Mound City in Pulaski County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mound City World War II Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 13, 2022

1. Mound City World War II Memorial

Inscription.

Mound City World War II Memorial. . Erected in honor of the sons of Mound City in the service of their country World War II, 1941 to 1946. Anderson, Loren . Ashworth, Mark . Britt, Charles E. . Britt, Jake . Britt, Arthur . Boren, Ralph W. . Boren, Leon . Boren, Ivan . Boren, Stanley J. . Burns, Frank L. . Burns, Ray C. . Burns, Ira C. . Burns, Robert . Bolar, Hubert . Bolar, James . Bates, Edgar . Billingsly, Gleason . Bunch, Robert G. . Burton, John K. . Burton, Kenneth . Biggs, James D. . Buie, Arthur . Buie, Lon J. . Brooks, Frank . Coulter, Earl M. . Coleman, Frederick . Curren, Harold . Carson, Perry . Calvin, Harve Jr. . Costellia, Burl . Dalton, Harry K. . Dalton, Robert B. . DeVore, Gail E. . Davis, James D. . Downey, Claude . Duggan, Albert . Duncan, Jesse . Deweese, Roy E. . Ewers, James F. . Egner, Johnnie F. . Egner, Wayne . Egner, Marion . Egner, Louis W. . Finley, Dean H. . Frans, Sam . Floyd, Del . Fitzgerald, Charles . Glenn, Carl E. . Harp, Leon . Harp, Paul . Harrell, Charles . Harrell, Robert . Hood, Frederick . Brown, Alfred . Clanahan, Joe . Cowan, James . DeVore, Arthur . Evans, Fred . Ferguson, Homer . Fitzgerald, William, Hooppaw, James H. . Hooppaw, Paul D. . Hooppaw, Walter . Hurst, Robert M. . Hust, Harry B. . Hughes, Francis . Hughes, Harry I. . Hughes, Henry R. . Hughes, Everett . Hughes, Eugene . Hinman, John . Hawf, Carl M. . Hale, Roy . Hunt, Mahlon . Insco, Thomas . Insco, Charles . Junkerman, Louis . Jackson, Labe . Johnson, Homer . Keesee, Charles . Keesee, Ralph V. . Keesee, Johnnie D. . Keesee, James E. . Kennedy, Carl M. . King, Howard . Koen, Elmer L. . Koen, James R. . Kline, Wilbert . Lavellette, Elisha . Lavellette, George . Layton, Joseph . Layton, Robert . Layton, Harry L. . Leatherland, Russell . Little, Eugene R. . Little, Louis . Lawler, Von . Lynn, Robert . Lessar, Leonard . Masterson, Bernard . Marrs, Earnest J. . Maxwell, Paul E. . Maxwell, James R. . Minner, Edward . Modglin, Ray . Murphy, Robert A. . Murphy, Jack . Morehead, Morris . Moallankamp, Paul . Moallankamp, Harlan . Moallankamp, Fred . Meredith, Herman . Mosby, Merle . Frans, Ernest . Frazier, Cleo . Frizzell, Robert . Hooppaw, Charles . Hughes, Thomas . Koen, Freddie . Lance, Charles, McGill, Gerald . McIntire, Charles . McIntire, George . McIntire, Trecil . Neadstine, William . Nelson, Bernie . Parker, Neill E. . Price, Bert M. . Richardson, Roy . Richardson, Thomas . Richardson, William . Roberson, James . Rutkowski, Edward . Rutledge, Arlie B. . Rice, James A. . Sweeney, George . Scruggs, Charles . Scruggs, James . Sisk, Ora W. . Staten, Vernon . Staten, Freddy M. . Sprous, Carl W. . Steers, Roger T. . Steers, Stanley G. . Smither, Jesse . Schuler, Leslie . Bagby, Kirk . Connell, Byron . Kennedy, James F. . James, G.A. Jr. . Lutz, Edward A. . Lutz, William B. . Edwards, Lawrence . Edwards, Alfred . Edwards, Emery . Finley, James A. . Fox, Edward . Goins, Imon . Gustafson, Glenn . Hale, Leonard . Harp, Vernon . Harrell, George . Henshaw, Robert . Huckleberry, G.R. . Hhudson, Ira III . Jump, Joseph . Koen, Howard . Lawler, Michael . Minner, Lowell L. . Monan, James M. . Perks, Leslie . Schoen, William . Schwarz, Varney . Marrs, Carl R. . Marrs, Orville C. . Maxwell, William L. . Maxwell, Leonard . Meredith, William . Mertz, William J. . McDaniel, W.W. . Shepperd, Harry D., Sichling, Ellis B. . Salmon, Paul C. . Stevens, Delbert . Tapley, Noah . Talley, Gilbert H. . Talley, Lee W. . Travis, Norman C. . Travis, Wilbert W. . Tucker, Charles . Vines, Wayne T. . Vines, William W. . Vines, Henry B. . Vail, Charles . Winkler, Harry T. . Winkler, Frederic . Waite, Claude . Waite, Kenneth . Waite, Paul G. . Walls, Roy L. . Westerman, James . Westerman, Joseph . Wise, Ira K. . Walls, Joseph E. . Miller, Lavendar . Snider, Albert E. . Johnson, Charles . Schultz, Marshal . Smither, Bennie L. . Wilson, Buck . Grogan, James T. . Marrs, Earnest . Lawler, Lynn M. . Moyer, William . Allensworth, Gene . Bode, Carl F. Jr. . Boren, William O. . Braswell, Lewis D. . Brust, Wilmer . Cowles, George W. . Cull, John G. . Cunningham, Carl . Dunsworth, Leo . St. John, Mark . Short, Harold . Terrell, Edgar . Throgmorton, R. . Tyler, Roy E. . Williams, A.L. . Winters, George . Winters, Clarence . Winters, Orville . Woodard, Lynn . Youngblood, C. . Shettleworth, S. . Snyder, W.T. . Stewart, William . Vines, J.W. Jr. . Williams, Paul V. . Wilson, Adrian L. . Wood, Floyd . Wood, O'Neal, Armstrong, Lorenzo . Alley, Granville . Brown, Cecil . Barnhill, Winifred . Blakemore, Albert . Blakemore, Allen . Brock, Finas . Butler, Oscar . Cason, R.V. . Cason, Lionel . Coleman, Eric . Carmen, Carl . Cole, Carol . Clark, Robert L. . Carmen, Archie C. . Davis, Clyde B. . Davis, Eric R. . Forbes, James . Forbes, Abner G. . Fitzpatrick, Luke . Flemming, Charlie . Green, Wallace . Green, Tom B. . Henderson, Hershel . Henderson, James Jr. . Kindred, Lin Jr. . Henry, Felix Jr. . Hackney, Ralph . Hill, John A. . Johnson, Sonney . James, Alfred . Knowles, David . Knowles, James H. . Knowles, Louis G. . Adams, Eugene . Bolen, Robert . Brock, Harvey . Coopwood, George . Cason, Wilbert . Clark, Thomas . Curd, John . Dixon, Arthaniel . Shettleworth, Wm. . Miller, Donald . DeJarnett, Daniel . Hurst, V. Wayne, Morgan, Louis . Marr, Carl R. . Marr, Cleo E. . Marr, George H. . Meadows, Robert . Miller, James . Miller, George W. . Mayes, Joe W. . Mayes, William . Nowlen, Earl C. . Newsome, Oscar . O'Neal, Angelo . O'Neal, Robert . Owsley, Lloyd . Parker, Oliver . Parker, Charles . Robinson, Marshall . Robinson, William . Roberts, Robert . Sims, Allen S. . Stovall, Phinas . Stovall, Thelbert . Sawyer, Leo . Scott, Arlie J. . Thorpe, Martin D. . Wilson, James Jr. . Wilson, Earnest . Wilson, Lawrence . Wade, John . Whitmer, Thelbert . Winston, Walter . Upchurch, Bernice . Moore, Audrey . Morris, Rufus . Davis, Ervin . Edmonds, James . Emeral, Henry . Humphrey, James . Hyte, Alfred . McMillion, Elzie . Newcombe, George . Webb, Robert

