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

Capt. Raymond Littge

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

1. Capt. Raymond Littge Marker

Inscription.
Capt. Raymond Littge
Born in Altenburg October 18, 1923
Died for his country May 20, 1949
A member of 352nd Fighter Group
Credited with destroying 23½ enemy planes
Missouri top-ranking fighter pilot of WWII
It earned him the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross along with the Air Medal with 15 Oak Leaf Clusters
US Air Force

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Distinguished Service Cross/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross Recipients, and the Valor in Aerial Operations series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 20, 1949.

Location. 37° 43.53′ N, 89° 51.799′ W. Memorial is in Perryville, Missouri, in Perry County. It is at the intersection of North Jackson Street and West St. Maries Street, on the right when traveling north on North Jackson Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 15 W St Maries Street, Perryville MO 63775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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& 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: El Camino Real (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of those who served in the Military Forces of America (a few steps from this marker); Great American Eclipse of 2017 (within shouting distance of this marker); Perry County Union Soldiers Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Mercier Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Phillips Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Kiesler Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Herbst Building (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. Capt. Raymond Littge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on July 20, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.