Eugene A. Obregon - Namesakes and Honors

Namesakes and Honors

A US Navy ship, a school, a Marine Corps barracks, an American Legion post, and three parks have been named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Eugene Obregon.

• The Maritime Prepositioning ship USNS Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006) entered into service in January 1985.
• In 1966, the new Eugene A. Obregon Elementary School in Pico Rivera, California, was named for Eugene A. Obregon.
• Obregon Park, just outside of the main gate of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Yermo Annex, in Barstow, California, is named in honor of Obregon.
• The East Los Angeles Interchange was named the Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Interchange, to honor Eugene A. Obregon.
• A monument in Pershing Square, in Downtown Los Angeles is dedicated in honor of Obregon.
• Obregon Road, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has been named for Obregon.
• On Flag Day 2001, Eugene Obregon Park in Pico Rivera, California was dedicated in his memory, in June .
• The Eugene A. Obregon Park, in East Los Angeles, is the first Los Angeles County reclaimed water and sustainable landscaping designed regional park, and it honors Eugene A. Obregon.