NO ONE LEFT BEHIND

NO ONE FORGOTTEN


Jefferson Barracks
POW-MIA Museum
16-18 Hancock Ave., St.Louis, MO 63125

The Museum is Now Open Saturdays and Sundays from 10-2

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WHY A POW-MIA MUSEUM?

“While we can debate the rights and wrongs of war, what is not open to debate is what these men and women did for their country. This country called, and they answered that call, and many did not return.

People ask why this is important, it’s important because this country sent men and women into harms way and made them a promise. The promise was that they would be returned and it is a promise made not just by our government and our military, it was a promise made by each individual American. Each one of these men and women were somebody’s father or mother, they were somebody’s brother or sister, they were somebody’s husband or wife. All of us are those mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, brothers and sisters. That makes the promise we made to them one husband or wife to another, one mother or father to another, one brother or sister to another, and this is a promise that we’re determined to keep.” – Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command

The Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum will be a part of this promise, a part of that commitment with which we have been entrusted. A commitment through which our fellow Americans will be able to see and understand — a promise made, and a promise kept.

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April 9th is significant in that in 1942 over 76,000 American and Filipino troops were captured when the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines fell to the Japanese during WWII. It was the largest number of Americans ever taken as Prisoners of War. The next day April 10th, the infamous "Bataan Death March” began. In 1988 at the request of former American Prisoners of War, April 9th was formally proclaimed as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day.

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April 9th is significant in that in 1942 over 76,000 American and Filipino troops were captured when the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines fell to the Japanese during WWII.  It was the largest number of Americans ever taken as Prisoners of War.  The next day April 10th, the infamous Bataan Death March” began.  In 1988 at the request of former American Prisoners of War, April 9th was formally proclaimed as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day.  

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Remembering POW Ralph Mertz, US Army, 75th Ordnance Company, Bataan Death March survivor, died as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese on September 18, 1942. His remains have not yet been recovered. Ralph is the uncle of Tracey Jackson who’s dad, Harold Jackson was a radio operator with the 305th Bomb Group, shot down on the October 14, 1943 Scheinfurt raid (“Black Thursday”) and a Prisoner of War in Stalag 17 B. 🇺🇸 Tracey Jackson

Board of Directors president Paul Dillon was nominated by Joan Althaus (widow of Ex-POW Ralph Althaus, 64th Inf., Battle of the Bulge) to receive a Quilt of Valor. This quilt was designed and made by the St Paul’s Quilts of Valor Foundation.
Also present for the presentation were board members: Amy Bazzell, secretary, and Rich Claspill; and volunteers Christine and Charlie Bernroth Petrotto and Bunny Dillon.
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Well deserved! Paul you do an absolutely amazing job and we are all SO thankful for all your hard work.

Outstanding. Beautiful quilt.

Paul, Well deserved by a true patriot.

Great job Paul and congratulations on all the work you've done

Paul is wonderful..,,and deserves this!

Congratulations 🎉 my friend! Well deserved! You know Red is honking that horn!❤️

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Spring Time at the museum.

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We love this museum and learned so much which added to our drive through of Jefferson Barracks Cemetery.

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