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Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

In Memory of the POW/MIA'S of all Wars

 
 
POW/MIA's Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 13, 2023
1. POW/MIA's Memorial
Inscription. In memory of the POW/MIA's of all wars who have given the ultimate sacrifice and have not yet returned.
 
Erected 1993.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 32.364′ N, 89° 51.834′ W. Memorial is in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It is at the intersection of POW-MIA Drive and Heritage Drive, on the right when traveling north on POW-MIA Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Team Scott 9/11 Memorial
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Alan Cobham, KBE, AFC (within shouting distance of this marker); General Walter Kross (within shouting distance of this marker); Sergeant William H. Pitsenbarger (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt Gen Joseph Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Earl B. Young (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt Gen William H. Tunner (within shouting distance of this marker); Airlift (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scott Air Force Base.
 
POW/MIA's Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 13, 2023
2. POW/MIA's 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 138 times since then and 19 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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