442nd Infantry World War II Memorial

Birth and death dates unknown.

Japanese-American unit in World War II. Composed...

Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

18 Sep 1905 – 28 Feb 1977

Actor. He is best remembered for his role of...

James Herman Banning

5 Nov 1899 – 5 Feb 1933

Pioneer Aviator. He was first African-American man...

Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass

13 Feb 1874 – 12 Apr 1969

African American newspaper publisher. She was...

Matthew “Stymie” Beard, Jr

1 Jan 1925 – 8 Jan 1981

Actor. A popular member of "The Little Rascals",...

Louise Beavers

8 Mar 1902 – 26 Oct 1962

Actress. A character player in Hollywood films,...

Jesse Belvin

15 Dec 1932 – 6 Feb 1960

Singer, Songwriter. Jesse Belvin, who co-wrote one...

Frank C. Braxton, Jr

31 Mar 1929 – 1 Jun 1969

Animator, Director. Pioneer African-American...

Everett Brown

1 Jan 1902 – 14 Oct 1953

Actor. He is best remembered for his role of 'Big...

Donaldina Cameron

26 Jul 1869 – 4 Jan 1968

Social Reformer. The daughter of a New...

Charles Adelbert Canfield

15 May 1848 – 15 Aug 1913

Industrialist. A major developer of the oil...

Vito Casino

1862 – 21 Oct 1892

Accident Victim. He was one of almost a dozen...

Earl Bell Gilmore

17 Feb 1887 – 26 Feb 1964

Entrepreneur. Earl Bell Gilmore was the son of...

Katherine Grant

1 May 1904 – 2 Apr 1937

Actress. She appeared in fifty silent-screen era...

Sam Haskins

Feb 1846 – 19 Nov 1895

Firefighter, Social Reformer. He was the first...

Joe Hayashi

14 Aug 1920 – 22 Apr 1945

World II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient....

Henry T. Hazard

30 Jul 1844 – 7 Aug 1921

A lawyer who came to Los Angeles in 1853, Hazard...

John Lester Johnson

13 Aug 1893 – 27 Mar 1968

Actor and Boxer. He starred in the Our Gang 1933...

Dr Charles Price Jones

9 Dec 1865 – 19 Jan 1949

Minister and composer, one of the founding members...

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Ezra F. Kysor

8 Jan 1834 – 29 Jul 1907

Architect. He was a pioneer of the building boom...