Wheaton in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Gold Star Families Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 11, 2025
1. Gold Star Families Memorial Marker
Erected 1999 by Spraying Systems Co.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Gold Star Families series list.
Location. 41° 51.985′ N, 88° 8.32′ W. Memorial is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on County Farm Road near Manchester Road. The memorial is at the DuPage County Veterans Memorial, which is located near the county complex. It is next to a walkway that leads to a Blue Star memorial of crosses commemorating local servicemembers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 115 County Farm Road, Wheaton IL 60187, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Blue Star Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Robert J. Miller (within shouting distance of this marker); Fred Faulkner Lester (within shouting distance of this marker); James W. Robinson Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Wells H. Blodgett (within shouting distance of this marker); The Medal of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); DuPage County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); James H. Monroe (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 11, 2025
2. Gold Star Families Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 11, 2025
3. Gold Star Families Memorial
The memorial is next to a walkway that leads to a Blue Star memorial installation of crosses for servicemembers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 11, 2025
4. Gold Star Families star
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 20, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
