Ste. Genevieve Honored Veterans John J. Livingston Gregory Meyer Terry R. Monia Warren P. Seawel Frederick J. Shuh Larry L. Thomure
Category: Wartime
Ste. Genevieve Honored Veterans: Wilfred S. Dallas Linn Francis Loida Walter G. Scherer Jr.
Ste. Genevieve in World War II More info on WWII is to come, but for now, you may read about the POW Camp in the Weingarten area, 1942-1945. See also: Local WWII Hero Wolf Remembers Days As POW Ste. Genevieve Honored Veterans Clyde D. Adams, Thomas T. Bailey, Valentine A. Bauer, James A. Bourque, Leo [...]
Many men from Ste. Genevieve served in the first World War. To search for your ancestor, go to http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/ww1/default.asp – this is the Missouri state archives search site that contains World War I registration cards (only for Missouri). A few who did serve were (add to this list by contacting the webmaster): Angel, Everett Bahr, [...]
The War of 1812 and the Civil War – as told by Firmin A. Rozier During the war of 1812, Capt. Henry Dodge, afterwards Governor of Wisconsin, raised at Ste. Genevieve a company of riflemen for defense against Indian depredations. A company called “The South Missouri Guards,” with a roll of 115 men, commanded [...]
Ste. Genevieve in the Revolutionary War Men who served in the War and lived in Ste. Genevieve later, where they applied for their pensions (1832): George Cofer – pvt 1st VA regiment, enlisted 1776, served 6 months, honorably discharged. Again enlisted and served about 2 years 10 months, discharged at Fredricktown, MD. In March [...]
Edmee Viscardi worked as a clerk in the supply division of the Weingarten camp, and recalls how one POW, Augusto Bier used to bring them pastries from the camp bakery each morning. “He’d pick up a big basket full of doughnuts the first thing and bring it to us,” she recalled. “They were absolutely wonderful. He was able to get it [...]
From The Enemy Among Us: German and Italian POWs in World War II, an extensive look at Weingarten and the other Missouri POW camps. Available now from the Missouri Historical Society Press. For more information, or to order, go to mopows.com. Used by permission of author. Text copyright David Fiedler – 2003. Ste. Genevieve County [...]