Operation Silent Witness - Owensville, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 20.948 W 091° 30.067
15S E 630975 N 4245616
Green ash grown from Eisenhowers tree and planted as WWII Memorial
Waymark Code: WM1455R
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member 3l diesel
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County of memorial: Gasconade County
Location of memorial: E. McFadden Ave, at R.R. tracks, Owensville

This memorial is in the front yard of the Railroad Hotel Museum, now called the Gasconade County Historical Society Museum.

Plaque Text:

OPERATION SILENT WITNESS
THIS GREEN ASH GROWN FROM
SEEDS TAKEN FROM TREE AT
GENERAL/PRESIDENT
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER'S
BIRTHPLACE IN DENNISON, TEXAS
AS A WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
DEDICATED AND PLANTED BY
VFW POST 6133
MAY 30, 2001

Date of Dedication: 05/30/2001

Property Permission: Public

Access instructions: E. McFadden Ave., Owensville

Website for Waymark: [Web Link]

Location of waymark:
105 West McFadden Ave., Owensville, MO 65066


Commemoration: World War II Veterans

Access times: Not listed

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