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

Died in Helicopter Crash

Vietnam - May 5 1968

Photographed by Garrett Koch, May 26, 2025

1. Died in Helicopter Crash Marker

Inscription.
David L. Blattel, Missouri, CWO US Army, SS - AM & 27 OLC - PH, October 27, 1945 • Russell W. Eggert, Ohio, Cpl. US Army PH., February 22, 1949 • James P. Freeman, Texas, Sgt. US Army, BSM - PH, December 28, 1942 • Duane M Normandin, Minnesota, Cpl US Army, BSM - PH, March 1, 1949

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam.

Location. 38° 30.071′ N, 90° 16.656′ W. Memorial is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of North Drive and Middle Drive, on the left when traveling east on North Drive. The memorial stands in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Johnson Rd, Saint Louis MO 63125, 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

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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: 417 Bomb Group AAF (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Air Force (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Action (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Aircraft (within shouting distance of this marker); 13 Air Force (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed in Crash (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Killed in Vietnam October 8, 1969 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on September 4, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. Photo 1. submitted on April 24, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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