Proviso Township in Hillside in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 30, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served our country during World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. May their bravery and sacrifice be remembered for all time.

Erected 1990 by Broadview-Hillside American Legion Post 626.

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

Location. 41° 52.579′ N, 87° 54.425′ W. Memorial is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Proviso Township. It is on Butterfield Road (Illinois Route 56) 0.2 miles west of Wolf Road. The memorial is in front of American Legion Post 626. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4941 Butterfield Road, Hillside IL 60162, 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mater Dolorosa Seminary (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Darmstadt Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mt. Carmel Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Berkeley Veterans Memorial

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(approx. half a mile away); Berkeley Roll of Honor (approx. half a mile away); Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillside.

More about this memorial. Later additions to the plaque honor veterans of Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm and the second Iraq War.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 30, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

Broadview-Hillside American Legion Post 626 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 30, 2024

3. Broadview-Hillside American Legion Post 626

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.