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Veteran Memorials
in Ventura CountyIn honor of our Veterans
Service to our Country
Veterans Memorials in Ventura CountyCity Memorial Description Items of Note Address Phone
CamarilloVietnam
VeteransPleasant Valley Aquatic Center Flagpole with plaques 1030 Temple Ave 805-987-8198
Camarillo Veterans Constitution Park Monument; flags & plaquesCorner of Carmen Dr.
& Paseo Camarillo
Camarillo Museum Commemorative Air Force Museum WWII aircraft; displays 455 Aviation Drive, Camarillo 805-482-0064
Fillmore Veterans Veterans Memorial Building Plaques inside building Not open to public: 511 2nd St 805-524-1500
Moorpark Veterans Veterans Memorial Park Monument; flags & plaquesSpring St. approximately 1/2 mile
North of Los Angeles Ave.
Oxnard Veterans Plaza Park Monument; flags & plaques NW corner of the park off 5th St.
Port Hueneme MuseumUSN Seabee Museum & Purple Heart
MemorialDisplays & memorabilia 1000 23rd Ave 805-982-5169
Port Hueneme Veterans U.S.S. Norton Sound Memorial & MuseumAn exhibit of residents who
served in the military
Simi Valley Museum VFW Museum of Military History Posters & memorabiliaSimi Town Center
1555 Town Center Way #220805-578-1539
Simi Valley Veterans El Rancho Simi Pioneer Cemetery Monument; flags & plaque 1461 Thompson Lane 805-526-8245
Simi Valley Veterans Simi Valley Veterans Plaza Walking path; flags; plaquesRancho Tapo Community Park
(Lemon Park)
3700 Avenida Simi at Lemon Dr.
Santa Paula Veterans Veterans Memorial Park Memorial with plaques S. Mill St.
Santa Paula Veterans Santa Paula High School Swimming Pool Memorial plaque 404 N 6th St.
Ventura Veterans Grounds at Ventura Gov't Center Memorial with plaques & flags Corner Victoria Ave & Telephone Rd
Ventura Veterans Cemetery Memorial Park Plaques & flag Between Main St & Poli at Aliso Lane
Ventura Veterans Plaza Park Cannon with plaques 651 E. Thompson
Westlake Village Veterans Pierce Brothers Cemetery Memorial with plaques; flags 5600 Lindero Cyn. Rd.
Thousand Oaks Veterans Beyer Park Plaque dedicated to WWII vets 280 North Conejo School Road
Thousand Oaks Veterans Civic Arts Plaza Thousand Oaks Sculpture & plaque 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd
Thousand Oaks Veterans Water feature in Conejo Creek Park Plaques & flag 1379 East Janss Road
Thousand Oaks Veterans Near picnic area in Conejo Creek Park Plaque & dedicated tree same
Corner of Carmen Dr. & Paseo in Camarillo
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Constitution Park, Camarillo
Commemorative Air ForceSouthern California Wing, Camarillo
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is an all-volunteer organization, with members from all walks of life, dedicated to preserving
the history of combat aircraft which were flown by all military services of the United States. The CAF hangars are located at the
Camarillo Airport just off Highway 101 in Camarillo. Take the Las Posas exit and go south to Pleasant Valley Road. Turn right and
take a right onto Eubanks Street (2nd light) into the airport. Museum hangar is located on the corner of Eubanks and Airport.
1030 Temple Ave, Camarillo
Memorial is at the base of the flag
pole and plaques mounted on the
Aquatic Center building.
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Pleasant Valley Aquatic Center, Camarillo
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Leisure Village Recreation Center, Camarillo
The service ribbons are hand made tiles
by Ed Vasquez. They represent the
awards earned by the military veterans of
Leisure Village.
Leisure Village is a private gated community with no public access.
511 2nd St. at Central Ave. Fillmore, CA 93015
Call (805) 524-1500 ext. 216 for access to the building
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Fillmore-Piru Veterans Memorial Building, Fillmore
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Veterans Memorial Park, Moorpark
Located on Spring St, approximately
1/2 mi north of Los Angeles Ave. If
exiting the Reagan Fwy (118) go West
on New Los Angeles Ave. Turn Right
(North) onto to Spring Road. Memorial
is on right at Flinn Ave.
N.W. corner of Plaza Park in Oxnard
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Oxnard Veterans Memorial, Oxnard
1001 Addor St, Port Hueneme,
located just off the Navy Base,
turn right before reaching the
Sunkist gate to enter the base
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
U.S. Seabee Museum, Port Hueneme
220 N. Market St. Port Hueneme CA
805-986-6542
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Historical Society Museum, Port Hueneme
In addition to the US Seabee Museum, the Navy Base
contains a memorial dedicated to Purple Heart Veterans. It is
on the 8th fairway at the Seabee Golf Course
Access to the Base can be obtained at the Sunkist Gate
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
In Honor of Fallen Heroes, Port Hueneme
Located on S. Mill St. in Santa Paula, CA
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Veterans Memorial Park, Santa Paula
Roger S. Boles Veterans Memorial PoolSanta Paula High School
404 N 6th St, Santa Paula, CA 93060. Near the intersection of N 6th St and E Pleasant St, Santa Paula.
The site is not open during school hours, just before, after and on weekends. The plaque is outside of the
pool area. Park on 5th Street.
