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

Naperville World War I Veterans

Naperville's World War I Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 16, 2025

1. Naperville's World War I Veterans Marker

Inscription. Abbott, Arthur • Adelman, L. M. • Albrecht, Otto • Albrecht, Richard F. • Allison, Hubert F. • Alspaugh, Noel • Anderson, C. B. • App, James • Arbogast, Fred • Arbogast, Louie • Ashley, Clifford A. • Babel Harley • Babel, Harry • Bacon, V. • Bailey, Frank • Bapst, August • *Bapst, Edward • Bapst, Capt. Rev. Julius (Chaplain) • Bapst, Oliver • Barley, Clarence • Bartholomew, Harry E. • Bartholomew, Rollin E. • Bauer, Harry Wesley • Baumgartner, Hope • Baumgartner, Oliver • Baumgartner, Paul • Becker, Arthur C. • *Beidelman, Clyde • Beidelman, Gideon • Benjamin, Henry Harrison • Berg, Gust • *Berger, Eugene • Berger, Marlo • Bestler, Chris • Beyler, Oscar • Boecker, Bernard B. • Boecker, Paul Herman • Boecker, Theo. F. Jr • Boelter, H. • Boepple, John • Boettger, Wm. Jr. • Boisser, N. • Bradlee, Robert D. • Brock, Paul P. • Brossman, Robert E. • Burak, Carl • Burgert, Chester • Burgess, Nelson Henry • Burkhardt, Jake • Butcher, Paul • Butler, W. • Callender, Cyril • Christoffel, Jacob • Clewell, George • Cofield, Earl • Costello, Wm. • Cowles, Frank Spencer • Cromer, Fred • Daw, Lester • Deoduic, Otto • Diehl, Edward M. •

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Diller, John • Dillon, Con • Drendel, Julian • Drendel, Leo • Drendel, Oscar • Drendel, Paul • Dustman, Guy V. • Eaton, Samuel W. • Ehrhardt, Harry • Eldridge, George • Ellam, Cyrill • Ellenberger, Otho • Enck, Frank • Ester, Dore • Ester, George • Fahrner, Joseph • Feldott, Albert • Felton, Theo. • Fender, Frank • Ferguson, Raymond • Fillie, Arthur • Fletcher, Robert • Foucek, Charles • Friedrich, Ed • Friedrich, Wm. • Fry, John • Fry, Oliver • Fry, Scott • Galow, Fred • Gamertsfelder, Gordon P. • Gasser, Wm. (Dr.) • Gauger, Arthur • Gauger, Edgar • Gegstetter, Harvey • Gibson, Paul (Maj. Dr.) • Gillhover, George • Goetz, Ed • Good, Sankey S. • Gorman, Wm. • Grantman, J. • Gress, Simon • Grimes, Charles • Grimes, Claude • Grimes, George • Grush, Vernon • Gushard, Albert • Haas, Frank • Haas, John • Hall, George • Harter, Ralph L. • Hauser, Harry H. • Hawhecker, Alfred • Hawbecker, Ralph • Hawkins, Fred • Hayer, William G. • Hayes, John Rolland • Hayes, Sheldon • Hedinger, Charles • Heim, Alphons J. • Heim, Edward • Heim, Leo • Hertel, John Clark • Hertel, Harold • Heydon, Charles Ernest Jr. • Heydon, Tom G. • Heynen, Carl • *Hiltenbrand,

Naperville World War I Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 16, 2025

2. Naperville World War I Veterans Marker

The marker is on the right side of the left slab; the other half of the slab is a history of the park. On the right concrete slab is a plaque listing the donors who helped create this memorial and refurbish the Doughboy statue in Burlington Square Park.

Arnold • Hiltenbrand, August • Hiltenbrand, Frank • Hiltenbrand, George • *Hiltz, Edward • Hobert, Emery • Hoffman, Albert • Hoopes, Francis • Hosler, Oscar H • Hughes, Clarence • Hunt, Roy • Jaeck, George • Jarman, Edgar • Jenkins, Percy • Jensen, Walter • Johnson, Edward R. • Jordon, John • Julius, Charles E. • Kailer, Clarence • Keagle, Hial • Keeney, Russell W. • Keller, Roy • *Kendall, Oliver J. • Kendall, Ralph E. • Kieserg, Alois Jr. • Kindy, Floyd • Kindy, Owen G. • Kinsey, Dean • Kirn, Gerald • Klein, John • Klein, Leo Frederick • Klingbeil, Emil O. • Klingbeil, Frank M. • Klingbeil, Henry Harold • Klotz, Albert • Knoch, Winfred G. • Knoch, Frank • Knoche, Fred E. • Koppa, Leo • Kraushar, Phil • Kraushar, Raymond • Kreger, George P. • Lampert, Charles • Lampert, Emil • Landorf, Edward • Landorf, George • Landorf, Henry • Landorf, Louis • Lasanska, August • Laubenstein, Lester H. • Lenert, Nicholas • Lester, Otto • Liddle, Patrick • Lies, Joseph • Linblad, Joe • Lindquist, Roy • Luebke, Arthur • Luebke, Reinhard • Lundy, Lester • Lynch, Stanley • Maechetele, Wesley • Mallon, Art • Manning, Dick • Marple, Richard S. • Martin,

Burlington Square Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 16, 2025

3. Burlington Square Park

The slab with the WWI marker is obscured by the bush near the Doughboy statue.

