St. Elmo in Fayette County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial

Duty - Honor - God - Country

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

1. St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial (front)

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

We dedicate this memorial
to the men and women
whose names are listed on
the tablets before you.
They left this community to
serve with honor and dignity
and to preserve freedom
around the world.
"Never in the course of history
has so much been owed by
so many to so few."
[Winston Churchill 1940]

A grateful nation thanks
them one and all.

Memorial Day
May 26, 2008

[Honor Roll of Veterans for]

Civil War Era
1860 - 1916

World War Era
1917 - 1940

World War II Era
1941 - 1949

Korean Era
1950 - 1959

Vietnam Era
1960 - 1974

Desert Storm Era
1975 - 1999

Iraqi Freedom Era
Enduring Freedom

Erected 2008.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1613.

Location. 39° 1.372′ N, 88° 51.029′

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W. Marker is in St. Elmo, Illinois, in Fayette County. Marker is on Cumberland Road (U.S. 40) west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 West Cumberland Road, Saint Elmo IL 62458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. St. Elmo (within shouting distance of this marker); Brownstown (approx. 5.8 miles away); Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Dr. Charles M. Wright House (approx. 6.3 miles away); Altamont (approx. 6.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); National Road (approx. 10.2 miles away).

St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

2. St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial (back)

St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

3. St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial Honor Roll

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

4. St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial Honor Roll

St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial Artwork image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

5. St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial Artwork

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

6. St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial Artwork

St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

7. St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.