City of Alameda Defense Council Chemical Warfare Bulletin No. 1
May 28,2020
Alameda wanted 1942 residents ready for gas attack
World War II
Benjamin Jenkins, Educator, Early Black Marine Passes
Jan 22,2019
Benjamin Jenkins, 95, an esteemed educator, civic leader, and one of the nation’s first African-American U.S. Marines, died in New Jersey on Jan. 11, 2019. In his near century on earth, Jenkins saw and achieved things that most Americans can only imagine or read about in history books.
In Memory of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Apr 08,2015
April 9 marks the 70th anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by his Nazi captors in 1945.
Doolittle Raid Remembered
Jun 05,2014
The World War II Air Force squadron, the Doolittle Raiders, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Obama on May 23. The medal is considered the highest honor Congress can give a civilian.
Congress Honors WWII Veteran from Alameda
Apr 03,2014
Benjamin Jenkins, Alameda resident of 20 years and veteran of the United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force, was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for his service during World War II on Feb. 21.
