Veterans Memorial ~ West Alton, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 52.101 W 090° 13.587
15S E 740631 N 4305823
Small town that keeps getting floded out, but wont quit on the Mississippi River, across from Alton, IL.
Waymark Code: WM5A9C
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2008
Views: 8
County of Memorial: Saint Charles County.
Location of Memorial: MO-94, West Alton.
Monument Text:
In memory of all the men and women
that served in the Armed Forces from
THE CITY OF WEST ALTON, MO.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All the men and women who served from West Alton.
Marker Text: see above.
Date of dedication: May 6, 2001
Who Put it Here?: Dedicated by Earl Freese (USN-WWII); Ted R. Mitchell (USN-WWII); Tom B. Wunderlich (USA-Korea); Bobby L. Springer (USA-Vietnam); Roger H. Stutko (USA-Vietnam); Glenn J. Grotegeers (USMC-Vietnam)
Description of Memorial: Not sure what used to be here, but obvious something was. ON the corner of highway and boulevard is this well laid out triangular walk way around a garden plot. In the center is a marble monument resting on a concrete base. Two pie (cedar?) trees stand guard on either side of the monument.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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