Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lemay, Missouri
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On Cameron Street, 0.1 miles Hancock Street, on the left when traveling east.
There may not be a more recognizable symbol of the hopeless situation face by our Prisoners of War than a stockade fence enclosure topped with barb wire, under the constant surveillance of a menacing guard tower. This smaller replica of a Stalag 17B . . . — — Map (db m171208) HM WM
On North Dr.., 0.2 miles Circle Dr., on the left when traveling east.
Andrew V. Bobal, New Jersey 2nd Lt. AAF, May 5 1916, - Charles D. Dintaman, District of Columbia Sgt. AAF December 1 1913,- Leslie D Gilliland, Kansas Flt O. AAF October 26 1921,- James Goldsmith, New York Sgt. AAF November 28 1919, - Marion O . . . — — Map (db m192719) WM
On North Drive at Middle Drive, on the left when traveling east on North Drive.
1st Lt. Robert J . Arndt, Minnesota, September 30, 1921
1st Lt. Edward V. Atwell Jr., Texas, January 19 1920
2nd Lt. Chester N Burns, Oklahoma, June 27, 1919
S. Sgt. Samuel F. Carter, . . . — — Map (db m192805) WM
On Graves Drive at Rostrum Drive, on the left when traveling south on Graves Drive.
Dedicated to the memory of
those who served with the
Fourth Marine Division
Roi-Namur Feb. 1, 1944
Siapan June 15, 1944
Tinian July 24, 1944
Iwo Jima Feb. 19, 1945
Dedicated Sept. 24, 2005 — — Map (db m124967) WM
On Truman Drive south of Algonquin Road, on the left when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m124968) HM WM
On Bagby Road south of Gark Road, on the right when traveling south.
Jefferson Barracks: Built for Lifetimes of Service
In 1826, the U.S. Military abandoned Fort Bellefontaine, and instead scouted out and acquired a 1,700-acre property (now known as Jefferson Barracks) from the Village of Carondelet. The . . . — — Map (db m151465) HM
On CCC RD, 0.2 miles south of North Rd, on the right when traveling north.
To commemorate our comrades who made the supreme sacrifice for their country and the heroic American soldiers who defeated the German Armies in the Ardennes Campaign.
Battle of the Bulge
16 December 1944 - 25 January 1945
Belgium . . . — — Map (db m192497) WM
On North Dr., 0.2 miles east of Circle Dr., on the left when traveling east.
Michael B. Baptiste, PFC. June 4, 1948, - Frederick A Billinghan Jr. Cpl. March 26 1949, - Michael J. Brellenthin, Cpl. Dec. 21 1947, - James R Bruder, L Cpl. Feb 25,1949, - Jerry L Dodson, Cpl. Sept. 29, 1947, - Bruce Jones, Cpl July 1 , 1947, - . . . — — Map (db m192738) WM
On North Dr., 0.2 miles Circle Dr., on the left when traveling east.
Thomas E. Freeman, Texas, 2d Lieutenant January 26, 1921, Purple Heart, -- Ralph A Mc Kendrick, Pennsylvania, Staff Sergeant, June 25, 1921, Purple Heart, — — Map (db m192725) WM
On South Drive at Monument Drive, on the right when traveling east on South Drive.
To honor the Union Women
who fought on the battlefields,
nursed and comforted the sick and dying,
and sacrificed their own lives
to preserve our nation
Dedicated June 2, 1996 — — Map (db m124971) WM
On Truman Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated To The Recipients Of The
Nation's Oldest Military Decoration
"The Purple Heart"
Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of
the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932
My stone is here for
the blood they shed. . . . — — Map (db m163587) WM
On South Drive, 0.1 miles west of Monument Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Military Prison in St. Louis
St. Louis had two small Civil War prisons, each housing several hundred persons. Gratiot Street Prison was the former McDowell Medical College, located near Eighth and Gratiot streets and the Mississippi River. . . . — — Map (db m124972) HM
On North Drive at Middle Drive, on the left when traveling east on North Drive.
David L. Blattel, Missouri, CWO US Army, SS - AM & 27 OLC - PH, October 27, 1945
Russell W. Eggert, Ohio, Cpl. US Army PH., February 22, 1949
James P. Freeman, Texas, Sgt. US Army, BSM - PH, December . . . — — Map (db m192804) WM
On Flagstaff Drive at Graves Drive, on the right when traveling east on Flagstaff Drive.
