University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War I Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 11, 2026

1. World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription.
To the honor and memory of the alumni and students of Washington University who gave their lives for their country in the Great War

Charles Beverly Ewing, M.D., '79 • James Harrison Steedman, B.S., '89 • George Engelmann Hilgard, M.D., '96 • Alexander Rives Skinker, A.B., '05 • Paul William Schroeder, D.D.S., '07 • Clarence William Schnelle, L.B., '12 • George Richard Anderson, Ll.B., '14 • Charles Henry Duncker, Jr., A.B., '14 • Orni Widmann, B.S. in C.E., '14 • Frederick Book Abbott, M.D., '14 • Lionel Andrius Anderson, M.D. '16 • Lloyd Reuben Boutwell, M.D., '16 • Maurice See Weeks, Ll. B., '17 • Murray Carleton Evans, '10-'11 • Julius Blust, Jr., '16-'17 • Martin Henry Schlieper, '17-'18 • William Everett Simpson, '18-'19 • Orville Charles Tritschler, '18-'19 • Edwin Peter Allison, '18-'19 • Everette F. Carmichael, '20-'21 • Edward Capshaw, '18-'19 • Clarence Larson, '18-'19 • Irl John Walker, '18-'19

Erected 1921 by Washington University in St. Louis.

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

Location. 38° 38.883′ N, 90° 18.365′ W.

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Memorial is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It can be reached from Brookings Drive west of Skinker Boulevard. Memorial is located outside Ridgley Hall, which is on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Brookings Dr, Saint Louis MO 63105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the 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 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: William Chauvenet (here, next to this marker); To The Memory of William Greenleaf Eliot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert S. Brookings Hall (about 300 feet away); Danforth Campus (about 300 feet away);

World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 11, 2026

2. World War I Memorial

Mounted on the east side of Ridgley Hall.

a different marker also named Danforth Campus (about 400 feet away); The Aeronautic Concourse of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Forest Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Francis Olympic Field (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University City.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.