Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Carroll Park Veterans Honor Roll
Photographed By Sean Flynn
1. Carroll Park Veterans Honor Roll
Honor Roll
That the memory of the boys of this community who gave their lives and their services in defense of their country and to perpetuate its ideals, shall live as an inspiration to courage and patriotism
Harry E Arnold · Robert W Arnold · Ernest G Baer · Robert E Baer · H W Barker · Arthur J Blumthal · Walter A Blumthal · Theodore Brbec · Walter Briggs · Elmore J Brown · Raymond B Bruinekool · Nathan Bucklin · Fred Butler · J D Caldwell · Marshall Cameron · Nick Cardella · Kenneth Cates · James Conroy · William Cornwell · Morris Costivil · Raymond F Crane · Stanley R Crane Harold F Crooks · Bert Culler · Hugo Del Grande · Dorland A Diamond · Wm H O Diqus · Ned Dolan · Harold J Dowling · John J Dowling · Wm E Dowling · Harry Dunroese · E L Fisher · Adolph R Floreen · Norman Flynn · Ardell J Foisy · Robert L Fraser · Harry C Gebhart · Walter Gibson · Harold Gillespie · Bertram E Green · M Elmoer Green · William Magestedt · Norman Hansen · James W Harnagh · Ladislaw Harnagh · William Herrick · Frank Heruska · Joseph Heruska · Thos H Hildebrand · Leo Holl · Charles T Houha · Edmund B Houha · Lester Immerman · Fred A Iwert · Wm C Iwert · Arthur Jacobs · Julian W Jacobs · Wm A Jantz · Albert G Jefferson · Harry Panke · Edward C Peterson · Ralph H Platt
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Erected 1924 by South Side Improvement Club of Oak Park.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • War, World I.
Location. 41° 52.069′ N, 87° 47.805′ W. Marker is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. The marker is located inside Carroll Park, near the recreation center on the west side of the property. Carroll Park is located adjacent to Lincoln School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1125 S Kenilworth Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robert Emmett Murphy Memorial Flag Pole (here, next to this marker); Gold Star Men of the World War (here, next to this marker); Oak Park Conservatory (approx. half a mile away); Father Robert Mastny
Photographed By Sean Flynn
2. Carroll Park Veterans Honor Roll
More about this marker. The marker is next to two other war-related markers at Carroll Park. One is a flagpole dedicated to Robert Emmett Murphy, a Marine who was killed in the Pacific theater of World War II in 1944. The other is a list of "Gold Star Men of the World War." There are several similar "Gold Star" plaques in parks across Oak Park.
Additional commentary.
1. About the two men with stars next to their names
It appears that the two men with stars next to their names died while in the service.
Lester Widman was in the Navy as a hospital apprentice, first class, when he died of influenza at the Great Lakes (Ill.) Naval Hospital on September 24, 1918, at age 23. He had previously lived at 1140 Home Avenue, which is a one block
Photographed By Sean Flynn
3. Veterans Honor Roll Marker in Carroll Park
Lincoln School is located in the background, adjacent to Carroll Park.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137186786/lester-thomas-widman
Joseph Francis Powers Jr. served in the Navy and died when he fell out of a canoe while at training in Seattle, in 1918. He was about 17 years old. He lived at 1138 Wenonah, which is two blocks from Carroll Park.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101282078/joseph-francis-powers
https://books.google.com/books?id=Xqg4sZGhriwC&pg=RA12-PA7&lpg=RA12-PA7&dq=%22joseph+francis+powers%22+oak+park&source=bl&ots=a9XEiix58p&sig=ACfU3U0G1mwWsNNlZSoAxZoTBbAMKqfAOg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq8q297qz_AhXyj4kEHVGdCGQQ6AF6BAgeEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
— Submitted June 5, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
