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

POW-MIA Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 22, 2025

1. POW-MIA Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the prisoners of war and those missing in action, whose supreme sacrifice helped to keep our nation free

Erected by Rolling Thunder IL.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 41° 45.528′ N, 87° 57.427′ W. Memorial is in Darien, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on 71st Street west of Clarendon Hills Road. The memorial is next to the Darien Veterans Memorial inside Darien Community Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7100 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien IL 60561, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Darien Peace Memorial (a few

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steps from this marker); Get Your "Chicks" on Rte 66 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket (approx. 1.3 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); TWA Flight 529 Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Robert W. Bernas Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); Kruml Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bruno F. Shustek (approx. 2 miles away).

POW-MIA Memorial and Darien Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 22, 2025

2. POW-MIA Memorial and Darien Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.