Erected in honor of the sons of Mound City in the service
of their country World War II, 1941 to 1946
Anderson, Loren • Ashworth, Mark • Britt, Charles E. • Britt, Jake • Britt, Arthur • Boren, Ralph W. • Boren, Leon • Boren, Ivan • Boren, Stanley J. • Burns, Frank L. • Burns, Ray C. • Burns, Ira C. • Burns, Robert • Bolar, Hubert • Bolar, James • Bates, Edgar • Billingsly, Gleason • Bunch, Robert G. • Burton, John K. • Burton, Kenneth • Biggs, James D. • Buie, Arthur • Buie, Lon J. • Brooks, Frank • Coulter, Earl M. • Coleman, Frederick • Curren, Harold • Carson, Perry • Calvin, Harve Jr. • Costellia, Burl • Dalton, Harry K. • Dalton, Robert B. • DeVore, Gail E. • Davis, James D. • Downey, Claude • Duggan, Albert • Duncan, Jesse • Deweese, Roy E. • Ewers, James F. • Egner, Johnnie F. • Egner, Wayne • Egner, Marion • Egner, Louis W. • Finley, Dean H. • Frans, Sam • Floyd, Del • Fitzgerald, Charles • Glenn, Carl E. • Harp, Leon • Harp, Paul • Harrell, Charles • Harrell, Robert • Hood, Frederick • Brown, Alfred • Clanahan, Joe • Cowan, James • DeVore, Arthur • Evans, Fred • Ferguson, Homer • Fitzgerald, William

