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

World War I Memorial

Photographed By Sean Flynn, April 19, 2024

1. World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription. In Memoriam
F. Rawlings • F. Scheltens • F. Sprow • A. Jans • W. Sochnuk • G. Niziolek • S. Smith • H. Dieboldt • G. Dewire • H. Zimmerman • H. Olejnik • E. McFadden • J. Hanssen • F. Vojak • F. Romaszko • R. Bobrowski • R. Schubert • E. Roeder • M. Novello • M. Cudahy • R. Daniels • J. Casey • C. Reichard • I. Meyers • T. Walker

Erected 1920 by River Grove American Legion Post 335.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World I.

Location. 41° 56.003′ N, 87° 50.591′ W. Marker is in River Grove, Illinois, in Cook County. Memorial can be reached from Thatcher Avenue south of Belmont Avenue. The marker is in the southern portion of St. Joseph Cemetery, near sections in LL and Q that are dedicated to military veterans and a little bit west of the garden crypts. It is about ½ a mile west of the cemetery's Thatcher Avenue entrance, and ½ a mile south of its Belmont Avenue entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: River Grove IL 60171, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Evangelists Shrine (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Joseph Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial to the Union Soldiers' Widows (approx. half a mile

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away); Chicago Typographical Union Memorial (approx. half a mile away); U.S. Grant G.A.R. Post No. 28 Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hellenic American Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); River Grove World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in River Grove.

More about this memorial. According to the 2019 book Illinois Military Monuments, this memorial to 25 local residents who died in World War I was originally erected in 1920 by River Grove American Legion Post 335, in front of its building on Grand Avenue. It was later moved to the cemetery, where it sits in front of a section devoted to veterans of many wars. Several other memorials dedicated to River Grove veterans of later wars can be found about a mile southeast of here in front of River Grove's municipal building.

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Photographed By Sean Flynn, April 19, 2024

2. World War I Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.