Stonefort in Saline County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dedicated in Honor of Those Who Have Made the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Country
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021
1. Dedicated in Honor of Those Who Have Made the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Country
Richardson, Michael Army
World War II
Knowles, Clifford Lee Marine
Mitchell, Leonard L. Army
Bynum, Quentin Army
Buckner, Cecil Windel Navy
Iraq
Pickering, Aaron C. Marine
The gave their lives that we might live
Erected 1951 by American Legion Post #400.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 37° 37.054′ N, 88° 42.153′ W. Memorial is in Stonefort, Illinois, in Saline County. It is on Wilson Street (U.S. 45) 0.3 miles north of Battleford Road (Chestnut Street) (County Highway 16), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Stonefort IL 62987, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt, in Shawnee Hills, and in the Tri-State Region. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tunnel Hill State Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Tunnel Hill State Trail (approx. 4.6 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); Carrier Mills Archaeological District (approx. 6.7 miles away); Creal Springs (approx. 7.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Creal Springs Seminary (approx. 7.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021
2. Dedicated in Honor of Those Who Have Made the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Country
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021
3. Erected 30 May 1951 by American Legion Post #400
Placed directly in front of the memorial.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021
4. In Memory of Gale Buckner
Post Commander 1954 — 1955
K.M.B.B. Post 400 American Legion
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021
5. Dedicated in Honor of Those Who Have Made the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Country
Looking southeast from Wilson Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 7, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
