Marseilles in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
First Marine Division FMF Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023
1. First Marine Division FMF Memorial Marker
to those that served
with the
First Marine Division FMF
who gave their lives
in the service of
their country
World War II, China, Korea,
Vietnam, Kuwalt, Somalia,
Afghanistan, Iraq
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 19.543′ N, 88° 42.605′ W. Memorial is in Marseilles, Illinois, in LaSalle County. It is at the intersection of Riverfront Drive and Main Street (County Route 15), on the right when traveling west on Riverfront Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Marseilles IL 61341, 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: Mistaken Shoot-out at Marseilles Dam (within shouting distance of this marker); The Death of Big Steve Sutton and the Birth of Laborers' Local Union 393 (within shouting distance of this marker); Sgt. James Sanborn (approx. Ό mile away); Marseilles Civil War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Marseilles Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Marseilles Veterans Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Waterways that Built Chicago (approx. 5.2 miles away); Landing Ship Tank Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marseilles.
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 30, 2023
2. First Marine Division FMF Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
