Des Plaines in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Des Plaines War Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 21, 2025
1. Des Plaines War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Des Plaines War Memorial. . In grateful recognition of the patriotic services rendered by the men and women of this community who served in the Armed Forces of the United States.
1861 , Civil War , 1865. George Q. Allen . William Allison . James Barber . Ben Barstow . Casper Bowers . James Bowman . Jacob Brown . Henry Buck . Trueman Chittenden . James Costello . Charles Curtis . John Daniels . John Day . John Diesness . Seremo Ditch . A. W. Eckert . Henry Elle . Alfred Ellis . Henry Ellis . ★Henry Emmerson . Albert Filkens . George Goodyear . Albert Haskins . Christopher Haverly . L.F. Heap . William Hensch . Fredric J. Ноеflе . William Jones . Thomas Kemp . John Kliver . Frank Kufke . Fred Lock . Richard Lock . Charles Lynch . Edward Lynch . Newton Lynch . Thomas W. Mack . William Marshall . Fred Martin . Jacob Melzer . Ferdinand Meyer . Charles Murdock . Benjamin E. Nichols . Christ Niemeyer . Gifford H. Obert . Charles Page . James Page . Joseph Page . I. Devalson Poyer . John Duane Poyer . Jacob Rabson, Jr. . Robert Reed . Peter Reiter . Thomas Robb . Nathan L. Robinson . ★Joseph Rogers . Theodore Rogers . Jacob A. Sabin . ★James Sadler . Darius Scott . Larmon Scott . Richard Scott . Wilson Scott . Jerry Sherman . Charles Sigwalt . Harvey H. Talcott . Arba Tanner . Lodore Tanner . Perry Tanner . James Thacker . Frank Thoma . Theodore Tillston . August Wesche . Henry Wille . Desic Wilson . Jacob Zimmerman
1898 , Spanish-American War , 1902. Fred Averill . Miles Courtney . Fred W. Feldt . George S. Harnish . William Jiencke . Nicholas E. Jones . Gustav Kobow . Murray F. Mann . Joseph Podrasky . Louis A. Rivon . E.R. Selden . Charles S. Stewart . Mary Bird Talcott . Louis M. Winsauer . George Winsell . Clarence A. Wolfram . William Wolters
1917 , World War , 1918. Alfred Ahbe . Hobart M. Аhbe . Louis H. Ahrens . Earl Allen . Ralph H. Allison . Walter E. Becker . Arthur F. Behm . Bertram W. Bennett . Walter C. Berschet . Wm. L. Berschet . Chas. F. Beth . ★Ernest Bеth . ★Anthony Biba . Louis A. Bierman . Raymond A. Block . Alfred Blume . Oscar W. Blume . George Boesche . Charles Bohn . Louis Bork . Stephen Bozo . Frank A. Bremer, Jr . Godfrey J. Bremer . Chauncey Brownell . Joseph Buckley . Albert Burchard . Arthur A. Burchard . Edward Butenschoen . Donald B. Campbell . Patrick Carr . Henry S. Chidley . Stanley L. Chidley . William J. Chidley . Hans Christofferson . Bertrand Collett . Cyrus W. Colow . ★George Cook . Harold Cook . Harriet Irene Cook . James Crews . Tony Defalco . Phillip DeGovern . Chester A. Dollen . Fred Domin . Herman Domin . Emil Dreyer . Fred Dunn . Elvin Dunteman . Harry Dunteman . Walter E. Dusek . Robert D. Duthie . A. Percy Earle . Norman P. Earle . Walter C. Earle . George H. Eck . Lester Ehrlich . Ralph E. Emmert . Otto Frank . Charles G. Frisbie . Frank Gadtke . Edward Gage . Edward J. Geils . John F. Geils . Henry M. Geisen . Nick Geisen . Henry D. Gewecke . Mike Giarrusso . John Gilszner . Frank Gniot . John Gniot . Harry F. Gray . William H. Gresen . Fred H. Grewe . Glenn F. Grindley . Albert Grosvenor . Leslie D. Gummo . George Haben . Herbert Haedike . Howard Hall . William F. Hammer . Edgar Harmon . Burton Harris . Edward Hasse . Arthur L. Heidke . Walter A. Heidke . Joseph Heinze . Herbert H. Held . Ralph R. Held . Edward Helfers . John F. Heller . Henry F. Heller . Walter Hendricksen . Edward G. Henig . Emil W.C. Henk . Joseph J. Hervey . Conrad L. Hildebrandt . John Hildebrandt . Clifford Hodgins . George Hodgins . Arthur A. Imig . C. Dewey Imig . Herman A. Jannusch . August Jensen . Morris Price Jones . Milton Kallman . George Kasbohm . Arthur Katz . Christopher Katz . Alfred C. Kayser . Russell D. Keedy . Charles F. Kemmell . A.J. Kenney . Ransom Kennicott, Jr. . John C. Kiemer . Wallace L. Kinder . John C. Knaack . William Koehler, Jr. . Arhtur C. Korsgard . Julius Kranz . Paul Krause . John C. Krohn . William Krohn . William B. Krueger . George Kruse . Orville Kurtz . Edward C. Ladendorf . Frank E. Ladendorf . Wm. J. Ladendorf, Jr. . Wm. M. Ladendorf . George Lagerhausen . Walter Lagerhausen . Joseph W. Lambert . Herman B. Landahl . John E. Landeck . Henry Landis . Oscar Landis . Erwin H. Lange . Wallace H. Lanigan . Albert Larsen . Paul Larsen . Max Leggette . Reginald Leggette . Vincent Lenard . Fred A. Lessing . John Lewerenz . William Lewerenz . Charles Liewerenz . Edward A. Lockett . E. Harold Lorenzen . ★John A. Markgraff . Herbert L. Maske . Charles McKenna . George Mellenkamp . Wm. Bryan Melzer . ★Ernst Mensching . Fayette O. Merrill . Garfield F. Miller . Walter J. Miller . Emil Moehling . Alvin D. Munsterman . Edwin Murphy . Thomas Murphy . Stanley H. Nelson . William Netzel . Edward W. Nissen . Walter C. Oehler . John O'Shaughnessy . Leonard C. Outland . Arthur G. Paine . Raymond Palmer . Carmen Pantano . George Paton . G. Walter Pflughaupt . Edward M. Pinney . John A. Pitt . James Podrasky . Ernest A. Poggensee . Leonard J. Poyer . Glenn D. Price . Arthur M. Purves . Frank Radde . Gerhard L. Rexses . Otto Rexses, Jr. . William E. Rexses, Jr. . Earl Rickert . Bert D. Rische . Albert W. Ritter . Edward Ritter . Geo. F. Robinson, Jr. . Walter H. Rust . George E. Sauerland . Walter W. Schaefer . Frank Schaff . Lewis B. Scharringhausen . Herbert Schempp . Theodore Schmalbeck . Walter Schmalbeck . Charles Schmoldt . Richard C. Schmoldt . Rudolph C. Schmoldt . William A. Schmoldt . Irving Schubert . Augsut Schultz . Charles E. Schultz . Fred Schultz, Jr. . Theo. C. Schwanbeck . Carl W. Sebastian . Labert Q. Seng . Henry C. Sigwalt . Romeo O. Sigwalt . Walter W. Spiegler . Christ Stade . Henry C. Stamm . Hugo L. Steck . Max Steck . Fred Stllman . Louis W. Steppke . Clarence F. Thiede . Alvin Thomas . Fred A. Thrope . Max Toepper . Walter Wagner . William Wagner . Floyd M. Walt . Otto Weighbrodt . Herman Weighman . John Welinski . Walter Welinski . Edward Welle . Adolph Wetterman . F. R. Wetterman . Raymond Wheeler . Elmwer A. Wicke . Walter H. Wille . Walter Winkelmann . Reinhardt G. Wolf . Harold G. Wolfram . Ulysses G. Woflram . E.R. Wuerttemberger . ★Elmer Zaleski . Frank P. Zaleski
★Died in service
In grateful recognition of the patriotic services rendered by the men and women of this community who served in the Armed Forces of the United States.
