Kennedy Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Korean War Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 29, 2026

1. Korean War Memorial

Inscription. The veterans of the greater Chicago area present this memorial in memory of those men and women who served during the Korean War, so that those who sacrificed so much in the cause of freedom will never be forgotten

Erected 1988 by Windy City Veterans Association.

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

Location. 41° 41.278′ N, 87° 40.889′ W. Memorial is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Kennedy Park. It is at the intersection of South Western Avenue and 113th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Western Avenue. The marker is in the northeast corner of Kennedy Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11320 South Western Avenue, Chicago IL 60643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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,

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and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Palliser’s Cottage Home No. 35 (approx. ¼ mile away); Morgan Park World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Irish Nationalist Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mt. Olivet Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Blue Island Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); U.S. 4.7 Inch Studebaker Field Gun Model 1906 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Blue Island Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 29, 2026

2. Korean War Memorial

Korean War Memorial in Kennedy Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 29, 2026

3. Korean War Memorial in Kennedy Park

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 29, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.