Steelevile in Randolph County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

World Wars I and II Memorial

World War I side of the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 28, 2021

1. World War I side of the memorial

Inscription. World War
1914 - 1921 Erected to the memory of Wagomer, Fred W. Beisner • Pvt. William Knop

World War II
1941 - 1946 Clyde Cruse • Wilbert Dettmer • Elmer Eilers • Harold Hornostel • Stanley O Hornbostel • Edward Luehr • William Pfeiffer • Leonard Siemers • Clyde Sternberg • Bernard Triantos • Alfred Wittbracht

Erected by American Legion B. B. K. Post 480 and Ladies Auxiliary dedicated May 30, 1926.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 38° 0.436′ N, 89° 39.83′ W. Memorial is in Steelevile, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is on West Broadway Street (State Highway 4/150) 0.1 miles east of South Garfield Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 505 W Illinois St, Steeleville IL 62288, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founding of Steeleville (approx. ¼ mile away); Two Man - Hand Drawn Light Weight Hose PullnCart (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker

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also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); To Prepetuate and Rededicate our Democratic Principles (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Union Church (approx. 6.4 miles away).

World War II side of the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 28, 2021

2. World War II side of the memorial

World Wars I and II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 28, 2021

3. World Wars I and II Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.