1861 Civil War 1865
George Q. Allen William Allison James Barber Ben Barstow Casper Bowers James Bowman Jacob Brown Henry Buck Trueman Chittenden James Costello Charles Curtis John Daniels John Day John Diesness Seremo Ditch A. W. Eckert Henry Elle Alfred Ellis Henry Ellis ★Henry Emmerson Albert Filkens George Goodyear Albert Haskins Christopher Haverly L.F. Heap William Hensch Fredric J. Ноеflе William Jones Thomas Kemp John Kliver Frank Kufke Fred Lock Richard Lock Charles Lynch Edward Lynch Newton Lynch Thomas W. Mack William Marshall Fred Martin Jacob Melzer Ferdinand Meyer Charles Murdock Benjamin E. Nichols Christ Niemeyer Gifford H. Obert Charles Page James Page Joseph Page I. Devalson Poyer John Duane Poyer Jacob Rabson, Jr. Robert Reed Peter Reiter Thomas Robb Nathan L. Robinson ★Joseph Rogers Theodore Rogers Jacob A. Sabin ★James Sadler Darius Scott Larmon Scott Richard Scott Wilson Scott Jerry Sherman Charles Sigwalt Harvey H. Talcott Arba Tanner Lodore Tanner Perry Tanner James Thacker Frank Thoma Theodore Tillston August Wesche Henry Wille Desic Wilson Jacob Zimmerman
1898 Spanish-American War 1902
Fred Averill Miles Courtney Fred W. Feldt George S. Harnish William Jiencke Nicholas E. Jones Gustav Kobow Murray F. Mann Joseph Podrasky Louis A. Rivon E.R. Selden Charles S. Stewart Mary Bird Talcott Louis M. Winsauer George Winsell Clarence A. Wolfram William Wolters
1917 World War 1918
Alfred Ahbe Hobart
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M. Аhbe Louis H. Ahrens Earl Allen Ralph H. Allison Walter E. Becker Arthur F. Behm Bertram W. Bennett Walter C. Berschet Wm. L. Berschet Chas. F. Beth ★Ernest Bеth ★Anthony Biba Louis A. Bierman Raymond A. Block Alfred Blume Oscar W. Blume George Boesche Charles Bohn Louis Bork Stephen Bozo Frank A. Bremer, Jr Godfrey J. Bremer Chauncey Brownell Joseph Buckley Albert Burchard Arthur A. Burchard Edward Butenschoen Donald B. Campbell Patrick Carr Henry S. Chidley Stanley L. Chidley William J. Chidley Hans Christofferson Bertrand Collett Cyrus W. Colow ★George Cook Harold Cook Harriet Irene Cook James Crews Tony Defalco Phillip DeGovern Chester A. Dollen Fred Domin Herman Domin Emil Dreyer Fred Dunn Elvin Dunteman Harry Dunteman Walter E. Dusek Robert D. Duthie A. Percy Earle Norman P. Earle Walter C. Earle George H. Eck Lester Ehrlich Ralph E. Emmert Otto Frank Charles G. Frisbie Frank Gadtke Edward Gage Edward J. Geils John F. Geils Henry M. Geisen Nick Geisen Henry D. Gewecke
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 21, 2025
2. Lake Park Memorial Pavilion bandshell
This memorial is just left of the center of the pavilion and to the right of the flags. Lake Opeka is on the right.