Dedicated to and
in remembrance of the
Marines and FMF Corpsmen
who gave the ultimate sacrifice
for our freedom
Dedicated September 28, 2013
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No better friend, no . . . — — Map (db m124974) WM
On Omar Bradley Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In 1982, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery adopted the use of flat granite markers to mark the gravesites of veterans, service members and family members. Jefferson Barracks became one of 78 VA National Cemeteries to provide a combination of flat . . . — — Map (db m163595) HM
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m246427) WM
On South Drive at Monument Drive, on the left when traveling west on South Drive.
"On Fame's eternal camping ground their silent tent's are spread; while glory guards with solemn round the Bivouac of the dead".
Dedicated by Annie Wittenmyer, Tent No. 3, Daughters of Veterans U.S.A. St. Louis, Mo. — — Map (db m194825) WM
Otto M Bowman S Sgt.,- Thomas D Keeton 1st Lt.,- Joseph V Proctor Tec 5,- Constant J Shiplov Pvt.,- Charles S Swenor PFC., - Herbert O Gray, PVT., - Raymond M Miller S Sgt., - Troyer A Raffael Sgt., William F Stuhlemmer PFC., Bill M Thompson Tec 5., . . . — — Map (db m192717) WM
On Grant Road, 0.2 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north.
As the United States expanded westward, this post served as the center for all military activities on the frontier. In the interest of preserving this Post and it's history for all time, St. Louis County has maintained a portion of Jefferson . . . — — Map (db m171213) HM
On Mississippi River Greenway, on the right when traveling north.
An Artery of Growth
From this vantage point at Jefferson Barracks, you can see the Mississippi River, the second longest river in the United States. It extends 2,320 miles, from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. . . . — — Map (db m168697) HM
On Mississippi River Greenway, on the right when traveling east.
The Might in the Middle
Welcome to Jefferson Barracks, a now decommissioned military post that has influenced almost two centuries of American history. Established in 1826 at the cost of a $5 gold piece, Jefferson Barracks began as a . . . — — Map (db m151570) HM
Old Ordnance Room
The Old Ordnance Room was the first of two limestone buildings built in Jefferson Barracks for the purpose of storing gunpowder. It was constructed in 1851 by Master Builder Francis Quinette of St. Louis. The cost, just . . . — — Map (db m151466) HM
Near CCC Road, 0.2 miles north of Grant Road, on the right when traveling north.
Powder Magazine Museum
This is one of the two remaining limestone powder magazines. This structure, which today houses the Powder Magazine Museum, was constructed in 1857. The walls are 4-foot thick limestone with arched ceiling and a . . . — — Map (db m151405) HM
On Bagby Road at Mississippi River Greenway, on the right when traveling south on Bagby Road.
Tent cities stood in the area between Grant Road and Gregg Road. Most of the training squadrons for the Army Air Corps were housed there in 6 to 8 man hutments [tents]. The hutments were found to be extremely cold during the winter months, and . . . — — Map (db m192498) HM
On North Road east of Grant Road, on the right when traveling west.
History of the Visitors Center
The building which today houses the Visitors Center for Jefferson Barracks County Park was built in 1878 as a two-level barn for the animals and wagons used by the artillery department. The lower level was . . . — — Map (db m151403) HM
On Mississippi River Greenway, on the left when traveling east.
Reception Center
World War II military posts were tents and simple wood frame buildings that tell a fascinating story of American ingenuity and the nation's ability to create and produce quickly, under pressure.
Beginning in 1940, the . . . — — Map (db m151569) HM
On Grant Road just south of Gregg Road, on the right when traveling south.
In recognition of the collaborative efforts of the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation, the St. Louis County Port Authority and the friends of Jefferson Barracks. For the restoration of the 1939 stone structure built by the Works . . . — — Map (db m179741) HM
On Gregg Road just north of Cy Road, on the left when traveling south.
The North Entrance to Jefferson Barracks is at the intersection of Grant and Greg Road. The two stone guard shacks and the building in between were used by the Military Police during World War II.
The Coat of Arms of the 6th Infantry is . . . — — Map (db m180479) HM
St. Louis County acquired the former Jefferson Barracks military reservation in 1950, to be used as a "historical monument." One of the focal points of the Jefferson Barracks Historical Park was the historic buildings, particularly the 1857 stone . . . — — Map (db m151459) HM
On Sheridan Road, 0.3 miles east of Telegraph Road (Missouri Route 231), on the left when traveling east.
The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery was established by joint resolution of Congress in 1866, among the first burial grounds officially designated in the wake of the Civil War. Under the care of the Veterans Administration, the facility is . . . — — Map (db m124986) HM
On Monument Drive at Longstreet Drive, on the right when traveling south on Monument Drive.
