Bristow in Creek County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Ex-Prisoners of War and Those Missing In Action
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011
1. Ex-POW and MIA Memorial
of War and Those
Missing In Action
Erected by Muskogee Chapter, American Ex-Prisoners of War.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Heroes.
Location. 35° 49.742′ N, 96° 24.353′ W. Marker is in Bristow, Oklahoma, in Creek County. It can be reached from Veterans Memorial Drive. Memorial is on the grounds of VFW Wake Island Memorial Post 3656, off Veterans Memorial Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bristow OK 74010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Muscogee Nation and in Greater Tulsa. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: VFW Post 3656 Charter (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt Robert F. Trigalet, USMC (here, next to this marker); United States Navy Memorial (here, next to this marker); VFW Post 3656 War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); USS Gunboat Charleston (PG 51) (a few steps from this marker); AMM1 Clifford Murl Satterfield, US Navy (a few steps from this marker); Cpl Peter W. Klingensmith (within shouting distance of this marker); SFC Donald J. Hurt, US Army (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristow.
Also see . . . American Ex-Prisoners of War.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011
2. Ex-Prisoners of War and Those Missing In Action Memorial
National Wake Island Memorial in background
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 878 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
