Owensville in Gasconade County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Lest We Forget
![Lest We Forget Memorial [Front] image. Click for full size.](Photos4/494/Photo494004.jpg?919201952600PM "Lest We Forget Memorial [Front]. Click for full size.")
sacrificed their lives
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Desert Storm
In Got We Trust
[Plaque behind the memorial:]
Flag poles donated
by the family of
VFW Post 6133
Life Member
Charles Willoughby
and Auxiliary Member
Winona Willoughby
In memory of
Curtis Rutz
The first deceased
past Commander of
VFW Post 6133
and deceased members
of Post and Auxiliary
Flag poles donated
by the family of
Post 6133
Life Member
Victor Garver
[Nearby memorial:]
Bulas
Missouri
Staff Sgt 63 Inf
6 Div
World War II
March 1, 1916 -
February 13, 1945
[Another nearby memorial:]
Wilbur O
Bledsoe
PFC
US Army
World War II
Mar 19 1917-
Jul 27 1944
Purple Heart
Erected 1988 by Bledsoe Bulas Post 6133 and Concerned Citizens.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
Location. 38° 20.635′ N, 91° 30.432′ W.
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stars and Stripes (a few steps from this marker); Dogwood Quilt Block (approx. 0.4 miles away); Arrowheads (approx. 0.4 miles away); Centennial Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Spools (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Loving Memory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Four Leaf Clover (approx. 0.4 miles away); Farmers & Merchants Bank (approx. 0.4 miles away).
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
