Oglesby in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Oglesby War Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 31, 2022

1. Oglesby War Memorial Marker

Inscription. In honor of those who served in World War II and in Korea and in Southeast Asia in everlasting memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice

Alfonso Bassetti • Frank Bovee • Ralph Boyd • Cody Calkins • Leroy Carbine • Barrett Corneille • Charles Daffara • Richard Dodd • Walter Domkoski • Edward Fristock • Donald Gedye • John Gerdovich • Battista Gillio • Clement Gillio • Stanley Gorisek

Arthur Hansen • Gilbert Hobneck • Robert Koehler • Martin Kotar • Clarence Mallick • Roy May • Henry O'Brien • Thomas Powell • James Reynolds • Charles Walters • Lawrence Watson • Sylvester Wrobleski • Theodore Zarnicki • Joseph Zawacki

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

Location. 41° 17.963′ N, 89° 3.743′ W. Memorial is in Oglesby, Illinois, in LaSalle County. It is at the intersection of North Woodland Avenue and Jordan Street, on the right when traveling north on North Woodland Avenue. Monument is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 437 N Woodland Ave, Oglesby IL 61348, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois

and specifically in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oglesby World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Oglesby/Piety Hill/Jonesville Korean War Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Oglesby/Piety Hill/Jonesville Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Oglesby/Piety Hill/Jonesville World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Casimir Pulaski Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Wilbourn (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cox Country Grade School (approx. 1.9 miles away); LaSalle City Hall-1906 (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oglesby.

Oglesby War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 31, 2022

2. Oglesby War Memorial

Closeup of plaque.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 31, 2022

3. Oglesby War Memorial

Memorial is behind a World War I memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.