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.
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SEE ALSO-LIEUTENANT COLONEL A.J. PALONIS JR. PARK