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War Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026
1. War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In solemn gratitude, the citizens of Malden dedicate this memorial to the young men of this community who gallantly made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for the preservation of freedom against the forces of tyranny.

World War I
Thomas H. Bridges

World War II
Russell C. Turman • Mitchell E. Andrews • Edward S. Phillips • Samuel T. Pittman • Thayer Turman • John Fry, Jr. • William B. Phillips • Clifton Deal • H.C. Lloyd • Charles F. Myers • Grady Dowdy • Otis Kagle • Fred Wiley • Dewey Goldsmith • William G. Garrison • Hartford Dunn • John Tanner • Everett Peavy • Glen McConnell • Carnes Lee Shy • Beauford L. Carmen • Harold Andrews • Richard D. McKenzie • James Daniels • Alpheus McCollum

The Korean Conflict
Billy C. Hill • Richard R. Crook • Don Sando

The Viet Nam Conflict
David Varvell • Bruce Nelson • Gerald W. Ziy • Ronald L. Holtzhouser • Richard T. Blake
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 36° 33.883′ N, 89° 58.257′ W. Memorial is in Malden, Missouri, in Dunklin County. It is on North Douglass Street (Business U.S.
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25) north of Missouri Route J, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is in front of Malden Community Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 604 N Douglass St, Malden MO 63863, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri Bootheel. It is also in the American Mississippi Delta, in the Ozarks, 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Malden Veterans Memorial Wall (a few steps from this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); The Battle at Chalk Bluff (approx. 11.6 miles away); Chalk Bluff in the Civil War (approx. 12.1 miles away in Arkansas); Chalk Bluff Crossing and
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026
2. War Memorial
Town (approx. 12.2 miles away in Arkansas); a different marker also named Chalk Bluff in the Civil War (approx. 12.2 miles away in Arkansas); a different marker also named Chalk Bluff in the Civil War (approx. 12.2 miles away in Arkansas). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Malden.
 
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 29, 2026
3. War 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 6 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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Aug. 28, 2026