Perryville in Perry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Perry County Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

1. Perry County Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription.
In honor of Perry County, Mo. soldiers who lost their lives in the Vietnam War.

LCPL Michael Elliott Johnson KIA 5/16/1968 · SSGT Ray Fordyce KIA 8/16/1966 · PFC Darryl Charles Lintner KIA 4/20/1968 · PFC Gary Joseph Ernst KIA 6/17/1967 · LCPL John David Ponder KIA 5/16/1968 · SGT Thomas Walter Loos KIA 2/4/1968

In memory of Gary J. Ernst

The Ernst Family
Wilfred & Anita (Pingel) Betty, Ronnie W., Jim, Dave, Ted, Duane

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

Location. 37° 45.383′ N, 89° 52.593′ W. Memorial is in Perryville, Missouri, in Perry County. It is on Main Street 0.3 miles east of North Kingshighway Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1172 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Perryville MO 63775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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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: "We Shall Have Peace And Reconciliation" (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "Hope Comes at Dawn" (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Battlefield Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Guard (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

2. Perry County Vietnam War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2025, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.