Effingham in Effingham County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Theodore J. Hoffman

VFW Post 1769

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025

1. Theodore J. Hoffman Marker

Inscription. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
POW-MIA
You are not forgotten
Chartered 1930

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 6.037′ N, 88° 32.363′ W. Memorial is in Effingham, Illinois, in Effingham County. It is at the intersection of South Veterans Drive and East Blohm Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Veterans Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2304 S Veterans Dr, Effingham IL 62401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Effingham (approx. 1.4 miles away);

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Yates Post No. 88 W.R.C. (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Effingham County Courthouse (approx. 1½ miles away); Lord Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham (approx. 1½ miles away); Welcome to the Cross at the Crossroads! (approx. 1.8 miles away); Teutopolis (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Effingham.

More about this memorial. The memorial stands on the grounds of the Effingham VFW.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025

2. Theodore J. Hoffman Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 1, 2025

3. Theodore J. Hoffman Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.