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 Veterans Memorial, Galatia, Illinois Posted by:  YoSam.
N 37° 50.451 W 088° 36.858
16S E 357958 N 4189384
On a corner lot, with the local school as the back drop, this memorial really caught my eye.
Waymark Code: WM49PW
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2008
Views: 13
Location of Monument: N. Park St. & W. Main St. (IL-34), Galatia.
County of Memorial: Saline County.
Monument Text:
DEDICATED IN
GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
TO THE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO SERVED
AND TO THOSE
WHO MADE THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE.
Those making the Supreme Sacrifice
James N Williams WWII
Ralph Lee Guye WWII
Harold Owens WWII
Jerome Watson WWII
Neal Phillip Cantrell K
Orval Ray Furlong WWII
Perry Ryan WWII
Joe Jones, Jr. K
Cletus Dale Tuttle V
David Ross Stout WWII
Perry Johnson WWII
| Romey Dwight Woolard WWII
Larry Paul Lewis
Carl Howe WWII
Stanley Echols WWII
David Eugene Gill V
Tommie Lee Barnes V
Bailus Cantrell WWII
Joe Woolard WWII
Harry L. Gasaway WWII
Glen Allen Parks V
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War II, Vietnam, Korea, and others.
In Honor Of: Grateful Tribute to those who served and who made the supreme sacrifice.
Marker Text:
To my shame, the panel behind the soldier list the four men from this area who were MIA's or POW's. I lost the photo of this panel and cannot list them.
The 9 crosses in front of the memorial are for those lost in Desert Storm and Iraq or Afghanistan, and I neglected to collect the names.
Date of dedication: Nov. 11, 2000
Who Put it Here?: Galatia Historical Society
Description of Memorial:
Sidewalk from the road to the memorial. Coirner lot, with school as back drop. Soldier holding M-1 rifle standing at ease. 9 crosses with the names of lost sodiers in the desert wars, and 3 columns: center for dedication, left for POW/MIA's and the right for the supreme sacrifice from this village.
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