Edward A. DeVore, Jr.

Historical marker location:

27501 South Western Ave (cemetery entrance), Rancho Palos Verdes, California

( Memorial is on Memorial Terrace Drive.)

Marker installed: 1990

Medal of Honor.

The first European to set foot in California was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer sailing for the Spanish crown. He arrived in what is now San Diego Bay in 1542 and explored the coast for several months.