Near Mascoutah in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Illinois Remembers POW/MIA
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2016
1. Illinois Remembers POW/MIA Marker
Capt Roger Partington, Sparta
SSG Oral Terry, Mascoutah
Erected by AMVETS and Illinois Department of Transportation.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 32.877′ N, 89° 46.387′ W. Memorial is near Mascoutah, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It can be reached from Interstate 64 (at milepost 25), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: I-64 Gateway Rest Area (Eastbound Milepost 25), Mascoutah IL 62258, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Summerfield Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Friedrich Franz Karl Hecker (approx. 3.8 miles away); Berger-Kiel House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Robert E Hullium (approx. 4.1 miles away); U.S. Center of Population 1970-1980 (approx. 4.2 miles away); Mermaid House Hotel (approx. 4.3 miles away); Jenkins Publishing Company (approx. 4.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mascoutah.
Also see . . .
1. Donald Eugene Parsons at Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Submitted on July 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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2. Oral Ray Terry at Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Submitted on July 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Roger Dale Partington at Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Submitted on July 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2016
2. Illinois Remembers POW/MIA Marker
Photographed by P A M, March 27, 2023
3. Illinois Remembers POW/MIA -bracelet
I have SSG Terry's POW/MIA bracelet.
I would love to send it to a member of his family, or anyone who knew him.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 27, 2023, by P A M of Willowbrook, Illinois.
