Lemay in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
"The Tower"
Photographed By Thomas Smith, April 17, 2021
1. "The Tower" Marker
Inscription.
"The Tower". . There may not be a more recognizable symbol of the hopeless situation face by our Prisoners of War than a stockade fence enclosure topped with barb wire, under the constant surveillance of a menacing guard tower. This smaller replica of a Stalag 17B guard tower was designed and built by Vietnam Veteran John 'Bugler Jack " Poitras with the assistance of John Pogorzelski, Sheri Pogorzelski, Terry Pogorzelski, and Ed Delaney. Materials were furnished by Jefferson County lumber Co. The stockade fence was donated and built by First Choice Fence of St. Louis, Missouri. This combined structure is meant to remind us that it is not always with arms that we struggle against an enemy.
There may not be a more recognizable symbol of the hopeless situation face by our Prisoners of War than a stockade fence enclosure topped with barb wire, under the constant surveillance of a menacing guard tower. This smaller replica of a Stalag 17B guard tower was designed and built by Vietnam Veteran John 'Bugler Jack " Poitras with the assistance of John Pogorzelski, Sheri Pogorzelski, Terry Pogorzelski, and Ed Delaney. Materials were furnished by Jefferson County lumber Co. The stockade fence was donated and built by First Choice Fence of St. Louis, Missouri. This combined structure is meant to remind us that it is not always with arms that we struggle against an enemy.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 30.393′ N, 90° 16.941′ W. Marker is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. Memorial is on Cameron Street, 0.1 miles Hancock Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Hancock Ave, Saint Louis MO 63125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
