The World War II Memorial honours those who served during a conflict that deeply influenced San Francisco. As a major Pacific port, the city played a critical role in shipbuilding, logistics, and military coordination throughout the war years.
The memorial provides a space for remembrance while also explaining why the war mattered locally. It shows how global conflict reshaped the city’s economy, population, and identity, leaving lasting effects that are still visible today.
Quick facts
- Coordinates: 37.7986078, -122.477965
- Type: Monument
OSM tags
- Historic: Monument
- Name: World War II Memorial
- Wikidata: Q7984818
- Wikimedia Commons: Commons – West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II
- Wikipedia: Wikipedia (English) – West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II