St. Peters in St. Charles County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Korean War Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023

1. Korean War Memorial

Inscription. Lest we forget
Freedom is not free

Korean War veterans can stand tall The Korean War was the most important event of the 20th century it was the first time United states used force in implementing its policy of the containment of Communism

Operation Ripper - March 7 - April 4,1951 • Battle of Heartbreak Ridge - September 13 - October 15, 1951 • Biggest Air Battle "Black Tuesday" - October 23, 1951

25 June 1950 - 27 July 1953
United States Casualties- 54,246 Killed
919 Missouri, 5 St. Charles County,
103,284 Wounded In Action,
8,177 MIA - 7,140 POW
1.6 million Americans served.

Battle of Bunker Hill (Hill 122) - August 12 - September 15, 1952
War's Largest Air Raid - August 29 1952
Operation Showdown (Hill 598) October 25, 1952

Battle of Pusan Naktong Perimeter - August 4 - September 16, 1950,
Battle of Inchon and Liberation of Seoul - September 18 - September 30, 1950
Battle of Chosin Reservoir - November 27 - December 9, 1950

March 20, 1953 Heaviest Naval bombardment on the Communist lines at Kosong
April 16 - 18, July 6 - 10, 1953, Battle of Pork Chop Hill
July 24 - 26, 1953, Final U. S. ground combat

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.

Location.

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38° 46.478′ N, 90° 34.948′ W. Memorial is in St. Peters, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is at the intersection of Jungermann Road and Willott Road, on the right when traveling south on Jungermann Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 890 Jungermann Rd, Saint Peters MO 63376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor

and 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of all Vietnam Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Missing in Action in Asia from the State of Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); Field of Honor (approx. 1.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Centennial Greenway - Heritage Crossing (approx. 2.3 miles away); M60A3 "Patton" Tank (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Peters.

Korean War Veterans Can Stand Tall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023

2. Korean War Veterans Can Stand Tall Marker

Operation Ripper / Battle of Heartbreak Ridge / Biggest Air Battle Black Tuesday Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023

3. Operation Ripper / Battle of Heartbreak Ridge / Biggest Air Battle Black Tuesday Marker

The Korean War Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023

4. The Korean War Marker

Battle of Bunker Hill / War's Largest Air Raid / Operation Showdown Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023

5. Battle of Bunker Hill / War's Largest Air Raid / Operation Showdown Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023

6. Korean War Memorial

Heaviest Naval Bombardment / Battle of Pork Chop Hill / Final U.S. Ground Combat Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023

7. Heaviest Naval Bombardment / Battle of Pork Chop Hill / Final U.S. Ground Combat Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 25, 2023

8. Korean War Memorial

Korean War Memorial showing the individual memorial stone array image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Garrett Koch, May 3, 2026

9. Korean War Memorial showing the individual memorial stone array

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 28, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 6. submitted on June 29, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 7. submitted on July 1, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 8. submitted on June 28, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 9. submitted on May 3, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.