Kenosha in Kenosha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

War Memorial

May We Never Forget That Freedom Is Not Free

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2013

1. War Memorial

Inscription.

War Memorial. May We Never Forget That Freedom Is Not Free. It is to the members of our Armed Forces from the City and County of Kenosha who sacrificed their lives defending our freedom that this memorial is dedicated. It stands as a tribute to all of our veterans., [Roll of Honored Dead], Mexican War 1846 - 1848 Civil War 1861 - 1865 Spanish - American War and Philippine Insurrection 1898 - 1902 World War I 1917 - 1918 World War II 1941 - 1945 Korean War 1950 - 1955 Vietnam War 1964 - 1975 Persian Gulf War 1990 - 1991 Iraq War 2003 -, The panels on the front of this memorial commemorate all of the wars fought by the United States of America since 1776 as well as the total casualties of each war, Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783 4,435 KIA . 6,188 WIA, War of 18 12 1812 - 1815 2,260 KIA . 4,505 WIA, Mexican War 1846 - 1848 13,283 KIA . 4,152 WIA, Civil War 1861 - 1865 Union 364,511 KIA . 281,881 WIA Confederate 275,175 . 164,000 WIA, Spanish-American War 1898 2,446 KIA . 1,662 WIA, Philippine-American War 1899-1901 1,108 KIA . 2,779 WIA, World War I Apr. 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918 116,516 KIA . 234,428 WIA, World War II Dec. 8, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945 407,316 KIA . 671,846 WIA . 139,709 MIA, Korean War June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953 54,246 KIA . 103,284 WIA . 8,177 MIA, Vietnam War 1964 - 1975 58,325 KIA . 304,704 WIA . 1,815 MIA, Persian Gulf War 1990 - 1991 293 KIA . 467 WIA , , , , , , , , , Civil War Manassas July 21, 1861 Union 460 KIA . 1,124 WIA Confederate 387 KIA . 1,582 WIA, Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 Union 13,047 KIA and WIA Confederate 10,699 KIA and WIA, Antietam Sept. 17, 1862 Union 2,100 KIA . 9,550 WIA Confederate 1,550 KIA . 7,750 WIA, Vicksburg Campaign May 18-July 4, 1863 Union 4,550 KIA and WIA Confederate 31,275 KIA and WIA, Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863 Union 3,155 KIA . 14,529 WIA Confederate 3,903 KIA . 18,735 WIA, Chickamauga Sept. 19-20, 1863 Union 11,413 KIA and WIA Confederate 16,986 KIA and WIA, South Surrenders Apr. 12, 1865, World War I Belleau Wood June 1918 1,811 KIA . 7,966 WIA, Marne July 15, 1918-Aug. 5, 1918 12,000 KIA and WIA, Somme Offensive Aug. 8-Oct. 19, 1918 11,500 KIA and WIA, Meuse-Argonne Offensive Sept. 26, 1918 26,277 KIA . 95,786 WIA, German Surrender Nov. 11, 1918, World War II Pearl Harbor Attack Dec. 7, 1941 3,077 KIA . 1,268 WIA 5 Battleship . 3 Destroyer . 3 Cruiser, Midway June 4-7, 1942 307 KIA 1 Destroyer . 1 Carrier, Guadalcanal Aug. 7, 1942-Feb. 9, 1943 2,142 KIA . 5,472 WIA 24 Ships, Saipan June 15-July 9, 1943 3,426 KIA . 13,099 WIA, Tarawa Nov. 20-24, 1943 3,373 KIA . 2,292 WIA, Guam July 21-Aug. 10, 1944 1,744 KIA . 5,256 WIA Canine Corps 25 KIA, Peleliu Sept. 15-Nov. 6, 1944 1,529 KIA . 6,282 WIA, Leyte Gulf Oct. 23-25, 1944 3,500 KIA 3 Destroyers . 2 Carriers, Iwo Jima Feb. 19-March 26, 1945 7,721 KIA . 17,000 WIA, Okinawa April 1-June 17, 1945 12,520 KIA . 36,500 WIA, Japan Surrenders Aug. 15, 1945, Sicily Campaign June 9, 1943 3,118 KIA, Naples Foggia Campaign Sept. 9, 1943-Jan. 21, 1944 6,266 KIA . 14,642 WIA, S.S. Rohna Sunk Nov. 26, 1943 1,015 KIA, Anzio Jan. 22-May 24, 1944 5,538 KIA . 14,830 WIA, Rome-Arno Campaign Jan. 22-Sept. 9, 1944 11,393 KIA . 28,124 WIA, D-Day Invasion June 6, 1944 Omaha Beach 4,649 KIA . Utah Beach 200 KIA, Battle of St.-Lo July 7-20, 1944 11,000 KIA and WIA, N. France Campaign July 25-Sept. 14, 1944 17,844 KIA . 47,469 WIA, Rhineland Campaign Sept. 15, 1944-March 1945 50,410 KIA . 165,965 WIA, Huertgen Forest Nov. 2-Dec. 15, 1944 24,000 KIA . 5,000 WIA, Battle of the Bulge Dec. 16, 1944-Jan. 25, 1945 19,246 KIA . 60,050 WIA, Central Europe Campaign March 22-May 11, 1945 15,009 KIA . 42,568 WIA, German Surrender May 15, 1945, Korean War Chosin Reservoir Nov.-Dec. 1950 2,692 KIA . 5,000 WIA, Battle of Inchon Sept. 15-28, 1950 740 KIA . 2,032 WIA, Puson Perimeter Aug. 1950, Pork Chop Hill Nov. 1951-April 1953, Heartbreak Ridge Sept.-Oct. 1951, Vietnam War Tet Offensive Jan. 1968 1,536 KIA . 7,764 WIA, Saigon March 7, 1968 1,218 KIA, Siege of Khe Sahn January 1968, Battle of Hue March 1968, Hamburger Hill May 1969 , , , , , , , , , Tribute to Kenosha's Fallen Heroes, In the early days of our nation, our forefathers created the Bill of Rights., It was designed to provide freedom and justice to all Americans. However, it was the soldiers who went into the battlefields and fought, often giving their lives, that made the Bill of Rights a reality and gave Americans the freedoms they enjoy., America's Armed Forces on land, the High Seas, and in the air enforced the cause of freedom. Throughout the history of this country, it has been the American Armed Forces that protected those rights and made our country what it is today., Because of the soldier, we have earned the right to be what we are...free Americans. , , , , , , , , , It is the Soldier... It is the Soldier not the reporter who has given us freedom of the press, It is the Soldier not the poet who has given us freedom of speech, It is the Soldier not the campus organizer who has given us freedom to demonstrate, It is the Soldier not the lawyer who has given us the right to a fair trail, It is the Soldier who salutes the flag who serves under the flag whose coffin is draped by the flag Who allows the protester to burn the flag., Charles M. Province.

