Leonard Matlovich

Leonard Matlovich (HM17JK)

Location: San Francisco, CA 94114 San Francisco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 45.658', W 122° 26.084'

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A Gay Vietnam Veteran

In memory of
Leonard Matlovich
who lived in this building for several years.

His epitaph reads:
A Gay Vietnam Veteran
When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.

Never Again ?? ? Never Forget
6 July 1943 ?? ? 22 June 1988

In 1975, Tech. Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, winner of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star made the military's ban on gays in the military a national issue when he appeared on the cover of Time magazine, He was arrested at the White House fighting against AIDS and always fought for full LGBT equality.
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HM NumberHM17JK
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Year Placed2008
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 6:45am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 549789 N 4179444
Decimal Degrees37.76096667, -122.43473333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 45.658', W 122° 26.084'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 45' 39.48" N, 122° 26' 5.04" W
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Area Code(s)415, 510, 916
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4092 18th St, San Francisco CA 94114, US
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