River Grove in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Korean War Memorial
Photographed By Sean Flynn
1. Korean War Memorial Marker
America's Forgotten War
Korea 1950-1953
Infantry divisions
2nd 3rd 7th 24th
25th 40th 45th
1st Marine Division
1st Cavalry Division
5th Air Force
5th Regimental
Combat Team
Naval Forces
87th Airborne
Regimental
1st Marine Aircraft
[unreadable] Casualties
[unreadable, maybe U.S.A.?] 56,246[?}
[unreadable word and number]
P.O.W.[?] [number unreadable]
Dedicated this 19th day of June 1993
Erected 1993.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 41° 55.635′ N, 87° 50.134′ W. Marker is unreadable. Marker is in River Grove, Illinois, in Cook County. Memorial is on Thatcher Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Grand Avenue. It is located in front of the River Grove municipal building, the furthest right of a set of memorials to River Grove's war veterans. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2621 North Thatcher Avenue, River Grove IL 60171, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. River Grove World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Evangelists Shrine
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Photographed By Sean Flynn, August 6, 2023
2. War memorials in front of the River Grove municipal building
The Korean War Memorial is on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 7, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2. submitted on August 12, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
