Washington Township in St. Joseph in Buchanan County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2013
1. World War Memorial
those who answered
their country's call
during
The Great World War
1917 - 1918
Erected 1926 by Pershing Chapter No. 1 Service Star Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I.
Location. 39° 46.473′ N, 94° 50.526′ W. Memorial is in St. Joseph, Missouri, in Buchanan County. It is in Washington Township. It can be reached from Mount Mora Road. Monument is in Mount Mora Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 824 Mount Mora Road, Saint Joseph MO 64501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Missouri. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 walking distance of this marker: Mount Mora Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); David Johnson Heaton (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Mitchelhill (about 600 feet away); No Turning Back (approx. half a mile away); Peace Officers Memorial (approx. half a mile away); SPC Edward "Eddie" Lee Myers (approx. half a mile away); SPC Joshua James "Josh" Munger (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Joseph.
Also see . . . History of Mount Mora Cemetery
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2013
2. World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2013
3. World War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
