This marker commemorates Lt. Walter J. Gunther, Jr., who was a Malden native and a member of the 101st Airborne Division. He lost his life during the D-Day invasion and is buried at the American Military Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.

Bell Rock Memorial Park is a public park containing memorials to Malden's soldiers in various wars. The largest is a Civil War memorial statue known as "The Flag Defenders," sculpted by Bela Pratt. The statue has three figures representing the Army, Navy, ...