Manchester in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Medium Towed Howitzer, 155mm

Walter Le Pere Post 208 Manchester, Missouri

— Medium Towed Howitzer, 155mm, commissioned June 12, 1944 —

Medium Towed Howitzer, 155mm Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 31, 2021

1. Medium Towed Howitzer, 155mm Marker

Inscription. Dedicated, This 14th day of September, 1996 in memory of all men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces, past and present.

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

Location. 38° 35.477′ N, 90° 30.831′ W. Memorial is in Manchester, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Old Sulphur Spring Road 0.1 miles south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 225 Old Sulphur Spring Rd, Ballwin MO 63021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

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

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Walter H. LePere (a few steps from this marker); Harugari Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry Avenue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Remembering Their Sacrifices (approx. 0.3 miles away); Manchester Volunteer Fire Dept (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Trails Historical Society (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dedicated to World Peace (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 31, 2002

2. Medium Towed Howitzer, 155mm Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.