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.
Stockton was founded by Captain Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton, and it was the first community in California to not have a name of Spanish or Native American origin.