O'Hare in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 27, 2024
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
men and women
who by their
unselfish patriotism
have advanced the
American ideals
of liberty
Erected 1968 by Kosowitz-Evankoe VFW Post 9420.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 41° 59.175′ N, 87° 50.979′ W. Memorial is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in O'Hare. It can be reached from Higgins Road (Illinois Route 72) 0.3 miles west of East River Road. The monument is inside St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. It is about 500 feet south of the cemetery's main entrance off of Higgins Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8851 West Higgins Road, Chicago IL 60656, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (approx. one mile away); American Legion Memorial (approx. one mile away); Adalbert "Al" Kalina (approx. 1.1 miles away); Former Site of the Motykiewicz Farm (approx. 1.1 miles away); Alexander Robinson (approx. 1.3 miles away); S/Sgt. Donald E. Hurst (approx. 1½ miles away); John Wingert House (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
More about this memorial. The monument has identical text on both the front and back (east and west sides),
this page online
The monument is located on the eastern end of Memorial Walkway, which was dedicated to the community's war veterans in 2001 and has a separate marker a hundred feet or so west of this monument.
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery was established in 1926 by the parish of the same name, which is located in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood on Chicago's west side, about 12 miles southeast of this cemetery. The cemetery today serves St. Nicholas and other Ukrainian Catholic parishes in Chicagoland. A large memorial cross due east of this monument was dedicated in 1940 in honor of the 950th anniversary of Christianity in Ukraine.
Also see . . . St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery official site.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 27, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 27, 2024
3. Veterans Memorial pavers
These pavers in front of the memorial include the names of two World War II military men who died in war and who became the namesakes of the VFW Post that dedicated the monument. Other pavers are dedicated to World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the first Gulf War.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 27, 2024
4. Veterans Memorial
The Memorial Walkway, dedicated in 2001, is in the rear; beyond that is a Memorial Cross, dedicated in 1940.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 27, 2024
5. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery entrance
The cemetery's main entrance is off Higgins Road; I-90 is the property's southern border. The Veterans Memorial is in the distance of this photo, 500 feet to the south.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 28, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
