Site of 40th Division Memorial dedicated to the division's killed in action during WWI
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LEDET Coastie, on June 2, 2008, said:
This is the original site of the 40th Division memorial. It was dedicated on 11/11/28. The 40 ton rock came from Mount Grossmont in San Diego. The plaque from the memorial is now in the 40th Division headquarters in Long Beach. The rock was moved to another location. The truck carrying the rock broke down in Long Beach. The rock stayed at a National Guard Armory as a unit emblem. The original site is the East end of the runway at MCAS Miramar. The parade field (now runway) is where Lingberg practiced takeoffs and landings before his tranatlantic flight.