It is to the members of our Armed Forces from the City and County of Kenosha who sacrificed their lives defending our freedom that this memorial is dedicated. It stands as a tribute to all of our veterans.

[Roll of Honored Dead]

Mexican War 1846 - 1848
Civil War 1861 - 1865
Spanish - American War & Philippine Insurrection 1898 - 1902
World War I 1917 - 1918
World War II 1941 - 1945
Korean War 1950 - 1955
Vietnam War 1964 - 1975
Persian Gulf War 1990 - 1991
Iraq War 2003 -

The panels on the front of this memorial commemorate all of the wars fought by the United States of America since 1776 as well as the total casualties of each war

Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783
4,435 KIA • 6,188 WIA

War of 1812 1812 - 1815
2,260 KIA • 4,505 WIA

Mexican War 1846 - 1848
13,283 KIA • 4,152 WIA

Civil War 1861 - 1865
Union 364,511 KIA • 281,881 WIA
Confederate 275,175 • 164,000 WIA

Spanish-American War 1898
2,446 KIA • 1,662 WIA

Philippine-American War 1899-1901
1,108 KIA • 2,779 WIA

World War I Apr. 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918
116,516 KIA • 234,428 WIA

World War II
Dec. 8, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945
407,316

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KIA • 671,846 WIA • 139,709 MIA

Korean War June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
54,246 KIA • 103,284 WIA • 8,177 MIA

Vietnam War 1964 - 1975
58,325 KIA • 304,704 WIA • 1,815 MIA

Persian Gulf War 1990 - 1991
293 KIA • 467 WIA
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Civil War
Manassas July 21, 1861
Union 460 KIA • 1,124 WIA
Confederate 387 KIA • 1,582 WIA

Shiloh April 6-7, 1862
Union 13,047 KIA & WIA
Confederate 10,699 KIA & WIA

Antietam Sept. 17, 1862
Union 2,100 KIA • 9,550 WIA
Confederate 1,550 KIA • 7,750 WIA

Vicksburg Campaign May 18-July 4, 1863
Union 4,550 KIA & WIA
Confederate 31,275 KIA & WIA

Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863
Union 3,155 KIA • 14,529 WIA
Confederate 3,903 KIA • 18,735 WIA

Chickamauga Sept. 19-20, 1863
Union 11,413 KIA & WIA
Confederate 16,986 KIA & WIA

South Surrenders Apr. 12, 1865

World War I
Belleau Wood June 1918
1,811 KIA • 7,966 WIA

Marne July 15, 1918-Aug. 5, 1918
12,000 KIA & WIA

Somme Offensive Aug. 8-Oct. 19, 1918
11,500 KIA & WIA

Meuse-Argonne Offensive Sept. 26, 1918
26,277 KIA • 95,786 WIA

German
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2. War Memorial Honor Roll
Surrender Nov. 11, 1918

World War II
Pearl Harbor Attack Dec. 7, 1941
3,077 KIA • 1,268 WIA
5 Battleship • 3 Destroyer • 3 Cruiser

Midway June 4-7, 1942
307 KIA
1 Destroyer • 1 Carrier

Guadalcanal Aug. 7, 1942-Feb. 9, 1943
2,142 KIA • 5,472 WIA
24 Ships

Saipan June 15-July 9, 1943
3,426 KIA • 13,099 WIA

Tarawa Nov. 20-24, 1943
3,373 KIA • 2,292 WIA

Guam July 21-Aug. 10, 1944
1,744 KIA • 5,256 WIA
Canine Corps 25 KIA

Peleliu Sept. 15-Nov. 6, 1944
1,529 KIA • 6,282 WIA

Leyte Gulf Oct. 23-25, 1944
3,500 KIA
3 Destroyers • 2 Carriers

Iwo Jima Feb. 19-March 26, 1945
7,721 KIA • 17,000 WIA

Okinawa April 1-June 17, 1945
12,520 KIA • 36,500 WIA

Japan Surrenders Aug. 15, 1945

Sicily Campaign June 9, 1943
3,118 KIA

Naples Foggia Campaign
Sept. 9, 1943-Jan. 21, 1944
6,266 KIA • 14,642 WIA

S.S. Rohna Sunk Nov. 26, 1943
1,015 KIA

Anzio Jan. 22-May 24, 1944
5,538 KIA • 14,830 WIA

Rome-Arno Campaign Jan. 22-Sept. 9, 1944
11,393 KIA • 28,124 WIA

D-Day Invasion June 6, 1944
Omaha Beach 4,649 KIA • Utah Beach 200 KIA

Battle
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3. War Memorial Honor Roll
of St.-Lo July 7-20, 1944
11,000 KIA & WIA

N. France Campaign
July 25-Sept. 14, 1944
17,844 KIA • 47,469 WIA

Rhineland Campaign Sept. 15, 1944-March 1945
50,410 KIA • 165,965 WIA

Huertgen Forest Nov. 2-Dec. 15, 1944
24,000 KIA • 5,000 WIA

Battle of the Bulge
Dec. 16, 1944-Jan. 25, 1945
19,246 KIA • 60,050 WIA

Central Europe Campaign
March 22-May 11, 1945
15,009 KIA • 42,568 WIA

German Surrender May 15, 1945

Korean War
Chosin Reservoir Nov.-Dec. 1950
2,692 KIA • 5,000 WIA

Battle of Inchon Sept. 15-28, 1950
740 KIA • 2,032 WIA

Puson Perimeter Aug. 1950

Pork Chop Hill Nov. 1951-April 1953

Heartbreak Ridge Sept.-Oct. 1951

Vietnam War
Tet Offensive Jan. 1968
1,536 KIA • 7,764 WIA

Saigon March 7, 1968
1,218 KIA

Siege of Khe Sahn January 1968

Battle of Hue March 1968

Hamburger Hill May 1969
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Tribute to Kenosha's Fallen Heroes

In the early days of our nation, our forefathers created the Bill of Rights.

It was designed to provide freedom and justice to all Americans.

War Memorial Panels Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2013

4. War Memorial Panels Marker

However, it was the soldiers who went into the battlefields and fought, often giving their lives, that made the Bill of Rights a reality and gave Americans the freedoms they enjoy.

America's Armed Forces on land, the High Seas, and in the air enforced the cause of freedom. Throughout the history of this country, it has been the American Armed Forces that protected those rights and made our country what it is today.

