Colonel "Clem" Maloney - Long Beach, CA
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N 33° 46.315 W 118° 11.016
11S E 390402 N 3737496
This memorial plaque is directly below another Veteran Memorial (WMBJX6) on the base of a reallllllly tall flagpole at E. 4th Street and Lime in Long Beach, CA.
Waymark Code: WMBJZG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2011
Views: 2
The plaque reads:
IN MEMORY OF
COLONEL "CLEM" MALONEY U.S.A.F. (RET.)
JULY 4, 1917 - FEBRUARY 28, 1990
ENTOMBED IN "THE POLE"
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
MARCH 17, 1990
A SUPER PATRIOT WHO ALWAYS
GAVE HONOR TO OLD GLORY
MAY HE REST IN PEACE
AS THE FLAG FLIES OVER HIM"
The site of this memorial is also a roadside attraction because it once (and maybe still does) fly what has been called the World's Largest Flag"...see (
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Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Plaque
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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