Albers in Clinton County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dedicated to the Men from this Community
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
1. Dedicated to the Men from this Community Marker
Dedicated to the men of this community who gave their lives so mankind may live in a free world.
In memory of Lance Cpl. Gerald B Schmidt who died in Vietnam on March 20, 1966
Erected by Comrades of Marine Helicopter Squadron 261 and Sturenberg & Eilerman Post 1026.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 32.9′ N, 89° 36.891′ W. Memorial is in Albers, Illinois, in Clinton County. It is on North Bertha Street 0.1 miles north of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 600 N Bertha St, Albers IL 62215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois Little Egypt and in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 and also the Northwest Territory.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: SSgt Joshua A Melton (approx. 1.7 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 3.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Steve Kohnen (approx. 4.1 miles away); Vietnam Traveling Wall (approx. 4.2 miles away); In Memory of those who have served (approx. 4.2 miles away); American Armed Service Men and Women Leave No Fallen Comrade Behind (approx. 4.3 miles away); Honor (approx. 4.3 miles away).
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 6, 2021
2. Dedicated to the Men from this Community Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
