Fondulac Township in East Peoria in Tazewell County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

East Peoria Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2023

1. East Peoria Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. [Main monument]
Dedicated to all men and women
wounded in all our wars

My stone is red for
the blood they shed.
The medal I bear
is my country's way
to show they care.
If I could be seen
by all mankind
maybe peace will
come in my lifetime.

East Peorians
killed in combat
World War I, 1914-1918 William J. Brenner • Robert Cox • Walter W. Goddard, Jr. • Charles O. Hanson • William F. Huser • Alfred Schoedel • Joseph G. Wurster

East Peorians
killed in combat
World War II, 1939-1945 Russell C. Boswell • Raymond Brinker • Thomas Bruce • Thomas W. Chapman • Rogers L. Crawford • Joe Dominetto • Donald Fandel • Jack Faughn • Glen W. Faulkner • Harry T. Greer • Robert Hittle • Nelson Hornsby • Joseph X. Hoza • George W. Jackson • Lewis Lee La Panski • Paul V. Lutker • Eldon McEndollar • Ralph McKinnie • Charles M. Plotner • William Riddle • Thomas D. Robbins • Harley B. Robinson • Marion Glen Schleigh • Kenneth Ray Sharp • Larry Smith • Donald W. Spring • Eugene C. Stake • Frank E. Stanley • Lincoln Theodore Taylor

East Peorians
killed in combat
Korean War 1950-1953 James V. Anderson • William L. Christoff

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• Kenneth R. Jackson • Charles L. Nelson • Rollin Gene Travis

East Peorians
killed in combat
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 David L. Alexander • Carl Ray Barnhart • Benjamin H. Binegar • Davey Lee Harrison • Bernard Charles Mattson • Russell Eugene Moke • Michael L. Stacy • William Derrill Trent • Clifford Ivan Wright

Those who served
killed in action
Operation Iraqi Freedom/
Operation Enduring Freedom Terry W. Ball, Jr. • Robert J. Newton • George R. Obourn, Jr. • Paul G. Smith • Kristofer C. Walker

Erected by dept of illinois military order of the purple heart.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 41.092′ N, 89° 35.054′ W. Memorial is in East Peoria, Illinois, in Tazewell County. It is in Fondulac Township. It is on Riverside Drive west of Bass Pro Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1201 Riverside Dr, East Peoria IL 61611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Illinois River Valley

and in Greater Peoria.

It is also

East Peoria Veterans Memorial (World War I) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2023

2. East Peoria Veterans Memorial (World War I)

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 walking distance of this marker: Peoria Skyline (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); CILCO-Wallace Station (about 500 feet away); Bridges (about 600 feet away); Steamboats (about 700 feet away); Railroads (about 800 feet away); Manitowoc Submarines (approx. 0.4 miles away); Waterborn Services Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Peoria on The Riverfront / Peoria (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Peoria.

East Peoria Veterans Memorial (World War II) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2023

3. East Peoria Veterans Memorial (World War II)

East Peoria Veterans Memorial (Korean War) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2023

4. East Peoria Veterans Memorial (Korean War)

East Peoria Veterans Memorial (Vietnamese Conflict) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2023

5. East Peoria Veterans Memorial (Vietnamese Conflict)

East Peoria Veterans Memorial (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2023

6. East Peoria Veterans Memorial (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom)

East Peoria Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2023

7. East Peoria Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.