Ten Heroes Plaza

Location:
Van Doren Street & Westside St. & 108 Street, Corona
Architect:
Stacia Tull, DPR designer
Description:
Flagstaff base with 10 bronze plaques along the sloping sides, on circular pedestal with inlaid inscription
Materials:
Bronze, Mountain Green granite
Dedicated:
2004
Foundry:
Remco Casting; Modern Art Foundry (collar)
Donor:
DPR Capital
Inscription:
THIS MONUMENT HONORS THE MORE THAN 58,000 AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVIING THEIR COUNTRY IN THE VIETNAM WAR 1959 - 1975.

CHARLES
VICTOR
PICCOLELLA
NOVEMBER 14, 1944
AUGUST 14, 1966
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE
VIETNAMESE HONOR MEDAL 2ND CLASS
& GALLANTRY CROSS WITH PALM



BENJAMIN
ROBERT
TURIANO
NOVEMBER 10, 1943
MARCH 24, 1969
CORPORAL
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE NATIONAL
DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAM SERVICE
MEDAL, & THE VIETNAMESE MILITARY MERIT MEDAL.



ROBERT
JOSEPH
ZERILLI
SEPTEMBER 03, 1947
SEPTEMBER 11, 1968
SARGEANT
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE NATIONAL
DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAM SERVICE
MEDAL, & THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.



VERNELL
OWENS
JANUARY 12, 1945
JUNE 17, 1968
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE NATIONAL
DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
THE VIETNAM SERVICE
MEDAL, AND THE VIETNAMESE CAMPAIGN MEDAL.



CHARLES
WILLIAM
EGLIN III
JUNE 12, 1947
FEBRUARY 15, 1968
LANCE CORPORAL
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS



RANDOLPH
A.
EDWARDS
AUGUST 27, 1947
FEBRUARY 07, 1968
SPECIALIST FOURTH CLASS
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE NATIONAL
DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAM SERVICE
MEDAL, AND THE VIETNAMESE MILITARY MERIT MEDAL.



LEANDRO
GARCIA
AUGUST 02, 1946
FEBRUARY 02, 1968
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL,
THE VIETNAMESE MILITARY MERIT
MEDAL, & THE GALLANTRY CROSS WITH PALM.



ANTHONY
VICTOR
CAMPANIELLO
OCTOBER 11, 1946
DECEMBER 19, 1967
SPECIALIST FOURTH CLASS
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE VIETNAM
SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAMESE MILITARY MERIT
MEDAL, AND THE GALLANTRY CROSS WITH PALM



CHARLES
PHILIP
DETOMASO
NOVEMBER 27, 1946
APRIL 29, 1967
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE VIETNAM
SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAMESE MILITARY MERIT
MEDAL & THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.



WILLIAM
EARL
GRAY
OCTOBER 04, 1967
FEBRUARY 06, 1967
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
UNITED STATES ARMY
OTHER DECORATIONS INCLUDED THE COMBAT
INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL
AND THE VIETNAMESE CAMPAIGN MEDAL.