Laclede in Linn County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial

— First World War Commemorative Garden —

Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 22, 2025

1. Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
The Ainse-Marne American Cemetery adjoins the site of the Battle of Belleau Woods. In this early engagement for US troops in France, US troops stopped a sudden German advance along the Marne River. In this battle (June 1-26, 1918), U.S. Marine Corps battalions fought valiantly and even resorted to hand-to-hand fighting. After stopping the German advance toward Paris, a Marine Corps Major reported simply, “Woods now U.S. Marine Corps entirely.”

“The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!”
—General John J. Pershing

Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
Dedicated: 1937
Location: Belleau, France
Burials: 2,289
Missing in Action: 1,060
Acres: 42.5
Missourians:

William Burton, Private, US Marines
6th USMC Regiment, 2nd Division
June 27, 1918 (MIA)
Missouri

Erected 2018 by Missouri State Parks.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1918.

Location. 39° 47.376′ N, 93° 10.268′ W. Marker is in Laclede, Missouri, in Linn County. It is on Prairie Street just west

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of Olive Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is in the First World War Commemorative Garden at the General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 905 Pershing Drive, Laclede MO 64651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in North Missouri. It is also in the American Midwest,

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial (here, next to this marker); Somme American Cemetery and Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial (a few steps

Marker detail: U.S. Marines Recruiting Poster image. Click for full size.

Courtesy US Marine Corps, University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2. Marker detail: U.S. Marines Recruiting Poster

from this marker); Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First World War Commemorative Garden (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laclede.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. First World War Commemorative Garden

Also see . . .
1. Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: The Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial is located at the foot of the hill where the Battle of Belleau Wood was fought, with many American fatalities. The cemetery also contains burials from the Battle of Château-Thierry, later that summer. The site is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission, and its dedication ceremony was held on Memorial Day, May 30, 1937. The grounds include both the Château-Thierry American Monument and a monument to US Marines.
The cemetery is laid out in the form of the capital letter T, with the Memorial Chapel crowning the T-shape on a small hill

3. Marker detail: Aisne-Marne American Cemetery location
to south, the crossbars making up the two burial plots and the pathway leading into the cemetery making up the stem of the letter-shape. Each of the two burial plots (Plot A and Plot B) contain 13 rows of headstones, which consist of either Stars of David or Latin crosses. There are 2,289 burials in the cemetery, 250 of which contain unknown remains.

(Submitted on February 24, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Battle of Belleau Wood (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: The Battle of Belleau Wood was a major battle that occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought by the U.S. 2nd (under the command of Major General Omar Bundy) and 3rd Divisions along with French and British forces against an assortment of German units including elements from the 237th, 10th, 197th, 87th, and 28th Divisions.
In United States Marines Corps lore dating back to the battle, the nickname Teufel Hunden (Devil Dogs) was given to the Marines by German troops. The battle has become a key component of Marine Corps history.

(Submitted on February 24, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 22, 2025

4. Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Marker

The marker is near the northwest corner of the First World War Commemorative Garden.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 59 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 24, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.