Dale Clair Maluy

MALUY, DALE CLAIR January 12, 1923 to January 30, 2014 Dale died pain free and peacefully in a health care facility in Rio Rancho, NM, at the age of 91. He was preceded in death by brothers, Rex Maluy and Jackie Maluy; and sister, Patty Huntley. He is survived by sisters, Wilma Walker of Grand Junction, CO, and Norma Klapwyk of Grand Junction, CO; grandson, Wayne Scott of Spokane, WA; and granddaughter, Lori Scott of Arizona. Lt. Colonel Maluy logged over 3,000 hours in a B-29 in the European Theater during WWII as a member of the 305th Bomb Grp. To his crew and associates he was known as "Fearless Maluy" a nickname that held true to the time of his passing. Dale was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. Following his 22 years of Air Force service, Dale retired out of Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, NM. He went on to further his education of the University of New Mexico where he graduated with a Masters Degree in Southwestern History. Dale was well known for his knowledge and lectures on the history of New Mexico and the adjoining Southwestern states. He was born in Marysville, KS, and homesteaded with his parents in New Liberty/Mack, CO. The oldest of six children, he graduated from Fruita Union High School before enlisting, along with his brother Rex, in the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant. The family still reminisces about the time Dale buzzed the family's farm in a B-17, waving to his dad, while shocking neighbors and scaring their livestock. Private interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery at a later date.