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Killed in Crash

Vietnam Feb. 19 1968

 
 
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 27, 2022
1. Killed in Crash Marker
Inscription. Robert J Bridges Jr. HM2 USN, Jan 5, 1943,- Bill W Deetz, Capt. USMC, Dec 8, 1941, - Kenneth P Ehnis Sgt. USMC, Nov. 6 1942, - Benjamin F. Johnson III, L Cpl. USMC, Aug. 21, 1948, - Sylvester MCCullough, T Sgt. USAF Jan 28 1933, - Lucien C Tessler, Capt. USMC, Dec. 23, 1943, - Francis S. Torre, Sgt. USMC, Oct. 14,1946, - Robert E. Tyner, PFC. USA, Aug. 4, 1947, - Barton J Uplinger, Capt. USMC Sept. 2, 1942.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 38° 30.072′ N, 90° 16.722′ W. Memorial is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on North Dr. 0.2 miles 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, 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: Killed in Vietnam October 8, 1969 (a few steps from this marker); United States Navy (a few steps from this marker); 13 Air Force (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Aircraft (within shouting distance of this marker); Army Air Forces (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Action (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Air Force (within shouting distance of this
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marker); 417 Bomb Group AAF (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.
 
Killed in Crash Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 27, 2022
2. Killed in Crash 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 205 times since then and 12 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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