Oakbrook Terrace in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
[First tablet:]
Albert G. Bradtke, U.S.N. Fredrick G. Kroppsius II, U.S.N. Calvin G. Daniels, U.S.M.C. James C. Hagedorn, U.S.M.C. Chester P. Lawdenski, U.S.A. James J. Benard, U.S.A.F. James M. Morsovillo, U.S.M.C. Raymond I Pane II, U.S.A. Andrew J. Vojensky, U.S.M.C. William G. Rathje, U.S.A.A.C. Peter C. Kitt, U.S.A.A.C. Emil A. Enko, U.S.A. Norman G. Kritschuck, U.S.N. Stewart J. Shockley, U.S.A. Wilbur J. Eslinger, U.S.A. Raymond L. Juergens, U.S.A. Neil E. Alshouse, U.S.A.F. George E. Kleeman, U.S.A., Arthur Arpp, U.S.A. Pat Bittner, U.S.A.F. John Vrettos, U.S.N. Ralph A. Johnsen, U.S.A. Leonard C. Carlstedt, U.S.A.F. Simon V. Chaplan, U.S.N.R. Ralph A. Johnsen, U.S.A. Harry "Red" Mackie, Airborne Lewis L. Larsen Cpl. U.S. Army Ted Stiemann, U.S.A. Frank H. Krotz, U.S.A. William F. Long, U.S.M.C.
[Second tablet:]
Laddie Walter Zeman, M.D., U.S.A. Anton Frank Zeman, Jr., U.S.A. Fred C. Baustian, U.S.N. James W. Taylor, U.S.M.C. Robert A. Keller, U.S.A. M.D. Phillips, U.S.A. Frederick E. Marks, U.S.A.A.C. Michael R. Sanders, U.S.A. R.L. Desmore, U.S.A. W.W.II Marvin C. Fricke, U.S.M.M. Lloyd Alexander, U.S.A.C. Adam J. Rippel, U.S.A. Richard Marcukaitis, U.S.A. James J. Sedivy, U.S.A.F. Elias Diaz, U.S.A. Chester Carl Olson, S.Sgt. U.S.A.A.C. William J. Tessendorf, Lt. Col. U.S.A.F. Earl L. Wilson, U.S.A.A.C. Tarte D. Spialek, U.S.A. Hubert A. Pitt, U.S.N. E. Richard Dease, U.S.M.C. Clyde D. Cox, U.S.N.-Sub. M.H. Gaden, U.S.M.C. L.D. Elkin, U.S.N. Jerry Capriola, U.S.M.C. Roger W. Trimble, U.S.M.C. Adam J. Tobias, U.S.M.C. George A. Van Ewyk, U.S.A. 1st Lt. Edwin Jacobitz Army W.W.II
[Third tablet:]
John Wilson Collin, U.S.N. Luann Grass Collin, A.N.C. John Wayne Collin, U.S.A. Dennis W. Tolen, U.S.A. George J. Schmalz, BMlc, U.S.N. Brenton Lee Taft Sgt. U.S.A. Elmer L. Calloway, U.S.M.C. John M. Taylor, U.S.A.F. Matthew J. Brnusak, U.S.N. Richard H. Cleveland, U.S.N. William I. Hoffmann, U.S.N. Lewis E. Pat Rice, U.S.N. Harvey R. Carlini, U.S.A. Robert A. Johanson, U.S.A. Joseph J. Portle, U.S.A.A.C. John M. Taylor, U.S.A.F. Joseph Baxa, U.S.A. W.W.I. John C. Chynoweth, U.S.A. Frank Hager Sr., U.S.A. Frank B. Doornbosch Jr. W.W.II Edward L. Gustafson U.S.M.C. Elmer Kodidek U.S.A. Irving H. Klopp, U.S.A. Ray Bourbon, U.S.A.F. W.W.II Charles Prokop, U.S.N. Martin Digite, U.S.A. Ben P. Perri, U.S.A. W.W.II Edward A. Fik U.S.A.F. Cecil T. Lunny, U.S.A. Casimir J. Noto, U.S.M.C. W.W.II
[Fourth tablet:]
