We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of their lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Tustin. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with our  collective consciousness; our future is their monument.  ~ Heather Robinson

Please Help Us Remember The 28 Heroes Who Never Came Home

 

Thank you to the following sponsors for helping us keep their legacy alive with the purchase of an Honor Banner.

 Please click on the business name for more information about these wonderful sponsors:


Angie Kardashian
Christine Uribe
Diane & Lee Carter
Donna Peery
Elise & Carl Perkins
Francis & Amy Nakamoto
Gene & Ave' Micco
Kerry & Bob Ammann
Kevin & Denise Cassin
Kim DeBenedetto
Leo Middleton
Mayor, Dr. Allan Bernstein
Pete Beatty
Richard Nelson & Red Hill Winery
Robert & Patricia Machado
Susan Payne
The Bensworth Family
The Coe Family
The Collins Family
The Fiscus Family
The Johnson Family
The McIntosh Family
The Waggoner Family

 


Thank You John McGuire Photography
Tustin has a long and distinguished history of answering the call to arms.  We thank the Tustinites who continue to serve honorably in our nation's military services to protect and defend the freedoms and values that make our Community and our Nation like no other and we remember the 28 from Tustin who gave their lives for us.

 
PFC Charles O. Alstot
United States Army     Killed in Action May 11, 1945
Sgt.Joseph L Brand Jr
United States Marine Corps     Killed in Action February 12, 1953
Lt. Edward Bristow
United States Army     Killed in Action June 14, 1944
PFC John Bruns
United States Army     Killed in Action September 20, 1951
PFC Edward Burrier
United States Army     Killed in Action December 31, 1944
Seaman Guadalupe Castaneda
United States Navy     Killed in Action November 13, 1942
PFC Lawrence Churchill
United States Marine Corps     Killed in Action October 18, 1967
Petty Officer Ernest Richard Costello
United States Navy     Killed in Action October 12, 1944
PFC Carlos Davis
United States Marine Corps     Killed in Action March 22, 1968
Cpl. Juan Joseph DeMara
United States Army     Killed in Action March 5, 1968
PFC Arthur Dishman
United States Army Air Corps     Killed in Action March 10, 1945
PFC Allen DuRoy
United States Army      Killed in Action  April 18, 1971
Sgt. Marvin Gray
United States Army Air Corps     Killed in Action March 9, 1945
Major Lawrence N Helber
United States Marine Corps     Missing in Action January 24, 1966
Sgt. Major John H. Johnson
United States Marine Corps     Killed in Action July 12, 1967
Lt. Paul C Kimball Jr
United States Army Air Corps     Killed in Action August 14, 1944
Sgt. James Lucero
United States Army    Killed in Action June 13, 1969
Lt. Jeffrey Martin
United States Marine Corps    Killed in Action July 29, 1968
PFC Keith Moser Jr
United States Marine Corps    Killed in Action  June 3, 1967
Lt. Charles Mueller
United States Army Air Corps     Missing in Action October 22, 1944
PFC John Oglesby
United States Army     Killed in Action May 1, 1968
Sgt. Christy Albert Peebler
United States Army     Killed in Action June 13, 1969
Ensign Ralph Peter Plumb
United States Navy     Missing in Action May 7, 1942
Sgt. Allan Swaim
United States Army     Killed in Action August 1, 1968
Seaman 2nd Class Theodore Taulbee
United States Navy     Missing in Action September 16, 1945
Ensign Derril C. Wollert
United States Navy     Missing in Action September 19, 1943
Seaman 2nd Class Donald Ynigues
United States Navy     Killed iin Action August 14, 1944
PFC Luther Yopp
United States Army     Killed in Action November 29, 1944

Read the touching stories about the 18 Tustin streets named for fallen war heroes HERE in a 2017 OC Register article by Susan Goulding.

It is our hope that these fallen military heroes will also be remembered with a street name as new neighborhoods are built in Tustin:   
Cpl. Juan J. DeMara
Spc. 4th Class James Lucero
Lt. Jeffrey Martin
PFC Keith Moser, Jr.
PFC. John Oglesby
Seaman 2nd Class Donald Ynigues
PFC. Luther Yopp

The Tustin Community Foundation recognizes the sacrifices of  these local heroes who lost their lives in the service of our country by  holding tribute celebrations on the streets named after them to familiarize residents with the man behind the street name.