SAN FRANCISCO WATERFRONT WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL MARKER
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II
Photograph By: BARRY SWACKHAMER
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
DURING WORLD WAR II, THE SAN FRANCISCO WATERFRONT BECAME THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE WAR EFFORT IN THE PACIFIC. DURING THE 45 MONTHS OF WAR 1.6 MILLION SOLDIERS AND 23.5 MILLION TONS OF CARGO SHIPPED FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY. THE U.S. ARMY REPORT SUMMARIZED IT AS THE “GREATEST WAR PORT IN THE UNITED STATES.”
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