Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Peace Triumphant
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 2021
1. Peace Triumphant Memorial - statues side
Erected by the Citizens of Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois in honor of the men of this community who took part in the World War
1914-1918
Cambrai
Sommes Defensive
Lys Aisne
Montdidier-Noyon
Champagne-Marnes
Aisne-Marnes
Sommes Offensive
Oise-Aisne Ypres-Lys
St Mihiel Meuse-Argonne
Vittorio-Veneto
Walter C Adams · Nicolas B Anagnostopulos · Howard W Andrews · Frank J Barnard · Edwards H Berry · Elmer J Bischoff · Elray A Blake · Walter E Capps · Walter H Chandler · Hedley H Cooper · John H Cranmer · William F Creighton · Sydney L Crowley · Gunnar Dahl · William Dingle · George A Eddy · Marshall W Foote · Charles A Gardiner · Lloyd H Ghislin · Harry A Gross Jr · Albert Hagen · George N Hammond · Harry M Helmick · David L Hermanson · Harmon P Hook · Frank A Howe · Howard W Jauch · Louis F Katzel · Charles H Kellum · Thomas P Kester · Henry J La Jeunesse · John R Marchant · Albert H Mayo · A D Mott Jr · Theron Pardee · Elmer M Paterson · Joseph F. Powers · Baldwin Rech · Leander E Riordan · James D Rivet · George W Sackett · Harold C Schreiner · Eli H Schultz · George E Schipley · Frank A Sturtevant · David A Taggart · Frederick A Taylor · Walter E Thomas · David L Thor · Preston E Tupper · Harry W Vassy · Hazen A Vaughn · Amos B Whittle
this page online
Erected 1925 by Citizens of Oak Park and River Forest.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 41° 53.373′ N, 87° 47.718′ W. Memorial is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Lake Street west of Oak Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 Lake Street, Oak Park IL 60301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. 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 walking distance of this marker: World War I Monument: Peace Triumphant (a few steps from this marker); Scoville Park is the Heart of Oak Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph and Betty Kettlestrings (within shouting distance of this marker); Scoville Park's Designer: Jens Jensen (within shouting distance of this marker); Continental Divide (within shouting distance of this marker); Percy L. Julian (within shouting distance of this marker); Land Acknowledgement (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Kettlestrings (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Park.
More about this memorial. The memorial is located in the middle of Scoville Park and is easily seen from anywhere in the park.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 2021
2. Peace Triumphant Memorial - battle sites/names of the fallen side
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 2021
3. "Peace Triumphant: a War Remembered"
Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest website article, 11/7/2006.
Click for more information.
Click for more information.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 2021
4. Peace Triumphant Memorial - Honor Roll, H section
In addition to the names of the 56 fallen, the memorial also has an honor roll of the names of the 2,446 persons from Oak Park and River Forest who served in the war. Although that is too many to transcribe here, a picture of the H section of the Honor Roll is provided, showing that one "E M Hemingway" (name is front and center of the picture) served. Practically anonymous on the honor roll and born only a quarter of a mile from the monument, he is better known as Ernest Hemingway, the author whose experience on the Italian front during the war led to his well-known debut novel, A Farewell to Arms.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 3, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
