Lyons Township in Willow Springs in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Willow Springs Honor Roll

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 6, 2025

1. Willow Springs Honor Roll Marker

Inscription. Robert Cronin • Peter M. Husch • Alfred Overling • Thomas C. Haas • Theo. R. Lallamond • Lloyd V. Tomlinson • Lawrence Pankow • Joseph Slauber • Leo H. Jensen • Eugene Wachowski • Howard Lane • Henry Banks • Rudolph La Vine • Harry Moroch • Anton Kegl Jr. • William Atherton • John Atherton • Douglas F. Pankow • Ira L. Rimbey • Robert W. Slauber • Edward Dambruskas • Arthur J. Doogan • Arthur Molenaar • John Thomas • Rudolph Kegl • Robert Wise • Kenneth R. Doogan • Robert Crotzer • Frank Horvath • Glenn Tomlinson • Cyril J. Feidler • Richard E. Hall • Earl J. Cobb • Vincent S. Perry • Leo Rodriquez • L.L. Meadows • James E. Lynch • Ernest W. Haack • Joseph Joyce • John H. Banks • William Wetzel • Clifford Hartman • Louis Haberkamp • Earl Harms • Raymond Schuman • John P. Mccormick Jr. • Arthur Wise • Elmer Harris • John Youches • Louis L. Gogue • Roy Thomas • James H. Williams • John Sandberg • Harold Pankow • Joseph J. Spaitis • John Moroch • J.P. Ruzas • Andrew Kubaitis • Marvin R. Austera • Clifford R. Doogan • John Lynch • Mureld Lilain Jr. • Raymond B. Pankow • Frank Schmidt • Frank D. Mcginnis • Clarence E. Laatz •

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Harold O. Guilde • Ernest C. Hassenflug • Russell Schonauer • Steve Knezevich • Joseph Coan • William H. Hartman • Alfred J. Kegl • Walter Coan • James Garrity • Donald Threm • John Overling • Elmer Pankow • William Neyens • Quinton D. Caggert • Elmore LeGrande • Edwin R. Slauber • Richard Butchas • Kenneth J. Johnson • Kenneth H. Johnson • Harold W. Wheeler • Frederick Laatz • James Volski • Stanley W. Kempa • Walter F. Kempa • Wanda A. Kempa Ellis

Betty Mae Ryan (WAVE) • Jean L. Lain (WAVE)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 41° 43.901′ N, 87° 52.63′ W. Memorial is in Willow Springs, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Lyons Township. It is at the intersection of Archer Avenue (Illinois Route 171) and Willow Springs Road, on the right when traveling east on Archer Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Willow Springs IL 60480, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 6, 2025

2. Willow Springs Honor Roll Marker

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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: The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) (within shouting distance of this marker); Willow Springs Civilian Conservation Corps Camp #612 (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Worker" (within shouting distance of this marker); Willow Springs Civilian Conservation Corps Camp #612 (con’t…) (within shouting distance of this marker); ...And It Came to Be (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Towpath (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Illinois & Michigan Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Land of the Healing Waters (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willow Springs.

More about this memorial. In addition to this honor roll, the veterans memorial at this site includes a painting of the planting of the flag at Iwo Jima and a World War II-era cannon.

Regarding Willow Springs Honor Roll. While

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 6, 2025

3. Willow Springs Honor Roll Marker

it could not be fully confirmed, the honor roll appears to honor area veterans who participated in World War II. The two women at the end of the list were members of WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), a Navy program during World War II that assigned women to non-combat roles.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.