The Lone Sailor Memorial is located in Bluff Park on the south side of the intersection at Ocean Boulevard and Paloma Avenue in Long Beach, California. The monument is bordered on the south side by a pedestrian path and features a panoramic view of the Long Beach Shoreline.

History


The Long Beach Lone Sailor is a replica of the original Lone Sailor statue, cast by artist Stanley Bleifeld, located on the granite plaza that forms the amphitheater of the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. Although the artist has created several Lone Sailor memorials throughout the United States, the Long Beach Lone Sailor is the only one that overlooks the ocean. All others are located inland while one overlooks the San Francisco Bay.

This magnificent bronze statue was placed on the bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, on Ocean Boulevard at Paloma Avenue in Long Beach, on October 13, 2004, the 229th anniversary of the creation of the United States Navy. The dedication of the statue was held on December 11, 2004 in memory of the many brave men and women who gave their lives on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor.

As a former Navy town that once was home to the Long Beach Navy Base it is fitting that Long Beach is the site of this striking Memorial commemorating the past and present service of all men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation on the seas.

The City of Long Beach is honored to be the home of a countless number of brave sailors and is especially proud to be home to one more lone sailor.

Lone Sailor Memorial committee

Honorary members:

Dana Rohrabacher
Congressman,
46th Congressional District

Betty Karnette
State Senator,
27th State Senatorial District

Alan Lowenthal
Assemblyman, 54th Assembly District

Don Knabe, Supervisor
4th District, Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors

Beverly O’Neill
Former Mayor, City of Long Beach

Frank Colonna
Former Vice-Mayor and
3rd District Councilmember,
City of Long Beach

Committee members:


Donald D. Clark, Chairman
Captain USN (Ret.)

Braden J. Phillips,
Vice Chairman
Captain USN (Ret.)

Betty L. Davenport,
Secretary

Betty F. Barham
SK2 USNR (Ret.)

Raymond F. Berbower
Captain USN (Ret.)

Loren C. Brown
Senior Chief Petty Officer,
USN (Ret.)

Richard Roland Clapp
USN Veteran
Don Darnauer
CWO, USCG (Ret.)

Robert E. Ellis
USN WWII/Korea

John Higginson
RADM USN (Ret.)

Earl Johnson
USN Veteran

James Lamberth
USN Veteran

Roland C. “Dick” Major
USN Veteran

Jim Ostach
USNR (Active)

Elizabeth Peterson
USN WWII Widow