This Sunday, join members of the USS San Francisco Memorial Foundation to celebrate Memorial Day at Land’s End.
The free Memorial Day event is dedicated to the 100 Sailors and the 7 Marines killed in action during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 12-13, 1942. The USS San Francisco, aka “Frisco”, first saw action at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and then went on to participate in most all of the Pacific engagements, including the final battle of World War II at Okinawa, Japan.
This year’s 60th event will also honor San Francisco native Rear Admiral Daniel Callaghan, who led the assault on the Japanese Navy at the Battle of Guadalcanal. Callaghan was killed by an enemy shell while in command on the bridge of the USS San Francisco, during a surface action against a larger Japanese force off Savo Island (Wikipedia).
The event will be held at the USS San Francisco Memorial Monument at Land’s End from 12noon until 1:30pm. The monument is located just off Point Lobos Avenue, in the parking lot above the Land’s End trail (map). Look for the sign on Point Lobos Avenue on Sunday.
Sarah B.
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