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Two members of the local DAR Jose Maria Amador Chapter from Pleasanton — regent Cindi Newbold and registrar Jane Ullrich — took part in the No Regrets Tour when it came through the Bay Area recently with World War II veteran Sidney Walton, 101, from San Diego, accompanied by his son Paul Walton.
Walton, one of the country’s oldest World War II veterans, said he is making his No Regrets Tour for people to meet him due to his own lifelong regret that he never met a Civil War veteran. So far, he has visited 32 states meeting with governors, mayors and state representatives. Last year, he met Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento.
Due to COVID-10 concerns, Walton traveled to the Bay Area in a Buick Enclave specially wrapped with photos of him past and present. A caravan formed in San Jose, stopped at San Francisco City Hall, and continued on to Mill Valley City Hall.
“My participation in the No Regrets Tour offered a safe and meaningful opportunity to honor not only Sidney Walton, but all of our WWII veterans,” Newbold said. “I believe it’s important to our veterans to have evidence that their fellow citizens remember their sacrifices and remain grateful for that service to our country.”
Walton joined the Army at 21 to fight Hitler nine months before Pearl Harbor, and fought in the China, Burma and India theaters with the 34th Infantry, 8th Division.
