Harry S. Truman - Lamar, MO
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YoSam.
N 37° 29.656 W 094° 16.308
15S E 387574 N 4150465
UAW monument actually titled as a Shrine
Waymark Code: WMNACE
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2015
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County of shrine: Barton County
Location of shrine: E. 11th St., just W. of Truman St., Lamar
Monument erected by: UAW
Monument text:
(central column):
[Presidential seal]
THIS SHRINE IS
DEDICATED TO
HARRY S. TRUMAN
Thirty Second President
of the
United States of America
WHO WAS BORN AT
THIS LOCATION
MAY 8, 1884
DEC. 26, 1972
"I ask only to be a good and faithful servant of the Lord and my people.: H.S.T.
(Wing wall):
COUNTY JUDGE - 1923-1925
PRESIDING JUDGE-COUNTY COURT - 1927-1925
UNITED STATES SENATOR - 1935-1945
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - 1945
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATS OF AMERICA - 1945-1953
(rear of monument): [Seal of the United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Workers of America]
This property is presented to the People of the State of Missouri by the International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America and the U.A.W. Officers' Councils of St. Louis and Kansas City as a token of our appreciation and respect for Harry S. Truman who served as the 32nd President of the United States of America with honor and distinction and who gave our nation and the world courageous leadership in the search for peace, freedom and justice.