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

Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial

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Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

1. Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Dedicated in remembrance
of our veterans
Memorial Day 2001
by
their friends and families
Conceived by
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post #9770
Brownstown, Il.

Killed in Action
L.H. Foley · M. Forbis · R.O. Cortelloni · C. Garner · R. Sexton · V.D. Davis · R.L. Kollman · R.D. Stapp · C.A. Thompson · H.E. Feezel · C.O. Fisher · R.D. Ledbetter · E.J. Portz · A.B. Rode · P.J. Willis · E. Willms · R.S. Vance · W.D. Sheafor · E.L. Yakel · C. Portz · J. McDonald · N.C. Washburn · R.H. Warner · R.R. Warner · H. Buhow · T.A. Garner · C.D. Garner · R.D. Ledbetter

Erected 2001 by VFW Post No. 9770, Families, Friends, and Concerned Citizens.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 38° 59.653′ N, 88° 57.218′ W. Memorial is in Brownstown, Illinois, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of 1st Street and Maple Street, on the right when traveling south on 1st Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Brownstown IL 62418, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Sgt. Roger Ledbetter (here, next to this marker); Brownstown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freedom is not Free (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tipi (approx. 5½ miles away); American Indians Uses of the Buffalo (approx. 5½ miles away); The Hogan (approx. 5½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownstown.

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

2. Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial

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

3. Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Lucken, May 27, 2013

4. Brownstown Area Veterans Memorial

2013 Memorial Day Service, hosted by VFW 9770.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 821 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on September 21, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 3, 2014, by Thomas Lucken of Vandalia, Illinois.