Civil War Jefferson Barracks
Jefferson Barracks, established by the U.S. Army in 1826, was in continuous use until 1946. Early in the Civil War, both pro-Union and pro-Confederate militia occupied St. Louis. Union militia drilled at . . . — — Map (db m163592) HM
On North Drive at Circle Drive, on the left when traveling west on North Drive.
Remember
all who served
sacrificed
1961 - 1971
Khe Sanh
We are
eternally bonded
1967 Hill Fights
1968 Siege
Semper Fidelis
Khe Sanh Veterans — — Map (db m192477) WM
On North Drive just east of Circle Drive, on the left when traveling east.
United States Army
Elbert A Benton, SP4, June 21, 1948
Richard A. May, Pvt., April 19 1950
James A. Sanders Jr., S.Sgt., November 27, 1942
James L. Tanner, S. Sgt., November 27 . . . — — Map (db m192505) HM WM
On North Drive at Middle Drive, on the right when traveling west on North Drive.
John E. Albanese, New York, S Sgt. USAF, September 5, 1946
Thomas F. Buhr, Indiana, Sgt. USAF, January 13, 1944
John L Coon, New York S Sgt. USAF, October 6 1932
Robert A Fink, . . . — — Map (db m192803) WM
On North Drive west of Middle Drive, on the left when traveling east.
U.S. Marine Corps
Herbert R. Aldridge, PFC. Nov. 28 1949
David G. Anderson, PFC. Jun. 13, 1949
Charles G. Boyer, PFC. Feb. 28, 1949
Joseph P. Brignac, Cpl. Nov. 6 1943
Donald R. Bumstead, PFC. Mar 30, 1949
George L. . . . — — Map (db m192808) WM
On North Dr., 0.2 miles Circle Dr., on the left when traveling east.
Robert J Bridges Jr. HM2 USN, Jan 5, 1943,- Bill W Deetz, Capt. USMC, Dec 8, 1941, - Kenneth P Ehnis Sgt. USMC, Nov. 6 1942, - Benjamin F. Johnson III, L Cpl. USMC, Aug. 21, 1948, - Sylvester MCCullough, T Sgt. USAF Jan 28 1933, - Lucien C Tessler, . . . — — Map (db m192739) WM
On North Dr., 0.2 miles east of Circle Dr., on the left when traveling east.
Ronald H. Knight, Tennessee, 1st Lieutenant USAF, March 2 1943, DFC - AM & 3 OLC,-- Bradley R Ranson, Kentucky, Captain USAF , November 4, 1942, DFC - Air Medal & 3 OLC. --Killed Vietnam October 8, 1969 — — Map (db m192721) WM
On Vincent Avenue at South Broadway Street (State Road 231), on the right when traveling west on Vincent Avenue.
Belles of St. Louis
In the 1820s , Jefferson Barracks was the largest military installation in the western United States, Consequently, many young men were stationed there fresh out of West Point,. Not surprisingly, many who would become . . . — — Map (db m192914) HM WM
Front Michael Joseph Blassie 1st Lt. US Air Force Vietnam Apr 4 1948 May 11, 1972 Beloved Son and Brother Back Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal and 4 OLC. Killed in Action-Unknown Soldier May 28, 1984 . . . — — Map (db m124995) WM
In honor of the military men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
These Missouri heroes represent those who proudly served and returned from Desert Shield, Desert Storm, . . . — — Map (db m173237) WM
Near North Road, 0.2 miles east of Grant Road, on the left when traveling east.
In honor of the Missouri military heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
CPL. Scott F Blanco, United States Marines, Troy, Missouri, Operation Desert Storm, 02/17/91
PFC Gerard A Cohen, . . . — — Map (db m173306) WM
On Hancock Avenue at Center Road, on the right when traveling west on Hancock Avenue.
The First Descent
Early in 1912 Thomas Benoist, the owner of an aviation school in Kinloch Park, decided to promote a parachute jump from an airplane, a feat considered at the time to be impossible or crazy. The parachutist was Captain Albert . . . — — Map (db m163597) HM
On Hancock Avenue at Center Road, on the right when traveling west on Hancock Avenue.
In 1826, the year of Thomas Jefferson's death, Jefferson Barracks, named after him, was established ten miles south of St. Louis. Now a Missouri Air National Guard installation, it is the oldest continuously operating U.S. military post west of the . . . — — Map (db m163572) HM
William Clark, in command of the boats and men of the future Lewis and Clark Expedition, passed this place on Dec. 7, 1803, on his way to Cahokia, Ill., where he would meet his co-commander, Capt. Meriwether Lewis. On the previous evening, the . . . — — Map (db m151550) HM
On Graves Drive at Flagstaff Drive, on the left when traveling south on Graves Drive.
