Villa Park in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 12, 2024
1. Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Dedicated to the Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars
[Inscription at the top of plaques dedicated to the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces:]
Dedicated to the following that paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country.
U.S. Army
World War II:
Robert C. Albright William C. Brand Kenneth Goodhart Richard Hitzman William M. Klaeren Herbert Ohlin William H. Stevens Aldo N. Allegretti Morris W. Cleland George Hall Glenn H. Hoff Albert C. McArthur Vince Ropinski Henry S. Urban Eugene C. Weishaar Lawrence T. Bartels Walter Dziak Gerald R. Hill Willard N. Johnson Kenneth Moss Angelo Sinibaldi Joseph A. Wagner
Vietnam:
David Ronald Burkes Jr. William Patrick Lyons John Michael Dunbar Gerald France Novak Theodore I. Sturtevant Hans Dietrick Lange Claude Douglas Protz
War on Terror:
Christopher Michael Alcozer
U.S. Marines
World War II:
Wallace A. Bangert Donald W. Hill Robert B. Burns Robert Poile Fillimore Halffield Richard Wallen
Vietnam:
Paul Andrew Stein
U.S. Navy
World War II:
Ralph LeBeau Neal
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Vietnam:
Joel Watkins
U.S. Air Force
Cold War:
Hans Hassenberg
U.S. Coast Guard
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Cold • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 41° 53.205′ N, 87° 58.226′ W. Memorial is in Villa Park, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is at the intersection of East Kenilworth Avenue and South Myrtle Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Kenilworth Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 318 East Kenilworth Avenue, Villa Park IL 60181, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. L.R. Cortesi (a few steps from this marker); The Great Western Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Villa Historic Landmark District (about 400 feet away); Villa Park Historical Museum (about 500 feet away); The American Prairie (approx. 0.7 miles away); Elmhurst and Salt Creek: History at a Glance (approx. Ύ mile away); The Elmhurst Great Western Prairie (approx. 0.8 miles away); Think Globally. Act Locally. (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Villa Park.
More about this memorial. The round veterans
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 12, 2024
2. Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 12, 2024
3. Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 12, 2024
4. Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 12, 2024
5. Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park
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6. Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park
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7. Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park flagpole base
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 12, 2024
8. Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park
Villa Park's old post office is visible in this south-facing photo of the veterans memorial.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,264 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
