PALONIS PARK MEMORIAL PLAQUE
THIS PARK IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF LT. COL. ANTHONY J. PALONIS, JR. U.S.M.C., WHO GALLANTLY SERVED BOTH COUNTRY AND CORPS IN WORLD WAR II, THE KOREAN WAR, AND VIETNAM.
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, AND BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR. LT COL. PALONIS WAS ALSO AWARDED TOW PURPLE HEART MEDALS FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN COMBAT. AS A YOUNG MARINE IN THE FIRST MARINE RAIDER BATTALION (EDSON'S RAIDERS), HE HEROICALLY FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF BLOODY RIDGE, GUADALCANAL.
SEMPER FIDELIS
SEE ALSO-LIEUTENANT COLONEL A.J. PALONIS JR. PARK
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Memorial Type:
Remebrance Parks
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
WORLD WAR II, KOREAN WAR AND VIETNAM WAR
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AGS MEDIA
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