Bensenville in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
1944
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 29, 2024
1. 1944 Marker
Erected 1944.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World II.
Location. 41° 57.567′ N, 87° 56.962′ W. Memorial is in Bensenville, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Church Road 0.1 miles south of Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19). The memorial is a short walk east of the modern Veterans Memorial in Bensenville's Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 149 North Church Road, Bensenville IL 60106, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bensenville Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lynn C. Huffman (a few steps from this marker); Oak Savanna (approx. 0.7 miles away); Breiter-Palm Park History (approx. Ύ mile away); The Peace Pole (approx. Ύ mile away); Breiter-Palm Prairie (approx. Ύ mile away); Bensenville Memorial Fountain (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bensenville Fire Prevention District 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bensenville.
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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 29, 2024
2. Bensenville Veterans Memorial
A 1944 memorial to area veterans of World War II is a short distance from the veterans memorial.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2. submitted on October 29, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
