Dixon in Lee County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kaiser Jeep M-725

Photographed by Sean Flynn

1. Kaiser Jeep M-725 Marker

Inscription. 5/4 ambulance
5 patients on stretchers or 8 walking

Manufactured in Toledo, Ohio 1967-1969
Model - 3520
Serial number - 12807
Crew - 2
Engine - inline 6 cyl.
Horsepower - 132.5
Transmission - four speed
Fuel type - gas
Capacity - 28 gal.
Electrical system - 24 volt
Top speed - 55 mph

Erected by Andrew W. Cox.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.

Location. 41° 50.888′ N, 89° 30.181′ W. Memorial is in Dixon, Illinois, in Lee County. It can be reached from Palmyra Street (Illinois Route 2) east of Palmyra Road, on the right when traveling west. The vehicle and its marker are in the rear (north) section of Veterans Memorial Park, on the western edge of Dixon. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 668 Veterans Parkway, Dixon IL 61021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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: Lee County World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Beirut Memorial (a few steps from this marker); F-105D Thunderchief (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mothers of World War II, Dixon Unit 123 (within shouting distance of this marker); Navy Anchor (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dixon.

Also see . . . M-725 Ambulance. A profile of the vehicle by the Military Veterans Museum of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (Submitted on January 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Kaiser Jeep M-725 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 7, 2024

2. Kaiser Jeep M-725

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.