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James H. • Hooppaw, Paul D. • Hooppaw, Walter • Hurst, Robert M. • Hust, Harry B. • Hughes, Francis • Hughes, Harry I. • Hughes, Henry R. • Hughes, Everett • Hughes, Eugene • Hinman, John • Hawf, Carl M. • Hale, Roy • Hunt, Mahlon • Insco, Thomas • Insco, Charles • Junkerman, Louis • Jackson, Labe • Johnson, Homer • Keesee, Charles • Keesee, Ralph V. • Keesee, Johnnie D. • Keesee, James E. • Kennedy, Carl M. • King, Howard • Koen, Elmer L. • Koen, James R. • Kline, Wilbert • Lavellette, Elisha • Lavellette, George • Layton, Joseph • Layton, Robert • Layton, Harry L. • Leatherland, Russell • Little, Eugene R. • Little, Louis • Lawler, Von • Lynn, Robert • Lessar, Leonard • Masterson, Bernard • Marrs, Earnest J. • Maxwell, Paul E. • Maxwell, James R. • Minner, Edward • Modglin, Ray • Murphy, Robert A. • Murphy, Jack • Morehead, Morris • Moallankamp, Paul • Moallankamp, Harlan • Moallankamp, Fred • Meredith, Herman • Mosby, Merle • Frans, Ernest • Frazier, Cleo • Frizzell, Robert • Hooppaw, Charles • Hughes, Thomas • Koen, Freddie • Lance, Charles

McGill, Gerald • McIntire, Charles • McIntire, George • McIntire, Trecil • Neadstine, William

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 13, 2022

2. Mound City World War II Memorial

• Nelson, Bernie • Parker, Neill E. • Price, Bert M. • Richardson, Roy • Richardson, Thomas • Richardson, William • Roberson, James • Rutkowski, Edward • Rutledge, Arlie B. • Rice, James A. • Sweeney, George • Scruggs, Charles • Scruggs, James • Sisk, Ora W. • Staten, Vernon • Staten, Freddy M. • Sprous, Carl W. • Steers, Roger T. • Steers, Stanley G. • Smither, Jesse • Schuler, Leslie • Bagby, Kirk • Connell, Byron • Kennedy, James F. • James, G.A. Jr. • Lutz, Edward A. • Lutz, William B. • Edwards, Lawrence • Edwards, Alfred • Edwards, Emery • Finley, James A. • Fox, Edward • Goins, Imon • Gustafson, Glenn • Hale, Leonard • Harp, Vernon • Harrell, George • Henshaw, Robert • Huckleberry, G.R. • Hhudson, Ira III • Jump, Joseph • Koen, Howard • Lawler, Michael • Minner, Lowell L. • Monan, James M. • Perks, Leslie • Schoen, William • Schwarz, Varney • Marrs, Carl R. • Marrs, Orville C. • Maxwell, William L. • Maxwell, Leonard • Meredith, William • Mertz, William J. • McDaniel, W.W. • Shepperd, Harry D.

