Posen in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Village of Posen Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

1. Village of Posen Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Village of Posen Veteran's Memorial
POW

Erected 1989.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 41° 37.56′ N, 87° 41.158′ W. Memorial is in Posen, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of 147th Street (Illinois Route 83) and Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 147th Street. The marker is in a median created by the intersection of 147th Street, Cleveland Avenue and Veterans Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Posen IL 60469, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial Flag Pole (about 700

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Midlothian Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); September 11, 2001 (approx. 1½ miles away); Markham Prairie (approx. 1½ miles away); Markham Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Blue Island's Sister Cities (approx. 1.6 miles away); Henry & Catherine Doehler House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Can We Wave the Flag Too Much? (approx. 1.6 miles away).

More about this memorial. The memorial was first unveiled in 1989. It includes a tank and an artillery piece, the latter of which was added to the site around 2019. Benches near the center of the memorial are etched with seals of the five branches of the military.

Village of Posen Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

2. Village of Posen Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

3. Village of Posen Veterans Memorial

Benches east of the five flags at the end of the memorial are etched with the seals for the five branches of the military. Behind them are an artillery piece and a tank.

M-5 anti-tank gun at Village of Posen Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

4. M-5 anti-tank gun at Village of Posen Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

5. Village of Posen Veterans Memorial

Tank at Village of Posen Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

6. Tank at Village of Posen Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 1, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.