Morton Grove in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Morton Grove Veterans' Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
1. Veterans' Memorial Marker
Civil War
John Lochner
World War I
Edward Baumhardt
World War II
Glen Brock Warren Kawell Clarence Lindemann Wayne Mattson Leonard Voss Clarence Sesterhenn Alling Norman Raymond Noesen George Steuskal
Korean War
James Barret
Vietnam War
William Noddin James Novotny Thomas Widerquist Frank Walthers Thomas Pilkington Norman Miller Robert Foreman Douglas Perz
Erected 1995.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 42° 2.473′ N, 87° 47.854′ W. Memorial is in Morton Grove, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of West Dempster Street (Illinois Route 58) and New England Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Dempster Street. The memorial is in front of the Morton Grove Park District building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6834 West Dempster Street, Morton
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Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Grove (here, next to this marker); The Morton Grove Prairie (approx. Ό mile away); Historic Indian Marker Tree (approx. Ύ mile away); Harrer Park (approx. Ύ mile away); The Morton Grove Volunteer Fire Company (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution (approx. 0.8 miles away); American Indian - Potawatomi Tribe Eagle Dancer (approx. 0.8 miles away); Indian Trading Post (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morton Grove.
More about this memorial. Behind this memorial is a stone with another plaque from 1976, which honors all eight
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
2. Morton Grove Veterans' Memorial
Regarding Morton Grove Veterans' Memorial. The first Morton Grove resident to die in war was John Lochner, who died in 1863 of wounds suffered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to a biography of his brother Michael, who would become Morton Grove's first postmaster, John was born in Bavaria, Germany, the oldest of 7 children, 5 of whom survived to adulthood. In 1844, his father, also named Michael, moved his family to the United States and acquired farmland in Niles Township. John Lochner was an infantryman in Company I of the 13th Illinois Infantry Regiment, which fought in notable battles such as Pea Ridge, Chickasaw Bayou and the Seige of Vicksburg. At Chattanooga in November 1863, the 13th was involved in the Union's famed capture of Missionary Ridge; Lochner is listed as having died on December 3, 1863, about a week after that battle.
Morton Grove's second war casualty, Edward Baumhardt, was a private in the 102nd Infantry. He died on October 26, 1918, and is buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
3. Morton Grove Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
4. Morton Grove Park District
The veterans memorial is behind the sign.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
