Hines in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 19, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. American Legion Auxiliary
DuPage County
1931

Carved by the Eternal City Monument Wks., Hillside, Ill.

Erected 1931 by American Legion Auxiliary units of DuPage County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 41° 51.723′ N, 87° 50.378′ W. Memorial is in Hines, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of Tripp Avenue and Scott Drive on Tripp Avenue. The memorial is near the parking lot in front of the main building of Hines VA Hospital. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5000 5th Avenue, Hines IL 60141, 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,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Dilboy (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); World War I Memorial Fountain (approx. ¼ mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Operation Iraqi Freedom (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Bataan Drive (approx. 0.6 miles away); Columbia Post No. 706 (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hines.

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memorial. According to contemporary news reports, the boulder weighs 13 tons and was found in DuPage County, the Illinois county whose eastern border is about 4¼ miles west of the site of this marker. DuPage units of the American Legion auxiliary procured the boulder and commissioned the carving the "doughboy" World War I soldier. The boulder was donated to Hines Hospital in October of 1931 as a soldier's memorial. The boulder when erected was apparently visible from Roosevelt Road; the marker today is about 900 feet from Roosevelt Road and only visible when on the hospital grounds.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 19, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

Hines Hospital is in the background; the statue to World War I hero George Dilboy is visible in the background on the far left.

Veterans Memorial bas-relief image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 19, 2024

3. Veterans Memorial bas-relief

A close-up of the doughboy carving

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2, 3. submitted on January 21, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.