Montgomery in Kane County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 26, 2025

1. Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of the men of the Aurora area who gave their lives in service of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard

Erected 1952 by the Navy Club of the United States of America - Illinois Squadron - Shop 50 Aurora.

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

Location. 41° 43.753′ N, 88° 20.467′ W. Memorial is in Montgomery, Illinois, in Kane County. It is on River Street east of Webster Street, on the right. The marker is in front of a naval gun that sits in front of VFW Post 7452. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 121 North River Street, Montgomery IL 60538, 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,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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

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within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: V.F.W. Montgomery Memorial Post 7452 (here, next to this marker); Settler's Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Gray-Watkins Mill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Montgomery and the Fox River: A Shared History (about 600 feet away); Montgomery Veterans Memorial / Service Above Self (approx. 0.2 miles away); Samuel Bedrosian, PhD (approx. 1.3 miles away); Glacial Boulder from Mendota College (approx. 1.8 miles away); Remember Oklahoma City (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Also see . . . VFW Post 7452 official site. (Submitted on April 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

V.F.W. Post 7452 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 26, 2025

2. V.F.W. Post 7452

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.