Altamont in Effingham County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
All Gave Some - Some Gave All
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
1. Veterans Memorial
We honor and pray for eternal rest.
To Those Who Are Missing In Action --
We express remembrance and hope.
To Those Who Were Wounded In Action -
We honor you.
To Those Who Were Prisoners of War --
We rejoice in your freedom.
To Those Who Returned Home --
We dedicate our eternal gratitude.
[Killed in Action]
Robert E. Oldenburg · Cecil H. Dammerman · Hugo Voelker · Michael E. Vogel · Walter Schwerdtfeger · Paul L. Fischer · Forrest Morr · Ronald W. Ireland · John N. Scholes · Paul D. Polk · Charles J. Davis · George H. Rhodes · Eugene F. Goeckner · Donald C. Sproat · Edgar W. Suckow · William W. Julius · Gene Sine · Chester Jones · Lewis A. Rader · William L. McConkey · Bruce A. Williams · Herman M. Gieseking · Owen E. Cox · William G. Tappendorf · Keith W. Tipsword · Rudolph C. Siebert · Reuben B. Wade · Granville H. Walling
[Missing In Action]
Glenn Loar · Hiram O. Ernest
Taps Old Glory
On fame's eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread,
and glory guards with solemn round
the bivouac of the dead.
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Location. 39° 4.188′ N, 88° 44.919′ W. Marker is in Altamont, Illinois, in Effingham County. It is on 300th Street Ό mile north of Jackson Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is in Union Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Altamont IL 62411, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Charles M. Wright House (approx. Ό mile away); Altamont (approx. one mile away); National Road (approx. 4.2 miles away); St. Elmo (approx. 6.3 miles away); St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
2. Veterans Memorial
Additional commentary.
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This memorial is in Union Cemetery in Altamont, Illinois
— Submitted February 2, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
3. Veterans Memorial Bench
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
4. Veterans Memorial Bench
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
5. Veterans Memorial Taps
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
6. Veterans Memorial Old Glory
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
7. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 728 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
