Friends Creek Township near Argenta in Macon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Illinois Remembers
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 13, 2026
1. Illinois Remembers Marker
SP4 Richard Wiley • MSGT Timothy Bodden
POW*MIA You are not forgotten
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 59.319′ N, 88° 47.275′ W. Memorial is near Argenta, Illinois, in Macon County. It is in Friends Creek Township. It is on Interstate 72, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10002 I-72, Argenta IL 62501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx. 0.4 miles away); Friends Creek Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Dr. Robert Ferrier Carr and Emily Smick Carr (approx. 0.9 miles away);
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Photographed by Craig Doda, September 13, 2026
2. Illinois Remembers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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