Because of the soldier, we have earned the right to be what we are...free Americans.
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It is the Soldier...
It is the Soldier not the reporter
who has given us freedom of the press

It is the Soldier not the poet
who has given us freedom of speech

It is the Soldier not the campus organizer
who has given us freedom to demonstrate

It is the Soldier not the lawyer
who has given us the right to a fair trail

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag
who serves under the flag
whose coffin is draped by the flag
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Charles M. Province

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1968.

Location.

War Memorial Revolutionary War Marker image. Click for full size.

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5. War Memorial Revolutionary War Marker

42° 35.277′ N, 87° 49.179′ W. Marker is in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County. Memorial is at the intersection of 52nd Street (State Highway 158) and 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 52nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kenosha WI 53140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Operations Desert Shield / Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Remember Pearl Harbor (within shouting distance of this marker); Naval Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The United States Marine Corps (about 300 feet away); Kenosha (Southport) Lighthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kenosha County Courthouse (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenosha.

War Memorial War of 1812 and Mexican War Marker image. Click for full size.

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6. War Memorial War of 1812 and Mexican War Marker

War Memorial Civil War Marker image. Click for full size.

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7. War Memorial Civil War Marker

War Memorial Spanish-American War Marker image. Click for full size.

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8. War Memorial Spanish-American War Marker

War Memorial WWI - WWII Marker image. Click for full size.

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9. War Memorial WWI - WWII Marker

War Memorial Korea - Vietnam Marker image. Click for full size.

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10. War Memorial Korea - Vietnam Marker

War Memorial Persian Gulf Marker image. Click for full size.

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11. War Memorial Persian Gulf Marker

War Memorial Manassas - Shiloh Marker image. Click for full size.

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12. War Memorial Manassas - Shiloh Marker

War Memorial Antietam - Vicksburg Marker image. Click for full size.

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13. War Memorial Antietam - Vicksburg Marker

War Memorial Gettysburg - Chickamauga Marker image. Click for full size.

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14. War Memorial Gettysburg - Chickamauga Marker

War Memorial Belleau Wood - Marne Marker image. Click for full size.

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15. War Memorial Belleau Wood - Marne Marker

War Memorial Somme - Meuse-Argonne Marker image. Click for full size.

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16. War Memorial Somme - Meuse-Argonne Marker

War Memorial Pearl Harbor - Midway Marker image. Click for full size.

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17. War Memorial Pearl Harbor - Midway Marker

War Memorial Guadalcanal - Saipan Marker image. Click for full size.

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18. War Memorial Guadalcanal - Saipan Marker

War Memorial Tarawa - Guam Marker image. Click for full size.

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19. War Memorial Tarawa - Guam Marker

War Memorial Peleliu - Leyte Gulf Marker image. Click for full size.

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20. War Memorial Peleliu - Leyte Gulf Marker

War Memorial Iwo Jima - Okinawa Marker image. Click for full size.

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21. War Memorial Iwo Jima - Okinawa Marker

War Memorial Sicily - Naples Foggia Marker image. Click for full size.

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22. War Memorial Sicily - Naples Foggia Marker

War Memorial SS Rohna - Anzio Marker image. Click for full size.

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23. War Memorial SS Rohna - Anzio Marker

War Memorial Rome-Arno - D-Day Marker image. Click for full size.

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24. War Memorial Rome-Arno - D-Day Marker

War Memorial St. Lo - N. France Marker image. Click for full size.

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25. War Memorial St. Lo - N. France Marker

War Memorial Rhineland - Huertgen Forest Marker image. Click for full size.

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26. War Memorial Rhineland - Huertgen Forest Marker

War Memorial Bulge - Central Europe Marker image. Click for full size.

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27. War Memorial Bulge - Central Europe Marker

War Memorial Chosin - Inchon Marker image. Click for full size.

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28. War Memorial Chosin - Inchon Marker

War Memorial Pusan - Pork Chop - Heartbreak Marker image. Click for full size.

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29. War Memorial Pusan - Pork Chop - Heartbreak Marker

War Memorial Tet - Saigon Marker image. Click for full size.

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30. War Memorial Tet - Saigon Marker

War Memorial Khe Sahn - Hue - Hamburger Marker image. Click for full size.

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31. War Memorial Khe Sahn - Hue - Hamburger Marker

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32. War Memorial

War Memorial Tribute image. Click for full size.

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33. War Memorial Tribute

War Memorial "It Is The Soldier" image. Click for full size.

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34. War Memorial "It Is The Soldier"

War Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.

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35. War Memorial Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 718 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on September 12, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. submitted on September 13, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.