Brookfield in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Korean War Memorial

Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 25, 2023

1. Korean War Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of
the men and women who served
in the
Korean Conflict
June 1950 to July 1953
Presented by
Brookfield Interfraternal Council
Composed of
American Legion, Loyal Order of Moose,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Amvets
Dedicated July 4, 1964

Erected 1964 by Brookfield Interfraternal Council.

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

Location. 41° 48.647′ N, 87° 50.897′ W. Memorial is in Brookfield, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Congress Park Avenue. The airplane and monument are located near the center of Ehlert Park in Brookfield, near the Congress Park Avenue parking lot east of Elm Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4338 Congress Park Avenue, Brookfield IL 60513, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Historic Grossdale Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Riverside As It Once Was (approx. one mile away); La Grange Village Hall (approx. 1.1 miles away); Exploring an Oak Savanna (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial Circle (approx. 1.2 miles away); La Grange Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookfield.

More about this memorial. The airplane is an F86L Sabre jet that was flown during the Korean War.

Regarding Korean War Memorial. This F86L Sabre jet is the very jet flown in the Korean War by Frederick McGuire, who later became the village manager of Brookfield. Through McGuire's efforts, the plane was relocated to Brookfield, where it has been on display in Ehlert Park since 1961.

Also see . . . Memorial to get facelift.

Excerpt: "The F86L
Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 25, 2023

2. Korean War-era F86L Sabre jet
The F86L Sabre has been on display at Ehlert Park since 1961. It was flown in the Korean War by Frederick McGuire, who was later Brookfield's village manager.
Sabre jet which stands just east of the main parking lot of Jaycee /Ehlert Park, has been on display there since the fall of 1961. The plane had a special connection to Brookfield, having been the very jet flown during the Korean War by Frederick McGuire, who later became village manager of Brookfield.

Through McGuire’s efforts, the jet wound up in Brookfield. By 1978, the memorial was in poor condition-its cockpit canopy smashed and its nook and crannies the home for birds. It received a makeover in the early 1980s, but the condition was such that by the mid-1990s, the village was considering getting rid of the plane."

(Submitted on July 25, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Ehlert Memorial Park plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn

3. Ehlert Memorial Park plaque

Dedicated to trustee Emil Ehlert

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.