Thank
You!
Hayward
Area Recreation and Park District for voting to name the new park:
Veterans
Memorial Park of Castro Valley
It's
a Golden Idea!
We
have a wonderful opportunity to erect an honorably elegant Veterans Memorial
in the 24 acre park that Hayward Area Recreation District (HARD) would
like to develop between Stanton, Carlton and Sydney.
If
we can pass Measure Q on the November ballot we the citizens of
Castro Valley will design this park.
There
can be something for everyone.
Castro
Valley History
Veterans
of Foreign Wars (VFW)
For the better part
of the last 7 years the
Castro Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9601 has been working
to bring an All Wars Memorial to our community to honor those who put themselves
in harms way for us all.
John McPartland is
Post Commander of Castro Valley Post 9601. He has been working with the
Castro Valley Library Advisory Committee in hopes that a fine memorial
could be erected at the new library site.
Unfortunately the
new library has had to be down sized because of the escalating cost of
construction. This has all but precluded the possibility of a Veterans
Memorial at the library at this time.
If measure Q passes
it is proposed that the new park be Named the Castro Valley Veterans Memorial
Park and that a veterans Memorial be constructed.
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John
Deas owned 5 acres of the 24 acres of land that will become
a beautiful park if Measure Q passes.
Original
uniform patch of
the
91st Infantry Division.
 John
Deas served in the U.S. Army's 91st Division in World War l.
The 91st Division
has a proud history of military service dating back to World War 1. Constituted
on 5 August 1917 at Camp Lewis, Washington, the Division soon thereafter
departed for England in the summer of 1918. In September 1918, the Division's
first operation was in the St. Mihiel Offensive in France. Serving under
the U.S. Army's V Corps, the Division fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
and successfully helped to destroy the German First Guard Division and
continued to smash through three successive enemy lines.
Twelve days before
the end of W.W.I, the Division, as part of the VII Army Corps, helped drive
the enemy east across the Escaut River. The Division was awarded separate
campaign streamers for its active role in the Lorraine, Meuse-Argonne and
Ypres-Lys campaigns. In 1919, the 91st was deactivated at the Presidio
of San Francisco. The 91st reconstituted in 1921 as part of the Organized
Reserves. ( History of the 91ST
DIVISION IN WORLD WAR I)
John's daughter Dorothy
Cunningham was very close to her father. She believes that her father would
be very proud to have a Veterans Memorial Park on land that was his property
for so many years. Dorothy also said, that her dad loved baseball. John
passed away in 1977.
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Andrew
and Doty Perrich made their home on part of this hill.
Three generations of
the Perrich Family raised the American Flag on this noble hill.
Nancy’s brother Robert
Johnson Perrich, father of Carolee, Robert A. and Sonza, served in the
U.S. Army during WW II. He worked on The Manhattan Project. He served with
the Manhattan Engineering District as an Inspector at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
He lost his eye in the line of duty in an explosion. He held the rank of
T/3 (SGT).
Robert’s son Robert
A. Perrich served in the U.S. Army from 1972 to 1993. As a Senior Army
Aviator, major career contributions took place in the UH-60 Black Hawk
Special Operations arena as a Maintenance Test Pilot. He retired as a Lieutenant
Colonel.
Robert A. Perrich wrote: We live in a world over come by an event, before
we can gain a perspective on the one that preceded it.
My best wishes to the fine people of Castro Valley, it's community and
political leaders, support groups and especially veterans of all services,
in making this park a reality.......On the High Ground "Play Ball". My
warmest personal regards, Bob Perrich, Greeley, Colorado.
1937- Daughter
Nancy Perrich Pratt and neighbor Dorothy Deas Cunningham raise an American
Flag at the family home of Andrew and Borghild "doty" Perrich atop the
Castro Valley hill that will hopefully become the Castro Valley Veterans
Memorial Park.(above)
1953 - Carolee
Perrich with her sister Sonza (Perrich) Van Herick with an American
Flag at their grand parents flagpole (right) |
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October28,
2006
Flag
Raising on the Hill After 50 Years
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Nancy Perrich Pratt now
in her 80's addresses the the visitors here to witness the first flag raising
after 50 years |
Castro Valley VFW Honor
Guard preparing to raise Ole' Glory
 
The Flag has been raised. Nancy
Perrich Pratt, Senate Nominee Ellen Corbett, Dorothy Deas Cunningham and
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley witness the event.
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Three
generations of the Perrich Family raised the American Flag on this noble
hill.
A
heart felt thank you! to the Perrich family for their service and making
this land special.
Thank
you John Deas for serving in the U.S. Army in France and Belgium during
World War I.
And
a warm thank you to Dorothy Deas Cunningham and Nancy Perrich Pratt and
Carolee Perrich and their families for supporting Measure Q. |
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Resolution
in Support of Creating a Veterans Memorial Park in Castro Valley
Passed the MAC October 16th, 2006 and
forwarded to H.A.R.D.
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