Lemay in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Died in Helicopter Crash
Vietnam - May 5 1968
Photographed by Garrett Koch, May 26, 2025
1. Died in Helicopter Crash Marker
David L. Blattel, Missouri, CWO US Army, SS - AM & 27 OLC - PH, October 27, 1945
Russell W. Eggert, Ohio, Cpl. US Army PH., February 22, 1949
James P. Freeman, Texas, Sgt. US Army, BSM - PH, December 28, 1942
Duane M Normandin, Minnesota, Cpl US Army, BSM - PH, March 1, 1949
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 30.071′ N, 90° 16.656′ W. Memorial is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of North Drive and Middle Drive, on the left when traveling east on North Drive. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Johnson Rd, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 417 Bomb Group AAF (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Air Force (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Action (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Aircraft (within shouting distance of this marker); 13 Air Force (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Crash (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Killed in Vietnam October 8, 1969 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 24, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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