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

Our Hero War Dead

World War II

— Archer Leavitt Honor Roll —

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2024

1. Archer Leavitt Honor Roll Marker

Inscription. Edward R. Bein • Harold Carlson • George Francis Doney • Raymond Graylak • Robert L. Hebel • Jerry C. Julian • Fred Krueger • Edward Kubiss • Lawrence Kuttner • Arthur Lange • Frank Martincic • W. Thompson O'Brien • Eskill J. Starr • Nelson Trent • Robert C. Washack • Robert J. Wiorek • Edward Zawilla • and our dead of all other wars
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 41° 49.83′ N, 87° 40.494′ W. Memorial is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in McKinley Park. It is on 35th Street east of Damen Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The marker is affixed to the north wall of William McKinley American Legion Post 231. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1956 West 35th Street, Chicago IL 60609, 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 of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Marquette and Jolliet Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); World War I Memorial

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(approx. half a mile away); (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 3456 S. Western Ave. (approx. half a mile away); The Boulevard System (approx. 0.6 miles away); McKinley Park (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this memorial. Nearby are five "battlefield cross" monuments dedicated to the U.S. casualties of five conflicts: World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East. Further east in the parking lot is a separate veterans memorial next to a cannon.

Also see . . . William McKinley American Legion Post 231. (Submitted on October 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Our Hero War Dead Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2024

2. Our Hero War Dead Marker

The marker is next to a patriotic mural erected by Post 231.

William McKinley American Legion Post 231 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2024

3. William McKinley American Legion Post 231

The World War II memorial is shadowed by fall decorations near the corner of the post's building.

American Legion Post 231 Battlefield Crosses image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2024

4. American Legion Post 231 Battlefield Crosses

The World War II memorial is off camera to the left of the mural. The installation was decorated for Halloween when visited in October 2024.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.