The cenotaph was made 1924 by Jo Mora, an Uruguay born artist. His original name
was Joseph Jacinto Mora, born in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Chapel is now called a
Jo Morra Chapel in his honor. He settled in California and became a Carmel native.
This Cenotaph is one of his creations. Wikipedia Article about Jo Mora.
(In the present day "make America great again" regime he might have been detained, abused and deported.)