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

Veterans Memorial

Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. [Tablet 1:]
Spanish American War
Participants: 392,000
Deaths in service: 11,000

[Tablet 2:]
World War I
Participants: 4,744,000
Deaths in service: 116,000

[Tablet 3:]
World War II
Participants: 16,535,000
Deaths in service: 406,000

[Tablet 4:]
Korean War
Participants: 6,807,000
Deaths in service: 55,000

[Tablet 5:]
Vietnam War
Participants: 9,200,000
Deaths in service: 109,000

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Spanish-American • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 51.275′ N, 87° 50.543′ W. Marker is in Hines, Illinois, in Cook County. Memorial is on Scott Drive, half a mile 1st Avenue (Illinois Route 171), on the right when traveling north. The memorial is on the campus of Hines VA Hospital, near the Extended Care Center in the southwestern corner of the campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Broadview IL 60155, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. World War I Memorial Fountain (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Dilboy (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named

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Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Forest Home Cemetery Veterans Flagpole (approx. 1.1 miles away); Columbia Post No. 706 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Phil Sheridan G.A.R. Post No. 615 Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train Wreck (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hines.

More about this memorial. The marker is shaped like a star and includes plaques and flag poles for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, with a U.S. flag in the middle. The memorial is one of at least four on the campus of Hines, which opened in 1921.

Spanish American War plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024

2. Spanish American War plaque

World War I plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024

3. World War I plaque

World War II plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024

4. World War II plaque

Korean War plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024

5. Korean War plaque

Vietnam War plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024

6. Vietnam War plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 23, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.