Blackwater in Cooper County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Blackwater Veterans Memorial
Past Present & Future
WWI WWII Vietnam
Harold Dean Waller Vietnam
James Paul Barton Vietnam
John Wesley Dial World War II
Aubrey Embrey World War II
Glenn Alley World War II
Charles H. Schuster World War II
Warner Schuster World War II
Joe Smallwood World War I
Albert Junkerman World War I
Ralph E. Strickfaden World War II
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Sergeant First Class
James Russell Harris (Ret)
In grateful recognition for his leadership in creation
of the Veterans Memorial in Blackwater, Missouri;
and in gratitude for his service to our nation and
his personal devotion to duty, honor, country.
Memorial Day
May 30, 2001
Donated by the 128th Field Artillery Regiment
Erected 2001.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 38° 58.764′ N, 92° 59.542′ W. Marker is in Blackwater, Missouri, in Cooper County. Memorial is on Main Street (State Highway K) near Scott Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map . Marker is in this post office area: Blackwater MO 65322, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Osage Chieftain (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Replica of The Statue of Liberty (approx. 13.8 miles away); POW MIA (approx. 14.7 miles away); Chief Justice John Marshall (approx. 14.7 miles away); Revolutionary Soldiers in Saline County, Missouri (approx. 14.7 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 801 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.