Mike Giarrusso John Gilszner Frank Gniot John Gniot Harry F. Gray William H. Gresen Fred H. Grewe Glenn F. Grindley Albert Grosvenor Leslie D. Gummo George Haben Herbert Haedike Howard Hall William F. Hammer Edgar Harmon Burton Harris Edward Hasse Arthur L. Heidke Walter A. Heidke Joseph Heinze Herbert H. Held Ralph R. Held Edward Helfers John F. Heller Henry F. Heller Walter Hendricksen Edward G. Henig Emil W.C. Henk Joseph J. Hervey Conrad L. Hildebrandt John Hildebrandt Clifford Hodgins George Hodgins Arthur A. Imig C. Dewey Imig Herman A. Jannusch August Jensen Morris Price Jones Milton Kallman George Kasbohm Arthur Katz Christopher Katz Alfred C. Kayser Russell D. Keedy Charles F. Kemmell A.J. Kenney Ransom Kennicott, Jr. John C. Kiemer Wallace L. Kinder John C. Knaack William Koehler, Jr. Arhtur C. Korsgard Julius Kranz Paul Krause John C. Krohn William Krohn William B. Krueger George Kruse Orville Kurtz Edward C. Ladendorf Frank E. Ladendorf Wm. J. Ladendorf, Jr. Wm. M. Ladendorf George Lagerhausen
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 21, 2025
3. George Cook
A nearby marker about World War I includes this photo of George Cook, who died of influenza while serving in World War I and who is named on this memorial.
Walter Lagerhausen Joseph W. Lambert Herman B. Landahl John E. Landeck Henry Landis Oscar Landis Erwin H. Lange Wallace H. Lanigan Albert Larsen Paul Larsen Max Leggette Reginald Leggette Vincent Lenard Fred A. Lessing John Lewerenz William Lewerenz Charles Liewerenz Edward A. Lockett E. Harold Lorenzen ★John A. Markgraff Herbert L. Maske Charles McKenna George Mellenkamp Wm. Bryan Melzer ★Ernst Mensching Fayette O. Merrill Garfield F. Miller Walter J. Miller Emil Moehling Alvin D. Munsterman Edwin Murphy Thomas Murphy Stanley H. Nelson William Netzel Edward W. Nissen Walter C. Oehler John O'Shaughnessy Leonard C. Outland Arthur G. Paine Raymond Palmer Carmen Pantano George Paton G. Walter Pflughaupt Edward M. Pinney John A. Pitt James Podrasky Ernest A. Poggensee Leonard J. Poyer Glenn D. Price Arthur M. Purves Frank Radde Gerhard L. Rexses Otto Rexses, Jr. William E. Rexses, Jr. Earl Rickert Bert D. Rische Albert W. Ritter Edward Ritter Geo. F. Robinson, Jr. Walter H. Rust George E. Sauerland Walter W. Schaefer Frank Schaff Lewis B. Scharringhausen Herbert Schempp Theodore Schmalbeck Walter Schmalbeck Charles Schmoldt Richard C. Schmoldt Rudolph C. Schmoldt William A. Schmoldt Irving Schubert Augsut Schultz Charles E. Schultz Fred Schultz, Jr. Theo. C. Schwanbeck Carl W. Sebastian Labert Q. Seng Henry C. Sigwalt Romeo O. Sigwalt Walter W. Spiegler Christ Stade Henry C. Stamm Hugo L. Steck Max Steck Fred Stllman Louis W. Steppke Clarence F. Thiede Alvin Thomas Fred A. Thrope Max Toepper Walter Wagner William Wagner Floyd M. Walt Otto Weighbrodt Herman Weighman John Welinski Walter Welinski Edward Welle Adolph Wetterman F. R. Wetterman Raymond Wheeler Elmwer A. Wicke Walter H. Wille Walter Winkelmann Reinhardt G. Wolf Harold G. Wolfram Ulysses G. Woflram E.R. Wuerttemberger ★Elmer Zaleski Frank P. Zaleski
Location. 42° 0.794′ N, 87° 53.691′ W. Memorial is in Des Plaines, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Lee Street west of Fargo Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The memorial is in front of the Lake Park Memorial Pavilion, just east of Lake Opeka. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Des Plaines IL 60018, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
More about this memorial. This memorial includes Des Plaines's war participants from the Civil War through World War I. The park's first pavilion opened in 1975 and was replaced in 2004; it could not be immediately determined when this particular memorial was placed here or where it was previously. The pavilion itself includes large stone tablets featuring the names of Des Plaines citizens who have died in war from the Civil War to present.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