Sichling, Ellis B. • Salmon, Paul C. • Stevens, Delbert • Tapley, Noah • Talley, Gilbert H. • Talley, Lee W. • Travis, Norman C. • Travis,

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Wilbert W. • Tucker, Charles • Vines, Wayne T. • Vines, William W. • Vines, Henry B. • Vail, Charles • Winkler, Harry T. • Winkler, Frederic • Waite, Claude • Waite, Kenneth • Waite, Paul G. • Walls, Roy L. • Westerman, James • Westerman, Joseph • Wise, Ira K. • Walls, Joseph E. • Miller, Lavendar • Snider, Albert E. • Johnson, Charles • Schultz, Marshal • Smither, Bennie L. • Wilson, Buck • Grogan, James T. • Marrs, Earnest • Lawler, Lynn M. • Moyer, William • Allensworth, Gene • Bode, Carl F. Jr. • Boren, William O. • Braswell, Lewis D. • Brust, Wilmer • Cowles, George W. • Cull, John G. • Cunningham, Carl • Dunsworth, Leo • St. John, Mark • Short, Harold • Terrell, Edgar • Throgmorton, R. • Tyler, Roy E. • Williams, A.L. • Winters, George • Winters, Clarence • Winters, Orville • Woodard, Lynn • Youngblood, C. • Shettleworth, S. • Snyder, W.T. • Stewart, William • Vines, J.W. Jr. • Williams, Paul V. • Wilson, Adrian L. • Wood, Floyd • Wood, O'Neal

Armstrong, Lorenzo • Alley, Granville • Brown, Cecil • Barnhill, Winifred • Blakemore, Albert • Blakemore, Allen • Brock, Finas • Butler, Oscar • Cason, R.V. • Cason, Lionel • Coleman, Eric • Carmen, Carl • Cole, Carol • Clark, Robert L. • Carmen, Archie C. • Davis, Clyde B. • Davis, Eric R. • Forbes, James • Forbes, Abner G. • Fitzpatrick, Luke • Flemming, Charlie • Green, Wallace • Green, Tom B. • Henderson, Hershel • Henderson, James Jr. • Kindred, Lin Jr. • Henry, Felix Jr. • Hackney, Ralph • Hill, John A. • Johnson, Sonney • James, Alfred • Knowles, David • Knowles, James H. • Knowles, Louis G. • Adams, Eugene • Bolen, Robert • Brock, Harvey • Coopwood, George • Cason, Wilbert • Clark, Thomas • Curd, John • Dixon, Arthaniel • Shettleworth, Wm. • Miller, Donald • DeJarnett, Daniel • Hurst, V. Wayne

Morgan, Louis • Marr, Carl R. • Marr, Cleo E. • Marr, George H. • Meadows, Robert • Miller, James • Miller, George W. • Mayes, Joe W. • Mayes, William • Nowlen, Earl C. • Newsome, Oscar • O'Neal, Angelo • O'Neal, Robert • Owsley, Lloyd • Parker, Oliver • Parker, Charles • Robinson, Marshall • Robinson, William • Roberts, Robert • Sims, Allen S. • Stovall, Phinas • Stovall, Thelbert • Sawyer, Leo • Scott, Arlie J. • Thorpe, Martin D. • Wilson, James Jr. • Wilson, Earnest • Wilson, Lawrence • Wade, John • Whitmer, Thelbert • Winston, Walter • Upchurch, Bernice • Moore, Audrey • Morris, Rufus • Davis, Ervin • Edmonds, James • Emeral, Henry • Humphrey, James • Hyte, Alfred • McMillion, Elzie • Newcombe, George • Webb, Robert

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 37° 5.026′ N, 89° 9.899′ W. Memorial is in Mound City, Illinois, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of Ohio River Scenic Byway (Illinois Route 37) and Pearl Street on Ohio River Scenic Byway. Memorial is in Mound City Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Mound City IL 62963, 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 Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

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 walking distance of this marker: Mound City World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Old Fire Bell (a few steps from this marker); The Marine Ways (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); United States Military Hospital (about 700 feet away); America's Medal Of Honor Memorial Tree (approx. ¾ mile away); Mound City National Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); A National Cemetery System (approx. ¾ mile away); In Honor of Those Who Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mound City.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.