The Last Campaign Mindanao â March â99 World War II FeatureThe Last Campaign Mindanao An 18-year-old soldier who entered combat during the final days of the war in the Philippines was forever changed by his experience.
Stockton is situated amidst the farmland of California's San Joaquin Valley, a subregion of the Central Valley. In and around Stockton are thousands of miles of waterways, which make up the California Delta. Interstate 5 and State Route 99, inland California's major north-south highways, pass through the city.
Between 1900-1929, nine million Italians left home, primarily from Southern Italy and Sicily. Some came as birds of passage and some immigrants permanently made California their new home. The city of Stockton, San Joaquin County, was founded in 1849 by German immigrant Captain Charles Weber who was also a farmer. Stocktonâs agricultural roots continue to the twenty first century as produce is shipped around the state, country and globe.