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World War II Memorial

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 30, 2021
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.
In Memory of those who served in all wars

Dedicated to those who died during World War II
1941-1945

Jack Armstrong • Jack R Wilson • Charles Joiner • Robert E Thompson • Demar Mahan • James K Deans • David Deans • Dean Aitken • Charles Hill Jr. • Virgil R Ranft • Parley Price • Charles Mines • Charles L. Lloyd • Norman B Wilson
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 38° 12.522′ N, 89° 40.506′ W. Memorial is in Tilden, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is on St. Louis Avenue (Illinois Route 13) 0.3 miles east of Oak Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 141 Butler St, Tilden IL 62292, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Memorial is Dedicated in Honor and Memory (a few steps from this marker); To The Glory of God (approx. 4 miles away); First Fire Bell (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Grand American (approx. 4.6 miles away); John and Lena Hotz (approx. 4.7 miles away); Marissa Academy (approx. 4.8 miles away); Dedicated to Coal Miners of Southern Illinois (approx. 4.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away).

 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on June 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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