The Pacifica Historical Society Hosts
\nAn Evening with Author Jean Bartlett
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\nJean will be talk about her new book\, Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery"\;Roll Call - Reveille."\;
\nAlso in attendance will be the book'\;s cover artist\, Hugh Zeng. \;
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\nPacifica Tribune writer'\;s new book honors Bay Area residents who served \; In 2012\, Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma\, California &ndash\; where more than 370\,000 have been laid to rest &ndash\; commissioned longtime Pacifica Tribune writer Jean Bartlett to write a historic guide book in honor of their 125th anniversary. In Jean'\;s newly released book\, "\;Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery\, Colma: Roll Call ~ Reveille\,"\; readers will meet numerous individuals\, now at rest at Holy Cross\, who served in wars dating back to the U.S.-Mexican War\, including: \; A mayor of pre-statehood San Francisco who served in the U.S.-Mexican War\; The son of a slave who was an officer in the US Revenue Marine during the Civil War\; The Colonel of the Sixteenth Texas Infantry Regiment (Confederacy)\; A Union officer who became a pirate\; A colonel in the Spanish-American War who rode with Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders\; A WWI chaplain for whom Archbishop Mitty High School is named\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; A WWI \; \; nurse \; \; \; from \; \; \; Australia \; \; \; who \; \; \; was posthumously awarded the Gallipoli Star\; An Iowan who served in the 2nd Battalion\, 6th Marine Regiment during WWI\, whose awards included the Croix de Guerre with Palm\; A former San Francisco Sacred Heart High School basketball star who served as a mariner in the US Merchant Marine during WWII\; A WWII US Navy radio operator for whom the City of San Bruno named a baseball field\; A WWII US Navy WAVE who served at the Naval Air Base at Corpus Christi\, Texas\; A WWII electrician'\;s mate who served on the Aircraft Carrier Enterprise. Pacifica'\;s castle carries his brother'\;s name\; A Filipino guerrilla who helped save 512 POWS from the Cabanatuan Prison Camp during WWII. \; Jean Bartlett'\;s "\;Roll Call ~ Reveille\,"\; offers 55 deeply researched biographical tales which frequently travel familiar streets and places of the Bay Area. It is dedicated to all the members of the United States Armed Forces &ndash\; past\, present\, and future. The book \;is $30.00.