Laclede in Linn County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War II Memorial
1941 - 1945
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013
1. World War II Memorial
Cause of All Freedoms
George M. Gooch
April 23, 1919
Elc. M 3/C, U.S.S. Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
Harold Lloyd Head
October 10, 1921
S. 2/C, U.S.S. Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
Eugene C. Gooch
July 15, 1913
P.F.C. 47th Regt. 9th Inf. Div.
St. Lo, France
July 25, 1944
Marlin Smith
September 10, 1918
P.F.C. Trp. "C", 7th Cav. Div.
Leyte, Phillippines [sic]
November 1, 1944
Gay Mitchell, Jr.
July 23, 1920
T/3, 3rd. Recon. 3rd Armd. Div.
Stolberg, Germany
November 20, 1944
Robert S. Taylor
January 31, 1920
W.T. 2/C, U.S.S. Caffin Young
At Sea Near Okinawa
July 31, 1945
Erected 1951 by Army Mothers Post 15, Parents and Friends.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 47.018′ N, 93° 10.476′ W. Memorial is in Laclede, Missouri, in Linn County. It is at the intersection of Grove Street (Missouri Route 5) and Cole Street, on the right when traveling north on Grove Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Laclede MO 64651, United
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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: Phil Kearny Post No. 19 G.A.R. Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Laclede (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Laclede (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Laclede (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Laclede (approx. 0.4 miles away); Boyhood Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Joseph Pershing (approx. 0.4 miles away); General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laclede.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013
2. World War II Memorial Sponsors
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013
3. World War II Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
