Near St. Clair in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

POW & MIA Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021

1. POW & MIA Memorial

Inscription. In loving memory of all war POW [&] MIA's. You are not forgotten.

Erected by VFW Post 2482.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 20.279′ N, 91° 1′ W. Memorial is near St. Clair, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is on North Service Road West 0.1 miles north of State Highway WW, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1087 N Service Rd W, Saint Clair MO 63077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor

and in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Franklin County Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial Benches (approx. 1.4 miles away); POW - MIA (approx. 1½ miles away); Panhorst Feed Store (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Clair.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 19, 2025

2. POW & MIA Memorial

Memorial was originally here; it is no longer on display.

Veterans Memorial Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021

3. Veterans Memorial Display

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 5, 2021

4. Veterans Memorial

Under renovation, with new pad poured but monuments not yet in place

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 19, 2025

5. POW & MIA Memorial

The memorial is now on the side of the building but not on display

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on May 20, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on August 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on May 20, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.

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