Edward L. Sias Jr., U.S.A. Frank J. Sias, U.S.A. Robert W. Widholm, U.S.N. Raymond A. Budzinski, U.S.M.C. Edward Pabst, U.S.A. Donald E. Kitzmiller, U.S.M.C. Joe B. Kus, U.S.M.C. Merwin Bristol, U.S.A. Earl G. Ruesch, U.S.A.A.C. Richard R. Hrouda, U.S.N. Thomas J. Costello Jr. U.S.M.C. Robert B. Lauer, U.S.N. W.W.II Henry A. Bruckner, U.S.A. Robert F. Grember, U.S.A. Anton A. Sostak, U.S.N. Harry J. Cooke, U.S.A. Alvin F. Keizer, U.S.A. John D. Dodge, U.S.N. Anthony Bertucci, U.S.A. W. Owen Johnson, U.S.A. Jerry Purpur, U.S.A. Art Pehlke, U.S.A. Eric W. Anderson, U.S.A. David A. Arminger, U.S.A. Conrad E. Bray, U.S.A. Robert V. Roy, U.S.A. Arnold E. Kolzow, U.S.A. W.W.II Dominick Gienko, U.S.A. Frederick A. Slagter, U.S.N. Capt. Geo. H. Norton Jr. U.S.A. W.W.II
[Fifth tablet:]
Harry J. Mateling Jr., U.S.M.C. Walter B. Mateling, U.S.A. Ronald M. Mateling, U.S.A. Alvin W. Mateling, U.S.A. Kenneth G. Lindquist, U.S.N. Martin Strelecky, U.S.N. Alan L. Gilstrap, U.S.A. Leon E. Allen, U.S.A.F. Richard E. Roseninkel, U.S.A. William C. Bertelle, U.S.M.C. Fridolf Peterson, U.S.A. George R. Ciancio, U.S.A. William F. Fuller Jr. U.S.A. Kenneth O. Scott, U.S.N. John Hattara, U.S.A. Nicholas A. Papanicholas, U.S.M.C. Ronald R. Donzal, U.S.M.C. Bernard L. Elpin, U.S.A. William F. Noel, U.S.M.C. W.W.II Albert Quaintance, W.W.I Thomas Audia, U.S.A.A.C. Milton L. Spnka, U.S.A. Albert J. Stein, U.S.N. Emil Scheiber, U.S.N. Rev. Lawrence J. Whaley, U.S.A. Henry A. Bonesteel, U.S.N. James A. Zbiegien, U.S.A. Harold T. Olson, U.S.A. Thomas F. Waldron, U.S.N.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 41° 51.632′ N, 87° 57.664′ W. Memorial is in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Roosevelt Road (Illinois Route 38) 0.4 miles west of Kingery Highway ( Route 83), on the right when traveling east. The memorial is inside Chapel Hill Gardens West cemetery, about ⅓ of a mile drive east of the cemetery's Roosevelt Road entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 17W160 East Roosevelt Road, Elmhurst IL 60126, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Day (approx. half a mile away); Eldridge Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); StoryWalk (approx. Ύ mile away); 9/11 Memorial Garden (approx. Ύ mile away); Mammoth Spring (approx. 0.8 miles away); Elmhurst and Salt Creek: History at a Glance (approx. 1.4 miles away); Being Number 1 (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakbrook Terrace.
More about this memorial. The memorial includes five tablets with the names of veterans surrounding a flagpole. On the ground by the flagpole are emblems for the five branches of the U.S. military.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn
8. Veterans Memorial
In the background on the right is the water tower for the Village of Oakbrook Terrace. On the left is Oakbrook Terrace Tower, which was designed by Helmut Jahn and, at 431 feet high, is the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago's city limits.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 7, 8. submitted on September 5, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.






