Sherman in Sangamon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Illinois Remembers POW/MIA

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. Memorial is in Sherman, Illinois, in Sangamon County. It can be reached from Interstate 55. Memorial is located at Rail Splitter Southbound Rest Area. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10355 I-55, Sherman IL 62684, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois

and in Greater Springfield.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

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); An Oasis on Route 66 (approx.

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0.7 miles away); 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherman.

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 233 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.