Springfield in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Mary Thurman, September 10, 2012

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. We have won this war because our men are brave, and because of many other things, we did not win it because destiny created us better than all other peoples, I hope that in victory we are more grateful than proud. Ernie Pyle, 1944

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 13.621′ N, 93° 23.508′ W. Memorial is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. It is on W.Division Street (Missouri Route E). This memorial is located on the grounds of the White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5234 W State Highway E, Springfield MO 65802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rockwood Motor Court, Springfield, Missouri (approx. 4.1 miles away); First School-House in Greene County (approx. 4.4 miles away); Zagonyi's Charge (approx. 4½ miles away); First Cabin in Springfield (approx. 4.9 miles away); Red's Giant Hamburg (approx. 4.9 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); USS Nathanael Greene (approx. 5.1 miles away); USS Lapon (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

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Photographed by Mary Thurman, September 10, 2012

2. Veterans Memorial

Female Soldier image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mary Thurman, September 10, 2012

3. Female Soldier

Male Soldier image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mary Thurman, September 10, 2012

4. Male Soldier

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 27, 2013, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.