Downers Grove in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Memorial Park

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 12, 2025

1. Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Dedicated by the people of Downers Grove
May 29, 1949

In honor of those who gave their lives for peace and freedom
World War II, 1941-1947
Andres, Harold J. • Beggs, Harry W. • Bruce, Edward A. • Campbell, Clifford R. • Bichorst, Carl W. • Forst, James • Fox, Elmer E. • Fraser, Harold W. • Gansberg, Raymond H. • Gregory, Allen A. • Grotefeld, Richard • Haase, Arthur • Hamilton, Justin • Harkness, John A. • Henderson, Richard S. • Huntley, Burton C. • Johnson, Arthur L. • Johnson, Joseph P. • Jones, Robert L. • Lesniak, John W. • Lester, Frederick F. • Lloyd, Edward D. • Lyon, Jack • Malacha, Theodore • Mansfield, Richard W. • Millsap, Stewart A., Jr. • Mondello, Vincent • Pearson, Kenneth Η. • Reed, Donald • Reid, Russell • Roit, Richard A. • Ruff, Edward W. • Schrank, Francis K. • Sterka, Ernest B. • Stull, Robert D. • Swartz, William C. • Teal, Glen M. • Toft, Arthur C. • Vorel, Richard C. • Warner, George P., Jr. • Weber, Lester C. • Weier, Bernard A. • Wetzl, Karl E. • Witek, Anthony P.

Erected 1949 by the people of Downers Grove.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas

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Location. 41° 47.197′ N, 88° 1.426′ W. Memorial is in Downers Grove, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Maple Avenue (County Route 17) 0.2 miles west of Dunham Avenue, on the left when traveling east. The marker is on the eastern edge Memorial Park, near the parking area behind the baseball field's right field fence. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1602 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove IL 60515, 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 walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Lottie Holman O’Neill (approx. half a mile away); Main Street Cemetery

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 12, 2025

2. Memorial Park Marker

(approx. 0.8 miles away); Downers Grove Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Samuel T. Richards (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Underground Railroad (approx. 0.8 miles away); Penner Building (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Downers Grove.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 12, 2025

3. Memorial Park Marker

The marker is near the road that is the entrance to Maple Grove Forest Preserve.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.