Laclede in Linn County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

John Joseph Pershing

September 13, 1860 - July 15, 1948

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013

1. John Joseph Pershing Monument

Inscription.
General of the Armies of
the United States 1914-1924

In 1917 General Pershing organized in Europe the 2,000,000 men of the American Expeditionary Force and led them to Allied victory in November 1918

Born in Laclede, Missouri, General Pershing by his soldierly qualities earned the highest rank ever accorded in the United States Army
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In commemoration of the rededication held on 14 September 1996 where at the restoration of this statue of
General of the Armies
John Joseph Pershing
was presented by
Colonel Homer C. Schmidt,
National Commander-in-Chief
Military Order of the World Wars
to the State of Missouri
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[Veterans] Wall of Honor

Erected 1957 by the People of Missouri.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1996.

Location. 39° 47.295′ N, 93° 10.156′ W. Memorial is in Laclede, Missouri, in Linn County. It is on Pershing Drive north of Worlow Street, on the left when traveling north. Monument is on the grounds of the Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Pershing Drive, Laclede MO 64651, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home (here, next to this marker); Statue of Gen. John J. Pershing (a few steps from this marker); Boyhood Home (a few steps from this marker); Laclede (within shouting distance of this marker); Prairie Mound School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Laclede (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Laclede (about 600 feet away); First World War Commemorative Garden (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laclede.

Also see . . .
1. John Joseph Pershing. Historic Missourians website entry (Submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. General John J. Pershing (1860-1948). PBS American Experience website entry (Submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site. Missouri State Parks website entry (Submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

John Joseph Pershing Statue Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013

2. John Joseph Pershing Statue Detail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013

3. John Joseph Pershing Monument

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013

4. John Joseph Pershing Monument

John Joseph Pershing Monument Rededication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2013

5. John Joseph Pershing Monument Rededication

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013

6. John Joseph Pershing Monument

And Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013

7. John Joseph Pershing Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.