EXPERIENCE THE GRAND TOUR!

THE GRAND TOUR

St. Louis, MO… The St. Louis Public Library and the Campbell House Museum are proud to set sail on a nineteenth-century adventure as they partner to present "The Grand Tour" Exhibition, in Central Library's Great Hall, 1301 Olive Street, June 11 through August 22. Visitors to the Library can explore Europe and exotic locales via an exhibit drawn from the Library's rich collection of postcards, maps, travel guides, and photographs. The exhibit incorporates the story of the Campbells, a prominent St. Louis family who embarked on their own Grand Tour in 1867. Mementos from the Campbell House collection, including items from the family's frequent travels, will complement the exhibit. The Library's exhibition is FREE and open to the public.

After enjoying the Grand Tour Exhibition at the Library, visitors are encouraged to follow the well-marked path one block to take a guided tour of the Campbell House Museum. The Museum not only preserves the Campbells' house, but also their collection of original furniture, fixtures paintings, objects, and thousands of pages of family documents. In 2005, the Campbell House Museum completed a meticulous five-year restoration that returned the building to its opulent 1880s appearance, when the house was one of the centers of St. Louis society. Admission and a guided tour is $8 per person. Campbell House Museum members and children under 12 are FREE (Group rates available).

For more information, call 314.241-2288.

TOURING EUROPE TODAY

ON TOUR WITH THE CAMPBELLS

Saturday, August 1, 1:30p.m. - Training Room, 2nd Floor, Central Library

Andy Hahn, Executive Director of The Campbell House, will take you on the Grand Tour along with Campbell family members who toured Europe on several occasions between the 1860s and the 1890s.  Find out more about this remarkable family, whose house still stands as a portal to historic St. Louis.  Following the program, attendees can take a short walk (or ride) to the Campbell House for a free tour.

Note: You must attend the program in order to participate in the free tour. 

D-DAY: JUNE 6, 1944

On 6 June 2014, our nation will observe the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landing during World War II. It can truly be said that the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of this nation and its allies who planned and participated in this historic event delivered us all from evil, and for that they deserve our thanks!









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PILGRIMAGE FOR THE MOTHERS & WIDOWS, PART II

PART II

The following list of Missouri soldiers, sailors, and marines buried in European cemeteries is abstracted from pages 149-159 of PILGRIMAGE FOR THE MOTHERS AND WIDOWS (1930). The list is organized alphabetically by name of the deceased, and is intended to facilitate access to the Missouri section of PILGRIMAGE. It includes the name of the deceased, city or county of residence, deceased's rank and organization, the cemetery in which the deceased was buried, and the page number in PILGRIMAGE on which this listing appears.

Please contact our Government Information Department (314-539-0375) if you would like a photocopy of the listings for an individual, county, or state from the PILGRIMAGE publication. [Central-Government Information Y1.1/2:9225]

C

Caldwell, Ellis- Cape Girardeau Co.- Pvt., 350th Inf., Co. K- St. Mihiel (p. 150)
Call, George- Jasper Co.- Sgt., 6th Regiment, 96th Co.- Meuse-Argonne (p. 153)
Callahan, John, Jr.- Clinton Co.- Pvt., 61st Inf., Co. I- Meuse-Argonne (p. 150)
Campo, Fred- Jackson Co.- Pfc., 354th Inf., Co. I- Meuse-Argonne (p. 152)
Carroll, Gilbert L.- Vernon Co.- Pvt., 8th Machine Gun Battalion, Co. A- Meuse-Argonne (p. 159)
Cary, Edgar C.- Henry Co.- Pvt., 114th Engineers, Co. B- St. Mihiel (p. 152)
Casteel, Harve- Ripley Co.- Cpl., 140th Inf., Co. E- Meuse-Argonne (p. 156)
Caylor, James H.- Jackson Co.- Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. G- Suresnes (p. 152)
Chandler, Elmer- St. Louis City- Pvt., 805th Pioneer Inf., Co. I- St. Mihiel (p. 157)
Chase, Neal- Marion Co.- Pfc., 38th Inf., Co. C- Aisne-Marne (p. 154)
Chrisman, Luther C.- Lafayette Co.- Pvt., Med. Repl. Unit 44- Oise-Aisne (p. 154)
Clapper, Carl J.- Newton Co.- Pvt., 314th Mobile Sec.- St. Mihiel (p. 155)
Clark, Eul F.- Polk Co.- Pvt., 357th Inf., Co. H- Meuse-Argonne (p. 156)
Clark, Racine- Marion Co.- Pvt., 128th Inf., Co. I- St. Mihiel (p. 155)
Cleveland, Baker B.- Jackson Co.- Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. K- St. Mihiel (p. 152)
Clingan, William Ellis- Greene Co.- Pvt., 354th Inf., Co. M- Meuse-Argonne (p. 151)
Coleman, Phillip N.- St. Louis Co.- Pvt., 804th Pioneer Inf., Co. F- St. Mihiel (p. 156)
Compton, Letcher C.- St. Louis Co.- 2nd Lt., 140th Inf., Co. D- Meuse-Argonne (p. 156)
Cooperrider, Luke- Jasper Co.- Pvt., 125th Inf., Machine Gun Co.- Oise-Aisne (p. 153)
Cope, Laverne G..- St. Louis City- Cpl., 131st Inf., Co. F- Somme (p. 157)
Cordia, Michael- Washington Co.- Cpl., 138th Inf., Co. E- Meuse-Argonne (p. 159)
Cowan, Joe G.- Polk Co.- Pvt., 361st Inf., Co. I- Meuse-Argonne (p. 156)
Cox, Altus W.- Jackson Co.- Pvt., 164th Inf., Co. L- St. Mihiel (p. 152)
Crader, Ray T.- Cape Girardeau Co.- Cpl., 356th Inf., Co. H- Meuse-Argonne (p. 150)
Crisp, Jess- Laclede Co.- 129th Machine Gun Battalion, Co. A- Meuse-Argonne (p. 154)
Crowder, Ernest C.- St. Clair Co.- Pvt., 323rd Signal Battalion, Co. C- Suresnes (p. 156)
Crowder, John W.- St. Louis City- Pfc., 39th Inf., Co. D- Oise-Aisne (p. 157)
Cumbo, James S.- Carroll Co.- Sgt., 7th Inf., Co. G- Meuse-Argonne (p. 150)
Curtis, Samuel D.- Marion Co.- Cpl., 139th Inf., Co. E- Meuse-Argonne (p. 155)

