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Oak Grove Village in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Russell A. Schmitt VFW Post 3987 Veterans Memorial

1944 • 1994

 
 
Russell A. Schmitt VFW Post 3987 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 5, 2021
1. Russell A. Schmitt VFW Post 3987 Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

Dedicated to those
who served our country

 
Erected by Russell A Schmitt Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3987.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 13.391′ N, 91° 9.121′ 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. Monument is on the VFW post home grounds. 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: World War II Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial Wall (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (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 away); Fallen Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); This Rest Area is maintained through an Extended Employment Sheltered Workshop (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Grove Village.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Jesse James Hideout (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Russell A. Schmitt VFW Post 3987 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 5, 2021
2. Russell A. Schmitt VFW Post 3987 Veterans Memorial
In the center of the three flag poles
 
 
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 356 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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