Lemay in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
173rd Airborne
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 20, 2024
1. 173rd Airborne Memorial
503 Inf.
Airborne Brigade
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.
Location. 38° 31.139′ N, 90° 16.34′ W. Memorial is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It can be reached from Bagby Road south of North Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located next to parking lot at Ordinance Room. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 533 Bagby 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 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: Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - Old Ordnance Room
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Other markers no longer nearby. A Longstanding, Strategically Central Military Post (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Jefferson Barracks - At the Confluence of American History (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 20, 2024
2. 173rd Airborne Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
