Riverside in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sergeant James P. Quinn
Photographed by Sean Flynn
1. Sergeant James P. Quinn Marker
Sergeant
James P. Quinn
332 F. A. Co. A. 86th Div.
Died Feb 4th 1919
at Camp Logan
Erected 1921 by Riverside Grammar School.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 41° 49.612′ N, 87° 49.189′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Bloomingbank Road west of Riverside Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker is one of several war memorials surrounding the flag pole at the center of Guthrie Park in downtown Riverside, across the street from the Riverside Railroad Depot, the library and Village Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Riverside IL 60546, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War Memorial (here, next to this marker); War Dead of World Wars I and II (here, next to this marker); Reverend Hedley Heber Cooper (here, next to this marker); Private Albert Edward Moore (a few steps from this marker); Historic Riverside (within shouting distance of this marker); Riverside (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Historic Riverside (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
More about this memorial. Two additional memorials to local individuals who died in World War I are on nearby boulders, along with a boulder honoring all three men. The four markers were dedicated on Memorial Day 1921 to mark memorial trees that had been planted a year earlier by children from Riverside Grammar School.
Regarding Sergeant James P. Quinn. According to his draft card, submitted in the western Chicago suburb Riverside on June 5, 1917, James Philip Quinn was born on
Photographed by Sean Flynn
2. Sgt. James P. Quinn on the World War I Memorial
Sgt. Quinn is also named on the World War I marker, which was erected nearby at the same time, on Memorial Day 1921.
The 1910 census identifies James as the second of six children--and the eldest of four boys--of James J. and Anna Quinn, the owners of a home on "Blackhoff Road" (likely Blackhawk Road). James J. Quinn is identified as a native of Ireland and listed as the manager of a coal company.
Sgt. Quinn did not see action in World War I but was sent overseas as a member of Company A, 332nd Field Artillery Regiment, 86th Infantry Division. In early 1919, while stationed in Camp Logan in Houston, Texas, Quinn became ill. According to contemporary news accounts, Quinn's mother and brother traveled to Houston and were with him when he died on February 4 of pneumonia and meningitis.
Also see . . . Riversides permanent and enduring Gold Star Memorial. From the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, a story about the dedication of the World War I monuments in Guthrie Park and the three men honored there.
Photographed by Sean Flynn
3. Guthrie Park markers
Photographed by Sean Flynn
4. Sgt. James P. Quinn on the World War I & II Memorial
Located nearby in Guthrie Park
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
