EL DORADO COUNTY VETERANS
Memorial DirectoryHonors and Assists those veterans who have served the Cause of Freedom.
- Search by last name, word, service branch, war or category.
- Once you have found the veteran, click the ↓ arrow (at right) to open the record.
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- Sections are marked with Roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, etc.).
- Columns start at a Roman numeral (1) and are numbered to the right (2, 3, 4…).
- Bricks start at the top of a Column and are numbered from top to bottom (1, 2, 3…).
CARROZZA ALFRED SSGT , USAAC
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GUNNER B-17
CARROZZA ALLAN / CODY , USA
CARSO LAWERENCE , USN, USMM
CARTER CHARLES LTC , USAF
CARTER DONALD MM1 , USN
CARTER LUTHER TSGT , US AIRFORCE
CARUTHERS GEORGE QM3 , USN
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SUBMARINE SERVICE
CARVALHO DANE SP5 , USA
CARVER DARRELL FC , USN
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SOUTH PACIFIC
CARVER EARL , USN
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HANCOCK CV19 CASU-6-33 F18
CARVER ROBERT , USCG
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GULF OF ALASKA
CASIAS LARRY CPL , USMC
CASKEY ROBERT PFC , USA
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BOTB
CASKEY ROBERT SSGT , USAF
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SAC
CASTANEDA FRANK SGT , USMC
CASTONIA H TM2 , USN
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MOSQUITO FLEET
CASTRO JOSHUA SGT , USA
CATE ARTHUR , USNR
CATES BRODY , USMC
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SEMPER FI
CATHCART WILLIAM MSGT , USMC, USA
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Distinguished Service Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Korean War
Service: Army
Rank: Master Sergeant
Division: 40th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 257 (May 20, 1952)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Master Sergeant William D. Cathcart, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with Company L, 224th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. Master Sergeant Cathcart distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Chungbangp’yong, Korea, on 18 February 1952. On the morning of 18 February 1952, the company of which Sergeant Cathcart was a member was engaged in an attack against a large hostile force occupying a strategic and well-fortified hill. In the ensuing action, Sergeant Cathcart observed that the leader of the assaulting platoon had been killed and the friendly troops had been pinned down by the intense enemy fire. Without hesitation, he rushed to the men, rallied them, and personally led them toward the crest of the hill only to be met by such a tremendous volume of fire that a withdrawal was necessary to save the friendly force from annihilation. Upon reaching the base of the slope, Sergeant Cathcart realized that several wounded were still on the fireswept hill. Without regard for his personal safety, he traveled back up the slope directly in the face of the heavy enemy fire to evacuate his stricken comrades. Six times, Sergeant Cathcart made his way almost to the edge of the enemy bunkers, and six times, he returned with a wounded man. Through his utter fearlessness and completely selfless devotion to his men and his duty, Sergeant Cathcart saved the lives of several of his comrades at great risk to his own. The extraordinary heroism display by Sergeant Cathcart on this occasion reflects the greatest credit on himself and is in keeping with the most esteemed traditions of the military service.
Calendar
Monday, May 26, 2025
Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday, Nov. 11, 2024
Veteran's Day Ceremony
Programs
- Welcome Home Statuary
- Veterans Day
- Memorial Day
- Salute to Valor
- John Hidahl Memorial Fund
- Nisei Veterans Fund
- Capt. Paul Jacobs Fund
- Josh Tasabia Fund
WELCOME HOME STATUARY
Welcome Home is life-sized bronze statuary that will portray a joyous return from duty for two El Dorado County members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is the welcome that every service member looks forward to receiving upon returning home from duty.
Standing is a life-sized bronze male figure dressed in early 2000s fatigues similar to those worn by the U.S. Army, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard. Kneeling is a bronze female figure dressed in fatigues similar to those worn by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Rating and warfare patches are obscured intentionally, so that the figures can represent anyone.
Running joyously toward them is a bronze Labrador retriever, symbolic of the joy that family and friends have over the return of their service man or woman from duty. It also represents the welcome that some service members never got, but which through the statuary will never end.
The statuary was conceived by the El Dorado County Veterans Alliance and was designed by famed sculptor of military themes and figures, Rip Caswell. It is planned to be placed on the lawn to the left of the entrance walkway at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument (“W” on the map key). It will be the first personification of the veteran experience at the EDC Veterans Monument.
To contribute to the effort to fund creation of the statuary, CLICK HERE. All donations are tax deductible.
For more about the statuary, email [email protected].
VETERANS DAY
Each Veterans Day (November 11) at 1100 hrs, ceremonies are held at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument in Placerville (360 Fair Lane). The ceremonies honor the service of all veterans and include a fly over by WWII Warbirds, color guard ceremony, parade of flags by veterans organizations and youth groups, speeches by public officials, patriotic music, presentation of Veterans of the Year and Veterans Service and Support awards, wreath presentation, a three-volley rifle salute, taps and a piper playing Amazing Grace.
MEMORIAL DAY
Each Memorial Day (last Monday in May) at 1100 hrs, ceremonies are held at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument in Placerville (360 Fair Lane). The ceremonies honor those who died in the service of their country and include a fly over by WWII Warbirds, color guard ceremony, parade of flags by veterans organizations and youth groups, speeches by public officials, patriotic music, presentation of Veterans Monument Scholarships to children of veterans, wreath presentation, a three-volley rifle salute, taps and a piper playing Amazing Grace.
SALUTE TO VALOR
Each autumn, Snowline Hospice Thrift Stores honor veterans by holding a "True Up" sale in which the difference between the sale price and rounding up to the next dollar is donated to help El Dorado County veterans. Called "Salute to Valor" the sale raises funds to help vets study at local colleges and trade schools, provide chaplaincy services to veterans in law enforcement, and otherwise help veterans in need.
JOHN HIDAHL MEMORIAL FUND
Established in memory of El Dorado County Supervisor, John Hidahl, at the request of his family, to help veterans and their families.
NISEA VETERANS FUND
This fund at Folsom Lake College provides scholarships to veterans and their children in memory of El Dorado County's Nisei Veterans (WWII soldiers of Japanese-American descent).
CAPTAIN PAUL JACOBS FUND
Honoring El Dorado County's Captain Paul Jacobs, USN, who rescued 32,000 Vietnamese sailors and refugees from death and imprisonment in the final moments of the Vietnam War (considered to be the greatest humanitarian event in US Navy history), this fund provides help to members of the crew of Captain Jacobs' ship, USS Kirk (FF 1087), and their families, so that what they did rescuing the defenseless is never forgotten.
JOSH TASABIA FUND
Established to help a visiting law enforcement officer who was grievously injured while trying to rescue mortally wounded El Dorado County Deputy Sheriff Brian Ishmael. This fund will help Josh Tasabia reestablish his life in El Dorado County.