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|  Kane County Soldier & Sailor Monument
in World War I Memorials and Monuments This monument located in front of the old Kane County Courthouse in Geneva, IL. posted by: BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 4/23/2006 last visited: 7/5/2015 |
view gallery E16.3 km
|  World War 1 Obelisk - Wheaton, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A rebuilt obelisk with plaques commemorating the 500 men (13 of whom died) from the Wheaton area who enlisted from 1917 - 1919. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 7/7/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery E16.7 km
|  "Over the Top to Victory" Doughboy Statue - Wheaton, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments This doughboy statue was originally dedicated on Armistice Day, November 11, 1929 and is located in Memorial Park, Wheaton, Illinois. posted by: BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 4/23/2006 last visited: 2/17/2007 |
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|  The Spirit of the American Doughboy - Naperville, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments This Doughboy statue is located in Naperville's Burlington Square Park. posted by: BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 4/23/2006 last visited: 7/12/2008 |
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|  14 Trees WW1 Memorial - La Grange, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments On Armistice Day 1921, 14 trees were planted along Brainard Avenue to commemorate the men killed in WW1 from La Grange, IL. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 4/16/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery E38.8 km
|  Hines VA Hospital Memorial Fountain - Hines, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Fountain, with bronze statue of WWI soldier and child on rock pedestal with memorial plaque, in front of old hospital administration building. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/21/2008 last visited: 7/1/1977 |
view gallery E38.9 km
|  Doughboy - Hines, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A rock monument for soldiers/vets from the American Legion Auxiliary of Du Page County in 1931. posted by: SSG Scout location: Illinois date approved: 4/20/2008 last visited: 7/1/1977 |
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|  Belleau Wood Memorial - Des Plaines, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A rectangular inscribed stone memorial to the Second Division fighting at Belleau Woods in World War 1, renaming the woods here. Flanked by flags and additional markers. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 8/19/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery E39.9 km
|  Honor Roll - River Forest, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Inscribed bronze plaque on a stone in front of a tree. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 5/29/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Lyons (IL) World War 1 Memorial, Artillery Display and Eternal Flame
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Public display located on Ogden Avenue. Two cannons, stone marker, eternal flame and flag pole. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 5/29/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Oak Park - River Forest War Memorial - Oak Park, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments This monument in Scoville Park, was dedicated on Armistice (now Veteran's) Day, November 11, 1925, with Vice President C.G. Dawes and General Pershing in attendance. This bronze and granite memorial was designed by Gilbert P. Riswold. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/19/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery E42.5 km
|  Veterans of World War I - Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A bronze plaque on the front of a stone boulder in front of the field house at Rutherford-Sayre Park. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 3/27/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery E42.5 km
|  Our Boys - Edison Park neighborhood, Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Beautiful granite pillar topped by an eagle, to commemorate the boys of the Edison Park neighborhood of Chicago who fought in World War 1. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 3/3/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery E43.9 km
|  WW1 Veterans Memorial - Berwyn, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A large boulder with a bronze plaque bearing the names of the 11 Berwyn men who gave their lives in World War I, and a flagpole. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 8/2/2011 last visited: never |
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|  World War 1 Memorial - St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments An obelisk to the right of the entrance, surrounded by statues representing four armed services: Army, Marines, Navy, and Haller's Army, honoring Polish-Americans who fought in World War I. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 5/30/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Doughboy Statue - Morton Grove, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments The statue depicts a “doughboy,” or WWI infantryman, brandishing a rifle, with a knife sheathed on his belt and a pack on his back. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 5/28/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Norman Cornwall Memorial - in East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments The Norman Cornwall Memorial honors soldiers from the West Side of Chicago who died in World War I. More than 20 feet tall, the monument has bronze flame at the peak of a Georgia-marble pylon. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 4/17/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery E49.1 km
|  World War I (and II) Memorial and Flag Pole - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments The monument has a 44-foot aluminum flagpole on octagonal cement base. Each side of the base has an illustration of a major point in each of the wars. The frieze depicts the Four Freedoms. Located near the entrance. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 3/27/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery E53.4 km
|  Saints Peter and Paul World War I Monument - Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments This memorial is mounted on an exterior wall of Blessed Sacrament Parish at SS Peter and Paul Church on S. Paulina Street in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/28/2021 last visited: never |
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|  Highland Park War Memorial - Highland Park, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Female figure, with arms out to sides but hands drawn in to chest, stands against a granite backdrop. To either side, and on the backdrop, are two bronze tablets which list the names of Highland Park servicemen who lost their lives during World War I posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 2/26/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery E54.1 km
|  Service Men's Club World War Memorial - Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Tall shaft located in a small triangular park at the intersection of Clark, Edgewater & Ashland Avenues. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 7/28/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E54.7 km
|  St. Luke's Episcopal Church Doughboy - Evanston, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments World War I doughboy guarding the covered walkway for this Gothic-styled church. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 8/23/2011 last visited: 7/11/2013 |
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|  The Elks Veterans Memorial Building World War 1 memorials - Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A tribute to the bravery, loyalty and dedication of the thousands of Elks who have fought and died for our country. It has been described as one of the most magnificent war memorials in the world... posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 3/27/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Victory, World War I Black Soldiers' Memorial - Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Erected to honor the meritorious achievements of the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I as part of the 370th U.S. Infantry posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 1/12/2010 last visited: never |
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|  WWI War Memorial - West Pullman Park, Chicago, IL
in World War I Memorials and Monuments The West Pullman Improvement Association donated this memorial to
the 7000 soldiers and sailors from the community who died in service
in World War I. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 6/13/2013 last visited: 5/25/2015 |
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