John G.
4/29/2020
Located just above Lands End parking lot and below the VA Hospital is the USS San Francisco Memorial. It's on the North West section of the parking lot that overlooks the bay and coastal...
USS San Francisco Memorial
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2300 El Camino del Mar
San Francisco, CA 94121
The USS San Francisco Memorial Foundation, established in 2005, is dedicated to preserving the history of the WWII heavy cruiser USS San Francisco CA-38 and the brave sailors and Marines who served aboard her. The foundation commemorates those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, ensuring their stories and memories endure for future generations.
With a commitment to honor the men and women who fought valiantly, the memorial features a poignant display of the ship's battle-damaged bridge, symbolizing the ferocity of the conflict. The foundation actively seeks to collect and archive personal stories and photographs to enrich the historical narrative of the USS San Francisco and its crew's enduring legacy.
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Eric R.
1/1/2020
"For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one." - Khalil Gibran She sits on a hill on Lands End in San Francisco... ..a humbling reminder of the perils of war. The...
Erich L.
11/24/2020
A stop near lands end and the cliff house restaurant. It has the parts from the ship at a nice memorial.
Adam S.
4/10/2020
The Pacific Naval Campaign in 1942 and 1943 is not nearly as well known or understood among the general public (or even reasonably competent History Buffs) as the European Theater of...
Henry M.
5/26/2019
Today (on Memorial Day Sunday) my wifey's father was honored here, he was a Marine on the USS San Francisco Ca 38 in the battle of Guadalcanal (he was a Gunner that day shooting 20 mm rounds at...
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