Bridgeport in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Florian S. Jacolik Park

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 25, 2024

1. Florian S. Jacolik Park Marker

Inscription. In Memory of
P.V.T Florian S.
U.S. Army

Born April 6, 1924
Killed In Action:
France: August 15, 1944

Erected by Chicago Park District.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World II.

Location. 41° 50.631′ N, 87° 39.681′ W. Memorial is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Bridgeport. It is at the intersection of Eleanor Street and Short Street, on the left when traveling west on Eleanor Street. The marker is in the western corner of Jacolik Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2731 South Eleanor Street, Chicago IL 60608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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

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of this marker: Canal Origins Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Julian Carrillo (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alvaro Obregon (approx. 0.7 miles away); Venustiano Carranza (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ignacio Zaragoza (approx. 0.7 miles away); Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vicente Guerrero (approx. 0.7 miles away); Francisco I Madero (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this memorial. Jacolik is one of four Bridgeport men honored in the neighborhood with parks dedicated in their names. The others are Gregory Sintac, James Humbert and Joseph McKeon Jr.

This playground was originally known as Eleanor Park, for its neighboring street, and leased by the city from Peoples Gas until 1976, when the property was sold to the Chicago Park District. It was named after Jacolik in 1999.

This park is kitty-corner a four-acre park called Park No. 571, home to boathouses next to the South Branch of the Chicago River.

Regarding Florian S. Jacolik Park. According to his draft registration card from 1942, Florian S. Jacolik was living at 3001 S. Farrell St., about ¾ of a mile southeast

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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 25, 2024

2. Jacolik Park

of the park that would eventually bear his name. He listed his employer as the Sleepmaker Company, on the 2400 block of S. Western Ave, a couple of miles away. During World War II, he was a private with the 121st Infantry Regiment of the 8th Infantry Division. He was 19 years old when he died in battle on August 15, 1944; he was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his efforts, and is buried in Brittany American Cemetery in Saint-James, France. While details of his death could not immediately be ascertained, it is known that the 121st came ashore at Utah Beach on July 4, 1944, exactly four weeks after D-Day. At the time of Jacolik's death, the unit was in the area of the Brittany town of Dinan.

Also see . . . Jacolik (Florian S.) Park. The park's official webpage from the Chicago Park District (Submitted on September 26, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.