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Granite City in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

V.F.W. Post 1300 Veterans Memorial

The Earney Family

 
 
The Earney Family Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 5, 2021
1. The Earney Family Marker
Inscription.
The Earney Family
Howard A. Earney / P.O.W. / WWII / U.S. Army Air Corps. • Annie T Earney / wife • Howard K. Earney / Viet Nam / U.S. Coast Guard • Timothy C. Earney / Germany / Viet Nam / U.S. Army • Lawrence R. Earney / Home Front • Brain D. Earney / Viet Nam / U.S. Navy • Mary V. (Earney) Whitehead
 
Erected 2005 by The Earney Family.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceMilitaryWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 38° 43.68′ N, 90° 8.09′ W. Memorial is in Granite City, Illinois, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Century Drive and Briarmoor Lane, on the right when traveling south on Century Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3401 Century Dr, Granite City IL 62040, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Meet Earl (approx. 0.6 miles away); The City of Granite City (approx. one mile away); Six Mile Prairie (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); In Honor of Our Heroes (approx. 1.9 miles away); Victory Mothers (approx.
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2 miles away); Ruben Mendoza (approx. 2 miles away); The Magic of Roadside Attractions (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granite City.
 
The Earney Family Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 5, 2021
2. The Earney Family Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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