Licking in Texas County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

American Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

1. American Armed Forces Memorial

Inscription.

Army · June 14, 1775
Navy · October 17, 1775
Marines · November 10, 1775
Coast Guard · August 4, 1790
Air Force · September 18, 1947
Armed Forces Day · 3rd Saturday in May

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 29.964′ N, 91° 51.421′ W. Memorial is in Licking, Missouri, in Texas County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and State Road 32, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. The memorial is at the VFW Post 6337 and Auxiliary. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Licking MO 65542, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

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 6 other markers are within 14 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Licking Memorial for the Fallen (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Haggin McBride (approx. 13 miles away); Texas County War Memorial (approx. 13.1 miles away); Texas County Missouri (approx. 13.1 miles away); The Lone Star Mill (approx. 13.1 miles away); Emmett Kelly, Sr. (approx. 13.3 miles away).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

2. American Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

3. American Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

4. American Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

5. American Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 26, 2024

6. American Armed Forces Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.