Wheaton in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025
1. Korean War Veterans Memorial Marker
Honor, pride & service
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 41° 52.064′ N, 88° 6.525′ W. Memorial is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Union Avenue near Hale Street. The memorial is in Memorial Park, installed as part of the memorial near the Doughboy statue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 225 Karlskoga Avenue, Wheaton IL 60187, 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: Memorial Plaza (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Veteran's Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Memorial to World Wars I and II (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Bench (a few steps from this marker); Judge Elbert H. Gary (a few steps from this marker); Site of the World's First Radio Telescope (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grand Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adams Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.
More about this memorial. This preexisting memorial was included as part of Memorial Plaza, which was completed in Memorial Park in 2020.
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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025
2. Memorial Plaza
The Korean War Memorial is on the right in this west-facing photo.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
