Des Peres in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War II Memorial
Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 13, 2020
1. World War II Memorial Marker
Inscription.
World War II Memorial. . , Dedicated to the men of the Des Peres area who served their country in World War II , Norval Ash . R. Baumkaegger . Thomas Bell . Delvin Bergner . Gilbert E. Bergner . Fred Berliner . Thomas Berliner . Ray Borcherding . Walter P. Bosch . Lawrence Braun . James Bridge . John D. Bridge . L.F. Bridge . Mathews M. Bridge . D. Samuel Cassidy . Harold V. Chastain . Julian D. Chastain . Charles L. Cluets . Thomas Cooper . Lee L. Cupp . Robert Davis . Henry Defendahl Jr. . Joe Deutschmann . John Deutschmann . L. Deutschmann . O.P. Deutschmann . Robert Deutschmann . V.J. Deutschmann . Abraham De Florian . Alfred J. Dickens . James C. Dickens . Lonnie W. Dickens . Wm. T. Dickens . Hardford Edgar II . Gordon Gray . Vernon Gray . Alvin Griesedieck . Joe Griesedieck . W. Eugene Hageman . Ervin Hageman . Chas W. Hanford . Jordon Hauss . Joe Heister . A Marvin Hensel . Wallace Himmer . Harold Hoeh . Kenneth Hoehne . Henry E. Hoehne . Vernon Hoehne . Walter Hoehne . Wilbert Hoehne . Wilbur Holland . Oswald R. Hoyt . Maurice Kansteiner . Major Lee C. Klein . E. Roger Klein Jr. . Joseph W. Kunz . Donald W. Lenz . Gilbert Lindemann . Walter W. Litzsinger . Oliver Lochhaas . Norman Lochhaas . Charles Malmros . Charles Mancin . Joseph B. Manning . Leo Mater . Victor Meier . Clarence Mertz . Richard Mertz . Elvin Mesker . Major John Meyer . Frank Miller . Paul Miller . Bernard W. Mueller . Oliver Mueller . Thomas Murphy . Jacob Neidhardt . Elmer Nickel . Ervin Nickel . Norman Neal Nme . Joseph O'Bryant . Raymond O'Bryant . Robert Lee Orr . Lt. Adolph Orthwein . James Orthwein . Andrew Owens . James Owens . John Owens . George Piotraschke . Walter Piotraschke . Herbert Probst . E Walker Probst . Ervin Rasch . Frederick Rasch . Oliver Rasch . Wilfred Rasch . Frank Ray . Arthur Rekart . George Rekart . Richard Rekart . Chauncey Robinson . Arthur L. Roeser . E Ralph Romine . Jack Schaeffier . James Schantz . Oliver F. Schinzing . Alfred Schlegel . Clarence Schlegel . Fred W. Schrader . Arieta Seewoester . Marvin C. Seiler . Albert Wm Smith . Ray Paul Smith Jr. . Wm Anton Soell . W Stern . Oliver Trog . Charles Turner . Domenic Venegoni . A Von Contard . A Von Contard Jr. . Paul Von Contard . Thomas E. Watkins . Sgt. Fred Wiehage . Harold Wieharge . Lester Wissman . Russell Wissman . Charles Ray Wood . Olie Eugene Wood
Dedicated to the men of the Des Peres area who served their country in World War II
Norval Ash R. Baumkaegger Thomas Bell Delvin Bergner Gilbert E. Bergner Fred Berliner Thomas Berliner Ray Borcherding Walter P. Bosch Lawrence Braun James Bridge John D. Bridge L.F. Bridge Mathews M. Bridge D. Samuel Cassidy Harold V. Chastain Julian D. Chastain Charles L. Cluets Thomas Cooper Lee L. Cupp Robert Davis Henry Defendahl Jr. Joe Deutschmann John Deutschmann L. Deutschmann O.P. Deutschmann Robert Deutschmann V.J. Deutschmann Abraham De Florian Alfred J. Dickens James C. Dickens Lonnie W. Dickens Wm. T. Dickens Hardford Edgar II Gordon Gray Vernon Gray Alvin Griesedieck Joe Griesedieck W. Eugene Hageman Ervin Hageman Chas W. Hanford Jordon Hauss Joe Heister A Marvin Hensel Wallace Himmer Harold Hoeh Kenneth Hoehne Henry E. Hoehne Vernon Hoehne Walter Hoehne Wilbert Hoehne Wilbur Holland Oswald R. Hoyt Maurice Kansteiner Major Lee C. Klein E. Roger Klein Jr. Joseph W. Kunz Donald W. Lenz Gilbert Lindemann Walter
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W. Litzsinger Oliver Lochhaas Norman Lochhaas Charles Malmros Charles Mancin Joseph B. Manning Leo Mater Victor Meier Clarence Mertz Richard Mertz Elvin Mesker Major John Meyer Frank Miller Paul Miller Bernard W. Mueller Oliver Mueller Thomas Murphy Jacob Neidhardt Elmer Nickel
Ervin Nickel Norman Neal Nme Joseph O'Bryant Raymond O'Bryant Robert Lee Orr Lt. Adolph Orthwein James Orthwein Andrew Owens James Owens John Owens George Piotraschke Walter Piotraschke Herbert Probst E Walker Probst Ervin Rasch Frederick Rasch Oliver Rasch Wilfred Rasch Frank Ray Arthur Rekart George Rekart Richard Rekart Chauncey Robinson Arthur L. Roeser E Ralph Romine Jack Schaeffier James Schantz Oliver F. Schinzing Alfred Schlegel Clarence Schlegel Fred W. Schrader Arieta Seewoester Marvin C. Seiler Albert Wm Smith Ray Paul Smith Jr. Wm Anton Soell W Stern Oliver Trog Charles Turner Domenic Venegoni A Von Contard A Von Contard Jr. Paul Von Contard Thomas E. Watkins Sgt. Fred Wiehage Harold Wieharge Lester Wissman Russell
Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 13, 2020
2. World War II Memorial
Wissman Charles Ray Wood Olie Eugene Wood
Erected by Des Peres Frontenac Lions Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 38° 36.283′ N, 90° 26.562′ W. Memorial is in Des Peres, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It can be reached from Manchester Road. Memorial is behind Des Peres City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12325 Manchester Rd, Saint Louis MO 63131, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Des Peres Park (within shouting distance
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
