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

Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans

1914-1918

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 8, 2026

1. Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans Bricks

Inscription.
Frederick TE. Carlson
Pvt US Army
World War I 1918-1919

William Brown
US Navy GL
WWI 1913-1921

Erected 2022 by the DeKalb Elks Lodge No. 765.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, World I.

Location. 41° 55.757′ N, 88° 46.359′ W. Memorial is in DeKalb, Illinois, in DeKalb County. It can be reached from South Annie Glidden Road south of West Lincoln Highway (Illinois Route 38), on the right when traveling north. This memorial is located at the DeKalb Veterans Memorial at the DeKalb Elks Lodge 765. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 209 S Annie Glidden Rd, Dekalb IL 60115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Viet Nam Era Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); DeKalb Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Honoring American Women Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Barbed Wire Manufacturing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. half a mile away); Northern Illinois University Entrance (approx. 0.6 miles away); Northern Illinois University 75th Anniversary Time Capsule (approx. 0.6 miles away); Northern Illinois State Normal School (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in DeKalb.

Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 8, 2026

2. Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans Memorial

Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans Memorial Surroundings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 8, 2026

3. Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans Memorial Surroundings

Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans Memorial Medal Close-Up image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Stevens, September 8, 2026

4. Honoring World War I DeKalb Area Veterans Memorial Medal Close-Up

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2026, by Matthew Stevens of Washington, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.