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Illinois Remembers POW/MIA

 
 
Illinois Remembers POW/MIA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Voigt, October 2, 2020
1. Illinois Remembers POW/MIA Marker
Inscription.
Capt. Willard Collins, Quincy
LCDR Gordon Perisho, Quincy
LTJG Robert McMahan, Jacksonville

 
Erected by American Veterans.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 53.228′ N, 89° 35.815′ W. Marker is in Sherman, Illinois, in Sangamon County. Memorial can be reached from Interstate 55. Memorial is located at Rail Splitter Southbound Rest Area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10355 I-55, Sherman IL 62684, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx. 1.6 miles away); Abraham Lincoln and the Talisman (approx. 1.6 miles away); Highway Tree Planting (approx. 4 miles away); For All the Fallen Sky Soldiers (approx. 4.2 miles away); Landing Ship Tanks (LST's) Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (approx. 4.2 miles away); 5th Regimental Combat Team (approx. 4.2 miles away).
 
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Illinois Remembers POW/MIA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Voigt, October 2, 2020
2. Illinois Remembers POW/MIA Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.

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