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

Memorial to World Wars I and II

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025

1. Memorial to World Wars I and II Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the sons and daughters of Wheaton who served in the great wars

In Memoriam
World War I
Norman J. Tweedie • Stuart A. Murray • Charles A. Goodwin • Fred E. Voss • Laverne T. Perrottet • Willis H. Cork • Andrew J. Wagner • Carl G. Carlson • George P. Kull • Winston Morton • Russell Brooks • John J. Cahill

World War II
Herbert C. Nickerson • Thomas E. Morris • Lawrence Lambe • Jack S. Newton • Donald C. Brinkman • George M. O'Connor • William H. Spencer • Don B. Pierce • Carl H. Moore • Sanford O. Schulert • Benjamin Angel • Gerald F. Flannigan • Sylvester M. Beyer • Arthur D. Walker • R.E. Breckman • Robert L. Beardsley • Joe J. Burghardt • George Fogle • Gilbert M. Cole • Edward Herschman • Stnaton W. Johnston • John Walter • Raymond Moershell • Paul Mortweet • Donald B. Moore • James Dunlap

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 52.06′ N, 88° 6.537′ W. Memorial is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on West Union Avenue. The marker is affixed to the Mary Lubko Center building located in Memorial Park. It is at the west end of the Memorial Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 208 W Union Ave, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Bench (here, next to this marker); Memorial Plaza (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Veteran's Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Judge Elbert H. Gary (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the World's First Radio Telescope (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grand Theater (about 800 feet away); Adams Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.

Regarding Memorial to World Wars I and II. Laverne Perrottet, listed among Wheaton's dead in World War I, was the son of Arthur Perrottet, who served as Wheaton's mayor from 1915 until 1917. LaVerne Perrottet was killed at the Battle of Belleau Wood. He is buried at Wheaton Cemetery.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025

2. Memorial to World Wars I and II Marker

The marker is visible on the building at the far end of the Memorial Plaza, behind the Doughboy statue.

Stuart R. Murray (1895-1918) image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of the Chicago History Museum

3. Stuart R. Murray (1895-1918)

Stuart Murray of Wheaton was a member of Battery B, 149th Field Artillery in World War I. He was killed at Bulson, France, on the morning of the Armistice, November 11, 1918. Originally buried in France, his body was reinterred at Wheaton Cemetery. His photo is preserved by the Chicago History Museum's file of photographs of Chicago-area service members who died in World War I.

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 50 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.