Clauder • Martin, John • Martin, Winfred B. (Dr.) • Mather, Fred • Matter, Herbert J. • McCabe, Harry • McClain, Clarence • Metzler, Henry • Miller, Albert • Miller, Bernard • Miller, Harold • Miller, LaRue • Miller, Lawrence • Miller, Milton • Miller, Theodore • Miller, William Alfred • Millitt, Lloyd • Moeller, Louis • Morgan, Albert R. • Morrison, Glenn • Mueller, Arthur Wm. • Mueller, Charles • Muench, Carl • Musselman, Elias R • Myers, Archie • Neidler, Theodore • Neitz, Paul • Netzley, Roy • Nichols, James L. • Nuffer, Paul • Ory, Alfred • Osterland, Paul • Otterpohl, Edward • Otterpohl, Elmer • Otto, Lester • Paeth, Wm. • Patterson, James • Pelling, Thomas • Pelling, William J. • Petterson, Edwin • Petterson, Herman (Dr.) • Petterson, Rolland • Platz, Charles R. • Platz, Herman • Plumb, Fred • Priegnitz, William • Pringnitz, Edward A. • Rang, Carl • Rapp, George • Reed, Chauncey W. • Remyac, John • Rickert, Charles • Rickert, Herman • Rickert, Robert • Rickert, Walter • Riedy, Emmett • Rieser, Edmund • Rife, Dwight • Rife, John • Rife, Malcomb • Rikli, A. R. (Dr.) • Rohr, Harvey • Rohr, Jacob • Rohr, Oscar • *Rude, Harry • Rudnick,

Oliver Julian Kendall image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Chicago History Museum, circa 1917

4. Oliver Julian Kendall

Oliver "Judd" Kendall was from this neighborhood, attending Ellsworth Elementary School a few blocks away, Naperville High School (now Naperville Central) and the city's North Central College. He enlisted in the Army in June of 1917 and served with the 1st Engineers, 1st Division in France. In the early hours of May 25, 1918, Kendall was leading a 50-man party through the trenches in preparation for the Battle of Cantigny, when he was captured by German troops. His body was found a few months later behind German lines with his throat cut. It is believed he was killed a few days after his capture because he refused to divulge American battle plans to his captors. This image of Kendall is preserved by the Chicago History Museum in a collection of photographs of Chicago-area servicemembers who died in World War I.

Bernard • Sabinsky, Walter • Sandrock, Walter • Schaefle, John • Scherer, Harry • Schleer, Gust • Schmidt, Bernard • Schmidt, Carl • Schmidt, John • Schnabel, Wm. • Schrader, Al • Schrader, Peter • Schuette, Fred • Schultz, Frank • Schwab, Charles • Schwab, Paul • Schwartz, George • Sheehan, James • Sheldon, Robert R • Shiffler, Paul • Shimp, Bert • Sieber, Alex • Sigmund, Louis • Simpson, Wm. • Smith, Wallace E. • Sollenberger, Ray • Spreng, Ralph W. (Dr) • Springborn, Arthur • Springborn, Henry • Springborn, Robert • Stark, Byron • Stauffer, Milton • Stauffer, Wesley • Stenger, Albert • Stenger Clarence • Stenger, Grant • Stenger, Oliver • Stiefboldt, Russell • Stoner, Asa • Strauel, Albert B. • Strauel, Edward L. • Strubler, Wilber • Tansey, Robert • Thede, Harvey • Thompson, Herbert R. • Tillson, Arthur • Tillson, Earl • Truttt, Ruliff L. (Dr.) • Ulrich, Edward • Unger, Robert • Vachout, Maurus W. • Vansickle, K. L. • Volkman, Emil • Voss, Lewis • Waterman, Fred • Wehrli, Frank Joseph • Weigand, Harold • Weigand, Raymond • Weisbrook, Alois • Weisbrook, Bernard • Weisbrook, Erwin • Wendling, Orson • Wert, Ray • Weydert, Henry • White,

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Thomas (Dr.) • Wiener, Clinton • Wilson, Arthur F. • Winkenweder, Vivian • Wittenbraker, C. A. • Wittler, Lawrence • Wolfgang, George E. • Worthel, Arthur • Worthel, George • Worthel, Robert • Yackley, Reuben • Yetter, Percy • Yocum, H. D. • Zedrow, Leo

*Those who gave their lives in World War I

Erected 2003.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 41° 46.74′ N, 88° 8.741′ W. Memorial is in Naperville, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Center Street north of North Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is the right of two adjacent plaques at the center of Burlington Square Park, near the flagpole at the center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101-199 North Avenue, Naperville IL 60540, 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 within walking distance of this marker: Burlington Square (here, next to this marker); The Spirit of the American Doughboy (a few steps from this marker); Naperville World War I Dead (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Bench (within shouting distance of this marker); The Spirit of the American Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th Avenue Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Congregational Church of Naperville (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naperville.

More about this memorial. Burlington Square Park features several other World War I remembrances. On its west end is a Doughboy statue ("Spirit of the American Doughboy"), and in front of that is a plaque honoring Naperville's local dead from the war. On the east side is a "Spirit of the American Navy" statue that dates to the 1920s but was erected in this park in the 2010s.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.