The Third Infantry Division was organized on November 21, 1917, and was in France by March, 1918. On July 18 it distinguished itself in defense at the Marne River at Chateau-Thierry, 45 miles northeast of Paris. Thus, the proud motto: "Rock of . . . — — Map (db m124978) HM WM
On Grant Road, 0.2 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north.
This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons. The insignia over the gate is of the United States Army Ordnance Department. The fence is made of deactivated riffle barrels. The fence was moved here 1n 1886. It originally surrounded the old . . . — — Map (db m171212) HM
On South Drive, 0.1 miles west of Monument Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Who knows but it may be given to us, after this life, to meet again in the old quarters, to play chess and draughts, to get up soon to answer the morning roll call, to fall in at the tap of the drum for drill and dress parade and again to hastily . . . — — Map (db m124979) WM
On Monument Drive south of Middle Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Died May 13 1945 in an air crash
Hidden Valley Dutch New Guinea
MAJ Herman F Antonini
Illinois June 4 1915
MAJ Phillip J Dattilo
Kentucky March 18 1914
PFC Alethia M Fair
California September 16, 1894
CAPT Louis E . . . — — Map (db m124980) HM WM
On Worth Road south of Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Ulysses Grant's arrival at Jefferson Barracks in September, 1843, as a new officer out of West Point, commenced a long relationship with St. Louis. In 1848, he married the former Julia Dent of St. Louis County, at the Dents' city home at Fourth and . . . — — Map (db m163566) HM
On Rostrum Drive at Graves Drive, on the left when traveling north on Rostrum Drive.
This monument is dedicated to the
52 United States Submarines
lost during World War II and
their crewmen and officers
who perished in that war.
Erected in 2003 by the
surviving members of the
Ill-Mo Rebel Squadron,
a chapter of the . . . — — Map (db m124981) WM
On North Dr., 0.3 miles Circle Dr., on the left when traveling east.
Charles Anderson , Florida, S Sgt. November 4, 1938 - James C Aubrey, Michigan, 2d Lt. August 12 1947, - Glen A Breckenrid, Indiana, S Sgt. September 12,1932 - Arthur N Deily, Pennsylvania, T Sgt. May 6 1936,- Thomas C Dietsch, New Jersey, Major, . . . — — Map (db m192541) WM
On North Drive at Middle Drive, on the left when traveling east on North Drive.
Walter F. Burke, Captain, August 19, 1940
Rodney H Gott, S Sgt, May 3 1947
Wilton N. Hatton, M Sgt., December 7 1932
Homer M Lynn Jr., Major, April 19 1931
Harry T. . . . — — Map (db m192798) WM
On North Dr., 0.2 miles east of Circle Dr., on the left when traveling east.
William H. Eldridge, ACMM. July 8, 1923,- Donald E. Huddleston, S1 October 13,1919, -Robert E Keil, AMM2, November 24, 1919, - Maurice D. Linder, Ension December 13,1920, Marlin R. Myers, AMM2 April 24, 1925, — — Map (db m192726) WM
Memorial to the Unknown Soldiers who died while in camp between 1806 and 1826 at Fort Bellefontaine, which was on the Missouri River bluffs near St. Louis. In 1826 this cantonment was closed and the troops removed to Jefferson Barracks. The . . . — — Map (db m246429) HM WM
Near South Broadway (State Highway 231) south of Weiss Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Erected in the honor of all men and women of Lemay, Missouri who served in the Armed Forces of our Country in all wars & conflicts. — — Map (db m174672) WM
On Circle Drive east of Bundy Drive, on the left when traveling east.
These U.S. prisoners of war of the Japanese were on the island of Palawan, P.I. as slave laborers building an airfield for the Japanese military. Believing that an invasion by the U.S. forces was imminent, the prisoners were forced into three tunnel . . . — — Map (db m124984) HM WM
Grateful nation honors the G. I.'s, that saved freedom in Europe and in the Pacific Islands during World War II December 7, 1941 - August 15, 1945. — — Map (db m192474) WM
On Flagstaff Drive at Rostrum Drive, on the right when traveling east on Flagstaff Drive.
Dedicated to the memory of
Merchant Marine Seamen
and
Navy Armed Guard
who gave their lives in
World War II
in the service of
their country
United States Merchant Marine
World War II Losses
Ships - 731
Merchant Seamen - 6700 . . . — — Map (db m124985) WM
