Near Lemay in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
82nd Airborne Infantry Division US Army
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 10, 2016
1. 82nd Airborne Infantry Division US Army Marker
To our honored dead and to all soldiers who have served their country in the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division.
Activated 25 August 1917 as the 82nd "All American" Infantry Division. Participated in the Lorraine, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Campaigns in France during WWI.
Reactivated 25 March 1942.
August 15, 1942 it was reorganized and redesignated as an airborne infantry division.
Post WWII, 1945 in Berlin, the division became known as "America's Guard of Honor."
Africa • Sicily • Italy • France • The Netherlands • Belgium • Germany
Dominican Republic • Vietnam • Grenada • Panama • Persian Gulf
Dedicated March 12, 2004
Erected 2004 by Gateway Chapter, 82nd Airborne Division Association, St. Louis, Missouri.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
Location. 38° 29.865′ N, 90° 17.54′ W. Marker is near Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. Memorial is on Truman Drive south of Algonquin Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Combat Wounded Veterans (here, next to this marker); World War I, St. Louis Veterans, Court of Honor (a few steps from this marker); Flat Gravesite Markers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Destroyer Escort and A.P.D. Sailors (approx. 0.4 miles away); Third Infantry Division - U.S. Army (approx. 0.4 miles away); 4th Marine Division (approx. 0.4 miles away); U.S. Submariners Lost in World War II (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.
Also see . . .
1. 82nd Airborne Division Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on July 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 82nd Airborne Division. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 9, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on July 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Veterans Administration website entry (Submitted on July 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 10, 2016
2. 82nd Airborne Infantry Division US Army Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 10, 2016
3. 82nd Airborne Infantry Division US Army Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 10, 2016
4. 82nd Airborne Infantry Division US Army Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on October 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
