Names sought for veterans’ ‘Star of Honor’ Names sought for veterans’ ‘Star of Honor’

The community’s assistance is once again requested in helping the Sonoma Valley Veterans Memorial Park Association honor the Valley’s deceased veterans.

The names below were collected throughout 2018, and the committee is hoping readers can contact them with any additions or corrections.

To be eligible for inclusion on the memorial, a deceased veteran must have been a resident of Sonoma Valley during any time of their life and served in the armed forces and been honorably discharged or killed in action. The committee is also seeking missed names that should have been previously engraved on the fountain.

For additions, a copy of the veteran’s discharge papers are requested but not mandatory. Additional names received from this point forward will be recorded for inscription in 2019.

Jerry V. Abernathy, Dale D. Adams, Donald P. Bennett, Walter L. Benson, George L. Bonvecchio, Larry J. Castelli, Geraldine E. Colby, Gus S. Chocalas, Newton F. Dal Poggetto, Ronald F. Davis, Dale E. “David” Diamond, Rudy Doormann, Vahe “Ev” Evkhanian, Patrick J, Falvey, Leon S. “Bud” Fiske, Henry M. Garric, Arthur F. Glover, Hugh G. Grinstead, Richard L. Grund, Donald J. Keenan, Edward F. Kenny, Gerald C. Kenny, Milton L. Kingsbury, Jr., George MacLeod, Frank R. Maestas, John R. Masters, Kenneth S. McTaggart, Ben V. Mercurio, Edward D. Montague, Ward C. Morrill, Lawrence S. Myers, Martin J. Nemiroff, Kevin O’Neill, George A. Percival, Roy D. Petri, Ryan M. Poe, Henry E. “Gene” Redemer, Gerald H. “Jerry” Riley, Bill M. Sanderson, Leon T. Scarbrough, Jr., Richard B. Sheridan, James G. Sillars, Sr., James M. Smith, Owen M. Thomas, Ronald E. Vaughn, John D. “Denny” Walker, Ronald D. Wallachy, Theodore “Pete” Wiklund, Wayne T. Wirick, Sr., and Tim E. Woodham.

Deceased veterans who had lived in Sonoma Valley during some time in their lives are eligible to have their name inscribed on the “Star of Honor” fountain.

Contact Leighton Parks at leightonparks@sbcglobal.net or call 996-8548 for corrections and submission forms for additions to this list. Participation will help the committee in its effort to honor local veterans. Duplications will be addressed by the committee.

Information requested includes name, military branch, date of birth, place of birth, Sonoma resident address, date of death, next of kin and phone number.