Veterans Memorial
Harman R. Armstrong, Pfc USMC Norman L. Barton, Pfc USA James I. Burgoyne, WO USA Stephen A. Childers, Capt USA Richard A. Crawford, Pfc USMC Robert N. Davis, Pfc USMC Denis L. Dooley, SP4 USA Willie E. Ealey, SP4 USA Frederick H. Elizondo, WO USA William R. Emory, Jr., Cpl USMC Herschel L. Epps, Jr., Pfc USA Garry L. Gillean, SP4 USA Rodger T. Gross, SP4 USA Robert I. Hanneken, Capt USAF David N. Hill, Cpl USA Gordon L. Hogan, S/Sgt USMC Robert W. Hughes, SP4 USA Noel Hurley, SP4 USA Lemoyndus Jarrett, SP4 USA Michael N. Johnson, Pfc USA Monroe U. King, LTC USA Robert L. Lewis, SP4 USA Robert W. Madson, SP4 USA Charles A. McGee, Pfc USMC Ramon I. Morales, Pfc USA Golden L. Mosley, Sgt USAF Leslie O. Nickels, Pfc USA James D. Olsen, CWO USA Stephen A. Spencer, SP4 USA Ronald L. Wilson, Cpl USMC Leonard Witcher, III, L/Cpl USMC Stephen F. Woods, SP4 USA
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From A Grateful Community
Dedicated to all those who serve, both in war and peace, your valor will live forever in our hearts.
The stones used to build these memorials came from the former Confederate prison which was located in Alton during the War Between the States.
Erected 1974 by The Exchange Club of Alton.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 38° 54.429′ N, 90° 6.433′ W. Memorial is in Alton, Illinois, in Madison County. It is on Tavernier Way 0.2 miles south of West MacArthur Drive (Illinois Route 111/140), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cottage Hills IL 62018, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freedom Shrine (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wood River Massacre (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wann Railroad Disaster (approx. 1.7 miles away); Robert Pershing Wadlow (approx. 2 miles away); John Mason Peck (approx. 2 miles away); WWI War Horses in East Alton (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alton.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