1461 Thompson Lane
Simi Valley
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
El Rancho Simi Pioneer Cemetery, Simi Valley
Located in the Simi Valley Town Center
(open air mall) in unit #220 at 1555 Town Center Way
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
VFW Military History Museum, Simi Valley
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Rancho Tapo Community Park & Veterans PlazaAlso known as Lemon Park, the Memorial consists of steel panels representing conflicts since the Revolutionary
War listing the number of US military deaths; six panels of military action themed silhouettes; stone monuments
containing 56 plaques listing the names in Honor of or in Memory of individual veterans.
3700 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley, 93063
280 North Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Beyer Park, Thousand Oaks
This memorial is located in the green belt in
front of the Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks.
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Civic Center, Thousand Oaks
There are three memorial plaques in this water feature. The central
pillars represent the five branches of our armed services.
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks
This memorial plaque is located in Conejo Creek Park in Thousand Oaks,
on a small pier facing the memorial which is in the center of a large pond.
The pillars represent the five branches of our armed services.
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks
USAF Capt. Hubert from Thousand Oaks, MIA in Cambodia on 5-13-70. VFW post 11395 in Thousand Oaks is named in his honor.
This memorial is also located in Conejo Creek Park,
north of the memorial with the water feature, near a
picnic area
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks
Located between Main St. and Poli St, adjacent to Aliso Lane
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Ventura Veterans Memorial at Cemetery Park, Ventura
651 E Thompson Blvd, in Ventura
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Ventura Veterans Memorial at Plaza Park, Ventura
5600 Lindero Canyon Rd. Westlake Village
Exit the (101) Fwy at Lindero Canyon Road.
Southbound turn left, Northbound turn right onto
Lindero Canyon. Entrance to Pierce Brothers
will be on your Right. Memorial is in about the
center of the Park, will see several flags.
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Pierce Brothers Memorial Park, Westlake Village
Corner of Victoria and Telephone Road, in Ventura
between the (101) Ventura Fwy. on the South and the
(126) Santa Paula Fwy.
Ventura County Veterans Memorials
Veterans County Veterans Memorial, Ventura
Ventura CountyVeterans Dedicated HighwaysSign photos and locations
A 54-mile stretch of Highway 126 between Santa Clarita and Ventura, California. The section between the City of Santa Paula and
I-5 is officially designated "The Korean War Veterans' Memorial Highway" a designation it received in 1997.
Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways
Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, Santa Paula
Highway 126
All of Route 1 in Ventura , from the Los Angeles County line to the Santa Barbara County line.
Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
Pacific Coast Highway 1
The Purple Heart Trail is a highway network across the nation. The Purple Heart
Memorial Highway covers the entire length of Ventura County on US Highway 101. The
Purple Heart Trail was established in 1992 by the Congressionally-sanctioned Military
Order of the Purple Heart to be a symbolic trail throughout all 50 states to commemorate
and honor all men and women who have been wounded or given their lives in combat
while serving in the U.S. armed forces. The Purple Heart Trail originates in Mount Vernon,
Virginia, and traverses the United States to California. The 36-mile segment in Santa
Barbara County just north of this segment was designated in 2010.
Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways
Purple Heart Memorial Highway
Highway 101
Route 23 is known as the Military Intelligence Service Memorial Highway. It runs from US 101 in Thousand Oaks to
California Route 118 in Moorpark. It is in honor of the U.S. 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat
Team, composed entirely of Japanese Americans during WWII.
Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways
Military Intelligence Service Memorial Highway
Highway Route 23
Route 101 in Ventura County as the "Screaming Eagles Highway". This honors the 101st Airborne Division of the United
States Army, which formed on July 23, 1918 and has been involved in every major war that the United States has
participated in since then.
Ventura County Veteran Dedicated Highways
The Screaming Eagles Highway
Highway 101
United States Armed Forcesand
Veterans’ Military Service
The following slides depict the military campaign ribbons for our military ad veterans’ participation in our Nation’s
armed conflicts.
U.S. Armed Forces Conflicts
American Revolution (1775–1783)
War of 1812 (1812–1815)
Mexican War (1846–1848)
Civil War (1861–1865)
Indian Wars (colonial era to 1890)
Spanish American War (1898)
World War I (1914–1918)
World War II (1939–1945)
Korean War (1950–1953)
Ventura County Veterans
Have participated in all our
Nation’s armed conflicts
Vietnam War (1961–1973)
Dominican Republic (1965)(Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal)
Lebanon (1982–1984)
Grenada (1983) (Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal)
U.S. Armed Forces Conflicts
Ventura County Veterans
Have participated in all our
Nation’s armed conflicts
Panama 1989(Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal)
Gulf War 1991
Somalia (1992-1993)
Bosnia (1994-1995)
Kosovo (1999)
(Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal)
(NATO Medal)
U.S. Armed Forces Conflicts
Ventura County Veterans
Have participated in all our
Nation’s armed conflicts
Global War on Terror (2001 - )
Afghanistan (2001 - )
Iraq War 2003 – 2010)
Inherent Resolve
War against the Islamic State (2014 -)
U.S. Armed Forces Conflicts
Ventura County Veterans
Have participated in all our
Nation’s armed conflicts