Decker-Malatesta Post 0113 - Shelby, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62
N 33° 57.020 W 090° 46.087
15S E 706249 N 3758893
Located at South Broadway Street at West 3rd Street, Shelby
Waymark Code: WM13GAM
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
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In Honor & Memory of all Deceased Veterans who made the Ultimate Sacrifice so that we might live in peace.....
PFC Denzil M. Decker: US Marines who lost his life September 18, 1944 while landing on Palau Island in the Pacific. Denzil was 19 yrs old.
T/SGT Mareno P. Malatesta: US Air Force. Tail Gunner on B-17 who lost his life while flying a mission over Vienna Austria August 22, 1944. Mareno was 28 yrs old.
Date Installed:: 2015

Organization that placed the object:: American Legion

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