers from Wilmington, CA who gave their lives for the Vietnam War

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
The Vietnam Memorial Wall

The Vietnam Memorial Wall on display at Banning Park. Out of the seventeen servicemen from Wilmington who gave their life in the Vietnam War, only Billy Dodd was brought home to Wilmington Cemetery.

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography
Vietnam War Memorial Highway

A letter from Jerry Yamamoto, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America, to David Fein of Caltrans, requesting the renaming of a highway sign "Los Angeles County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway"

Tags War_time_photography, Wilmington_history, World_war_2_photography

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World Wars and Veteran History in Wilmington, CA

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