Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War II Memorial

For God and Country

— December 7, 1941 - September 7, 1945 —

World War II Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026

1. World War II Memorial Marker

first plaque (it is the second from the left, above the second plaque)

Inscription.

World War II Memorial. For God and Country. , In Memoriam , These sons of Cape Girardeau County made the supreme sacrifice in World War II, Thomas R. Adams, Jr. . Calvin Jackson Amos . Floyd C. Atkins . Harold W. Baltz . Edward W. Bareneamp . Otto J. Bergman . Henry F. Biri . Richard O. Birk . Robert Lee Bohnsack . Frederick G. Borgard . Burnell C. Bowers . Gerald J. Brant . Weldon E. Bucy . Leonard W. Bueltemann . Walter B. Burgfeld . Lloyd D. Clippard . Charles S. Clore . William T. Clore . John W. Cole . Harry Kenneth Colmar . Clinton H. Copen . Ruskin M. Cox . Oran L. Craft . Joe F. Criswell . Loren Crites . Loy L. Crites . Jess H. Cunningham . Garland D. Daily . Charles E. Dalton . Lawrence E. Davis . Billy R. Deck . Joseph F. Delassus . Allan C. Denton . Richard B. Donneward . Wallace Dougan . Verlin E. Drum . Wm. H. Eddleman . Alfred Eismann . Paul T. Exler . Ray C. Fee . Fred O. Foeste . Raymond J. Friedrich . Albert M. Goebel . William M. Goodwin . Lawrence W. Grebe . Nelson L. Grebe, Jr. . Gilliland P. Greer . Woodrow Greer . James L. Groseclose . Roy E. Hanf . Wallace L. Harper . Noble B. Harris . Ira E. Hellwege . Albert A. Hesse . Bobbie L. Hinman . Lester Hobbs . Joseph L. Hoffman . Charlie M. Holshouser . Benjamine A. Huebel, Jr. . Gordon W. Huffman . William J. Hunter, Jr. . Hosie C. Hutchison, Jr. . Freddie E. Jones . George W. Kaiser, Jr. . Victor H. Karpass . Walter H. Keller . Paul H. Kester . H Howard Kiehne . Melvin B. Kieninger . Lester King . John T. Klobe . Douglas A. Koch . Norbert R. Kuecker . George O. Lance, Jr. . Edmund H. Landgraf . William E. Leming, Jr. . Odus C. Litzelfelner . Dewey O. Loberg . Wayne W. Long . Francis G. Lunsford . Edward L. McBee . Willard B. McClard . Wm. J. McClendon . Jack E. McNeil . Oscar W. Middleton . Elwood J. Mills . John R. Morrison . Charles E. Murphy . Leon S. Nance . Harry W. Nicholas . Wm. A. O'Mara . Rudolph J. Pankey . Vernon W. Patrick . Allen O. Patterson . Thomas L. Penrod . John H. Pippin . Leo Pletcher, Jr. . Virgil W. Pool . Halbert W. Propst . Mack Randol . J.W. Redding . Don D. Roberts . John Rodes Roth . Cletus M. Runnels . Louis L. Schafer . Elmer A. Scholl . Paul R. Schreiner . R.T. Seabaugh . Dale K. Sewing . Dallman Garth Sides . John G. Sieck . Leon C. Smith . Willard D. Southard . Darrell S. Staley . Everett S. Stallings, Jr. . James L. Stevenson . Paul A. Sullivan . Claude E. Taylor . Harold Thacker . Joe Todd . Paul E. Tweedy . Arthur C. Vandivort . Lyman W. Watkins . Rupert C. Webb . Loy J. Welker . Glenn W. Wessell . Wilbert G. Whitworth . Harry L. Wilson . William R. Windsor . Raymond L. Wyatt . Kenneth A. Vancil

In Memoriam
These sons of Cape Girardeau County made the supreme sacrifice in World War II

