US Merchant Marines - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - Lemay, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 30.018 W 090° 17.119
15S E 736733 N 4264819
In the traffic triangle between Flagstaff Dr., Rostrum Dr., and Graves Dr., are many memorials to unit and veterans, this is one of them.
Waymark Code: WM154JT
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ištván
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County of memorial: St Louis County
Location of memorial: Graves Dr., between Rostrum Dr. & Flagstaff Dr., Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay
Erected by: S.S. Samuel Parker Chapter, American Merchant Marine and Navy Armed Guard Veterans
Dedicated: November 11, 1998

Memorial Text:
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  [imag of ship]   [MM Seal]
DEDICATED TO THE
MEMORY OF
MERCHANT MARINE SEAMEN<br.AND
NAVY ARMED GUARD
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVE IN
WORLD WAR II
IN THE SERVICE OF
THEIR COUNTRY

UNITED STATES
MERCHANT MARINES
WORLD WAR II

LOSSES

SHIPS - 731
MERCHANT SEAMEN - 6700

NAVY ARMED GUARD - 1810

Date of Dedication: 11/11/1998

Property Permission: Public

Access instructions: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery open to the public

Access times: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Website for Waymark: [Web Link]

Location of waymark:
2900 Sheridan Road St. Louis, MO 63125 I
Inside at Graves Dr & Flagstaff Dr & Rostrum Dr.


Commemoration: Merchant Marines and Navy Armed Guards who gave their lives

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