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Lemay in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Ambushed Patrol

U S Marine Corps

— Died in Vietnam Feb. 25, 1968 —

 
 
Ambushed Patrol Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 27, 2022
1. Ambushed Patrol Marker
Inscription. Michael B. Baptiste, PFC. June 4, 1948, - Frederick A Billinghan Jr. Cpl. March 26 1949, - Michael J. Brellenthin, Cpl. Dec. 21 1947, - James R Bruder, L Cpl. Feb 25,1949, - Jerry L Dodson, Cpl. Sept. 29, 1947, - Bruce Jones, Cpl July 1 , 1947, - John A Lassiter PFC. Jan. 8, 1949,- David c. Scarbrough, PFC Sept 4, 1947,
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 38° 30.054′ N, 90° 16.761′ W. Memorial is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on North Dr. 0.2 miles east of Circle Dr., on the left when traveling east. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Saint Louis MO 63125, 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,
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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: Army Air Forces (within shouting distance of this marker); Khe Sanh Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed - Aircraft Accident - Alaska (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Vietnam October 8, 1969 (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Air Force (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Crash (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); 13 Air Force (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.
 
Ambushed Patrol Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 27, 2022
2. Ambushed Patrol Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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