Thomas R. Adams, Jr. • Calvin Jackson Amos • Floyd C. Atkins • Harold W. Baltz • Edward W. Bareneamp • Otto J. Bergman • Henry F. Biri • Richard O. Birk • Robert Lee Bohnsack • Frederick G. Borgard • Burnell C. Bowers • Gerald J. Brant • Weldon E. Bucy • Leonard W. Bueltemann • Walter B. Burgfeld • Lloyd D. Clippard • Charles S. Clore • William T. Clore • John W. Cole • Harry Kenneth Colmar • Clinton H. Copen • Ruskin M. Cox • Oran L. Craft • Joe F. Criswell • Loren Crites • Loy L. Crites • Jess H. Cunningham • Garland D. Daily • Charles E. Dalton • Lawrence E. Davis • Billy R. Deck • Joseph F. Delassus • Allan C. Denton • Richard B. Donneward • Wallace Dougan • Verlin E. Drum • Wm. H. Eddleman • Alfred Eismann • Paul T. Exler • Ray C. Fee • Fred O. Foeste • Raymond J. Friedrich • Albert M. Goebel • William M. Goodwin • Lawrence W. Grebe • Nelson L. Grebe, Jr. • Gilliland P. Greer • Woodrow Greer • James L. Groseclose • Roy E. Hanf • Wallace L. Harper • Noble B. Harris • Ira E. Hellwege • Albert A. Hesse • Bobbie L. Hinman

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• Lester Hobbs • Joseph L. Hoffman • Charlie M. Holshouser • Benjamine A. Huebel, Jr. • Gordon W. Huffman • William J. Hunter, Jr. • Hosie C. Hutchison, Jr. • Freddie E. Jones • George W. Kaiser, Jr. • Victor H. Karpass • Walter H. Keller • Paul H. Kester • H Howard Kiehne • Melvin B. Kieninger • Lester King • John T. Klobe • Douglas A. Koch • Norbert R. Kuecker • George O. Lance, Jr. • Edmund H. Landgraf • William E. Leming, Jr. • Odus C. Litzelfelner • Dewey O. Loberg • Wayne W. Long • Francis G. Lunsford • Edward L. McBee • Willard B. McClard • Wm. J. McClendon • Jack E. McNeil • Oscar W. Middleton • Elwood J. Mills • John R. Morrison • Charles E. Murphy • Leon S. Nance • Harry W. Nicholas • Wm. A. O'Mara • Rudolph J. Pankey • Vernon W. Patrick • Allen O. Patterson • Thomas L. Penrod • John H. Pippin • Leo Pletcher, Jr. • Virgil W. Pool • Halbert W. Propst • Mack Randol • J.W. Redding • Don D. Roberts • John Rodes Roth • Cletus M. Runnels • Louis L. Schafer • Elmer A. Scholl • Paul R. Schreiner • R.T. Seabaugh • Dale K. Sewing • Dallman Garth Sides • John G. Sieck • Leon C. Smith • Willard D. Southard • Darrell S. Staley • Everett

World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026

2. World War II Memorial

second plaque

S. Stallings, Jr. • James L. Stevenson • Paul A. Sullivan • Claude E. Taylor • Harold Thacker • Joe Todd • Paul E. Tweedy • Arthur C. Vandivort • Lyman W. Watkins • Rupert C. Webb • Loy J. Welker • Glenn W. Wessell • Wilbert G. Whitworth • Harry L. Wilson • William R. Windsor • Raymond L. Wyatt • Kenneth A. Vancil

Erected by American Legion.

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

Location. 37° 18.617′ N, 89° 32.138′ W. Memorial is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It is at the intersection of Broadway Street and North West End Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Broadway Street. Memorial is located at the southeast corner of Capaha Park, at Freedom Corner (on two pillars). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1330 Broadway St, Cape Girardeau MO 63701, 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,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026

3. World War II Memorial

third plaque (this is on the pillar that is second from the right)

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: Korean Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (a few steps from this marker); Capaha Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Cape Girardeau (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); H&H Building (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Girardeau.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026

4. World War II Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.