Events

05/30/2022
Torrance Veterans Memorial Plaza

Names on the Wall – Remembering Those Who Served

Address: Torrance Veterans Memorial Plaza - corner of Torrance Blvd. and Maple Ave.
Phone: 310.328.5392
Website: http://www.torrancehistoricalsociety.org/

On Memorial Day, the Torrance Historical Society will host a memorial program for Torrance service personnel who gave their lives in U.S. military actions. The event includes the reading of the 146 Names on the Wall. Those Names include war losses from World War I to those in the Iraq and Afghanistan War. We will also remember Jerry Ronan, past Torrance Historical Society Board Member and WWII Veteran who started the Names on the Wall Project, and, in his words, “caught the last train out on December 9th, 2021.” He was 95.

When:  Monday, May 30th, 2022
Where:  Torrance Veterans Memorial Plaza – corner of Torrance Blvd. and Maple Ave.
Time: 2:00 PM
Info: Torrance Historical Society – 310.328.5392 or www.TorranceHistoricalSociety.org

This event is free and open to the public.

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