Warrensburg in Johnson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

U.S. Navy V-12 Unit

Central Missouri State Teachers College

— 1 July 1943 - 31 October 1945 —

U.S. Navy V-12 Unit Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 20, 2015

1. U.S. Navy V-12 Unit Marker

Inscription.

LCDR I. L. Peters
Commanding Officer

One thousand trainees
attended CMSTC (CMSU)
in units of 400 men at a
time. Names of trainees
and staff are housed in
the Alumni Office.

Leadership for a Lifetime

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 38° 45.416′ N, 93° 44.425′ W. Marker is in Warrensburg, Missouri, in Johnson County. It is at the intersection of Holden Street and Clark Street, on the left when traveling south on Holden Street. Memorial is south of the Smiser Center on the University of Central Missouri campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 South Holden Street, Warrensburg MO 64093, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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: Yeater Ghost (within shouting distance of this marker); Dale Carnegie (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); 100 S. Holden St (approx. 0.4 miles away); 130 W. Pine St (approx. 0.4 miles away); 138, 142-144 W. Pine St (approx. half a mile away); 112 N. Holden St (approx. half a mile away); 101 N. College St (approx. half a mile away); 145 W. Pine St (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrensburg.

Also see . . .
1. V-12 Navy College Training Program. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 27, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. World War II U.S. Naval Activities in Missouri. U.S. Naval Historical Center compilation (Submitted on July 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. University of Central Missouri. Website homepage (Submitted on July 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

U.S. Navy V-12 Unit Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 20, 2015

2. U.S. Navy V-12 Unit Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 20, 2015

3. U.S. Navy V-12 Unit Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.