A Missouri soldier killed during World War II will finally be laid to rest. Staff Sgt. Woodrow Gerdes of St. Louis was part of the U.S. Army’s 28th Infantry Division, which engaged in heavy combat with German forces during the fall of 1944, specifically the Battle of...
Someone stole four plaques from the Jefferson Barracks Park in St. Louis County. Jefferson Barracks is a former U.S. Army post. The missing plaques include insignia logos for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, a bench plaque dedicated to veterans of the Battle of...