D

Daffern, James A.- St. Louis City- Mechanic, 138th Inf., Co. M- St. Mihiel (p. 157)
Dalton, Eddie- Bates Co.- Pvt., 16th Inf., Co. M- Meuse-Argonne (p. 149)
Danz, Walter- St. Louis Co.- Pvt., 6th Regiment, 84th Co., U.S.M.C.- Oise-Aisne (p. 156)
Davis, Ephraim J.- Douglas Co.- Pfc., 307th Inf., Co. F- Oise-Aisne (p. 151)
Davis, George A.- Jasper Co.- Pvt., 102nd Inf., Co. B- Meuse-Argonne (p. 153)
Deis, James F.- Saline Co.- Sgt., 140th Inf., Co. M- Meuse-Argonne (p. 158)
Derby, John Francis- Jackson Co.- Pfc., 140th Inf., Co. K- Meuse-Argonne (p. 152)
Devereaux, Leo W.- St. Louis City- Pvt., 102nd Inf., Co. I- St. Mihiel (p. 157)
Dickson, Charles H.- Marion Co.- Sgt., 354th Inf., Co. D- Meuse-Argonne (p. 155)
Dixon, Carl A.- St. Louis City- Pvt., 138th Inf., Co. M- Meuse-Argonne (p. 157)
Drescher, Donald N.- St. Louis City- Cpl., 138th Inf., HQ Co.- Meuse-Argonne (p. 157)
Duel, Granville H.- St. Louis City- Pvt., 57th Pioneer Inf., Co. E- Oise-Aisne (p. 157)
Dunning, Hardaman- Henry Co.- Cpl., 356 Inf., Co. G- Meuse-Argonne (p. 152)

E

Eaton, Clifford R.- Sullivan Co.- Pvt., 32nd Engineers, Co. F- Suresnes (p. 158)
Eccher, Richard- Barton CO.- Pvt., 353th Inf., Co. I- Meuse-Argonne (p. 149)
Edwards, Charles S.- Jasper Co.- Sgt., 128th Machine Gun Battalion, Co. A- Meuse-Argonne (p. 153)
Edwards, George H., Jr.- Jackson Co.- 1st Lt., Q.M. Corps- Suresnes (p. 152)
Edwards, John H.- Greene Co.- Cpl., 168th Inf., Co. M- St. Mihiel (p. 151)
Elder, August C.- Perry Co.- Pfc., 354th Inf., Co. F- St. Mihiel (p. 155)
Ellerbruch, George- Warren Co.- Pvt., 161st Inf., Co. C- Oise-Aisne (p. 159)
English, Allie E.- Pettis Co.- 505th Engineers, Co. C- St. Mihiel (p. 155)
Ensko, William E.- St. Louis City- Pvt., 318th Engineers, Co. A- Meuse-Argonne (p. 157)
Erbe, Garrett- St. Louis City- Sgt., 125th Inf., Co. ?- Meuse-Argonne (p. 157)
Erwin, Arthur- Barry Co.- Pvt., 356th Inf., Co. H- Meuse-Argonne (p. 149)
Erzfield, Martin A.- Perry Co.- Pvt., 7th Inf., Co. H- Meuse-Argonne (p. 155)
Everson, Ludiwg L.- Jasper Co.- 1st Lt., 129th Machine Gun Battalion, Co. B-Meuse-Argonne (p. 153)

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Compiled by Thomas A. Pearson
Special Collections Department
St. Louis Public Library