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. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in O'Hare. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8851 West Higgins Road, Chicago IL 60656, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 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); Alexander Robinson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Edison Park World War I Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Schiller Park Military Service Wall of Honor (approx. 2.3 miles
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More about this memorial. The monument has identical text on both the front and back (east and west sides), including the dedication at the bottom that attributes it to Kosowitz-Ivankoe VFW Post 9420. At the base of the east side is a soldier's helmet. A set of pavers in front of the monument seem to be related to this marker, as two of them are dedicated to the namesakes of the VFW post that erected this monument. One paver is dedicated to Sgt. Michael Kosowitz, a World War II soldier who died in Germany in 1944, and another is for Steven Evankoe, a U.S. Navy seaman who died in the Philippines in 1944.
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
Photographed By Sean Flynn, January 27, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial
Also see . . . St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery official site. (Submitted on January 29, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
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 Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 39 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on January 28, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
