Oak Grove Village in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 5, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
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"All Gave Some"
"Some Gave All"
Built and donated by
Bob Ruwwe
April 2001
Erected 2001 by Russell A Schmitt Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3987 and Bob Ruwwe.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 13.387′ N, 91° 9.122′ W. Memorial is in Oak Grove Village, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Missouri Route 185 and Springfield Road, on the left when traveling east on Missouri Route 185. Marker is on the grounds of the VFW post home. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 378 Missouri Route 185, Sullivan MO 63080, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Russell A. Schmitt VFW Post 3987 Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War II Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Wall (a few steps from this marker); In Grateful Memory (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Saltpeter Cave (approx. 3½ miles
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Jesse James Hideout (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 5, 2021
2. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
