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
P. 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. Memorial is in River Grove, Illinois, in Cook County. It 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. Memorial is in this post office area: River Grove IL 60171, 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: River Grove Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Evangelists Shrine (approx. ¼ mile away); History (approx. 0.3 miles

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away); Rock Che-Che-Pin-Qua (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Joseph Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); The River Grove Historical House and Barn (approx. 0.4 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Memorial to the Union Soldiers' Widows (approx. half a mile 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 July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on June 29, 2024, by Joe Murray of Chicago, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.