Seneca in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Landing Ship Tank Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023

1. Landing Ship Tank Memorial Marker

Inscription. [Left] In remembrance of the patriotism and dedication of the workers of the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company

[Center]
LST
Landing Ship Tank This monument is dedicated to the 27,000 employees who worked to construct the 157 Landing Ship Tanks and ARLs at the Prairie Shipyard in Seneca, Illinois from 1942 until the end of World War II and to the members of the Navy and Coast Guard who proudly served on these vessels in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

[Right] During World War II, hundreds of thousands of military personnel sailed on LSTs making invasions possible in Africa, Europe and islands of the South Pacific. Their valiant effort landing on fortified beaches brought victory in World War II, preserving freedom in the United States of America.

Erected 2005 by The LST Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 18.397′ N, 88° 36.457′ W. Memorial is in Seneca, Illinois, in LaSalle County. It is at the intersection of East Shipyard Road and Oak Road, on

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the right when traveling east on East Shipyard Road. Memorial is in Crotty Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 154 E Shipyard Rd, Seneca IL 61360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois

and specifically in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waterways that Built Chicago (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marseilles Veterans Monument (approx. 5½ miles away); Marseilles Civil War Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away); Sgt. James Sanborn (approx. 5½ miles away); Marseilles Veterans Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away); The Death of “Big Steve” Sutton and the Birth of Laborers' Local Union 393 (approx. 5½ miles away); Mistaken Shoot-out at Marseilles Dam (approx. 5½ miles away); First Marine Division FMF Memorial

Landing Ship Tank Memorial closeup (left monument) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023

2. Landing Ship Tank Memorial closeup (left monument)

(approx. 5½ miles away).

Also see . . . Seneca Shipyard for Landing Ship, Tanks (LST). During World War II, Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. built the "Prairie Shipyard" in Seneca, IL, to build landing ships. It built 157 of the 1051 LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) that were built during WW2. 23 of the LSTs participated in the D-Day assault. (Dennis DeBruler, Industrial History blog) (Submitted on January 13, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Landing Ship Tank Memorial closeup (center monument) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023

3. Landing Ship Tank Memorial closeup (center monument)

Landing Ship Tank Memorial closeup (right monument) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023

4. Landing Ship Tank Memorial closeup (right monument)

Landing Ship Tank Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023

5. Landing Ship Tank Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 13, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.