Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
South East Asia Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 13, 2023
1. South East Asia Memorial
Dedicated to the freedom of those Americans missing and held captive in South East Asia.
Planted on the State of Illinois Day of Concern for POW's and MIA's.
Erected 1971 by POW/MIA committee, Scott AFB, Ill.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 32.412′ N, 89° 51.772′ W. Memorial is in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It is on POW-MIA Drive north of Heritage Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base IL 62225, 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, and the Northwest Territory.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Donald W. Douglas (within shouting distance of this marker); 1968 Air Mobility Command (within shouting distance of this marker); Air Refueling (within shouting distance of this marker); Sgt John L. Levitow (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt Gen Harold L. George (within shouting distance of this marker); Army Air Corps Enlisted Pilots (within shouting distance of this marker); Nancy Harkness Love (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scott Air Force Base.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 13, 2023
2. South East Asia Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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