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 Veterans Memorial - Hartford, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 38° 49.995 W 090° 05.921
15S E 751841 N 4302272
Erected as a World War II memorial, with additions for Korea and Viet Nam.
Waymark Code: WM4RA3
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2008
Views: 7
County of Memorial: Madison County.
Location of Memorial: Old St. Louis Ave. & Hawthorne St., Hartford.
Monument Text:
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II
George Brown
John Harshbarger
Robert E. Jacoby
John Lack
Glen B. McDaniel
Joseph Savula
Simon C. Smith
Norman Thompson
DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO
OFFERED THEIR LIVES THAT
JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
MIGHT SURVIVE
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Side stones:
Korean War:
HONORING THOSE WHOSE
SACRIFICE DURING THE
KOREAN CONFLICT
SERVED THE CAUSE OF
FREEDOM AND THE
PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY.Vietnam War: HONORING THOSE WHOSE
SACRIFICE DURING THE
VIETNAM CONFLICT
SERVED THE CAUSE OF
FREEDOM AND THE
PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War II, Korean War, Viet Nam War.
In Honor Of: Those who offered their lives that Justice, Freedom and Democracy might survive.
Marker Text:
see above.
Date of dedication: 1949
Who Put it Here?: Memorial Committe of the Hartford American Legion Post # 1167.
Description of Memorial:
Sidewalk from street to single column for WWII with small side stone for the following conflicts.
As an aside, the small stine in the front edge of the photo is the footprint of Clint Walker, TV star.
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