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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 30, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Presented to American Legion Post 320 upon disbandment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5608 Jan,12 1955.

In memory of H. R. Sutter K.I.A. Korea • W.F. Funke • J.A. Johnson Sr. • O.R. Ritchey
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsWar, Korean. A significant historical date for this entry is January 12, 1955.
 
Location. 38° 28.617′ N, 90° 44.686′ W. Memorial is in Pacific, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of South 4th Street and West Meramec Street, on the left when traveling south on South 4th Street. The memorial stands on the grounds Of the Pacific American Legion. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 320 W Meramec St, Pacific MO 63069, 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 walking distance of this marker: Worlds Fair, St. Louis, Missouri (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Ehreiser Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); War on the Pacific Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pacific Train Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Leber Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pacific Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pacific Public School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hero Nation! (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pacific.
 
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 30, 2022
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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