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Walter H. LePere

 
 
Walter H. LePere Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 31, 2021
1. Walter H. LePere Memorial
Inscription. In memoriam Walter H. LePere 75th Co 6th Reg. U.S.M.C. Killed Oct. 9, 1918 on Champagne Front.
 
Erected by Walter H. LePere Post No 208.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 38° 35.484′ N, 90° 30.831′ W. Memorial is in Manchester, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of Old Sulphur Spring Rd and Russel Wirth Lane, on the right when traveling south on Old Sulphur Spring Rd. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 225 Old Sulphur Spring Rd, Ballwin MO 63011, 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 marker, measured as the crow flies: Medium Towed Howitzer, 155mm (a few steps from this marker); Harugari Cemetery (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry Avenue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Remembering Their Sacrifices (approx. Ό mile away); Manchester Volunteer Fire Dept (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile 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.
 
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Walter H. LePere Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 31, 2021
2. Walter H. LePere Memorial
Walter H. LePere Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 31, 2021
3. Walter H. LePere Memorial
 
 
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 273 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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