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War Memorial

In Memoriam

 
 
War Memorial World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
1. War Memorial World War II Marker
Inscription.
Erected in honor of all citizens of Lockport community who served in the Armed Forces in World War II and in memory of those listed below who lost their lives while in the service of our country

Harold Adamson • Hugh Allison • Russell Ayers • John Baxter • Arnold Bertelson • Melvin Boe • John Bosnak • James Brennan • Anthony Capitino • Elwood Dale • Scottie Dunham • Nolan Etchison • David Faut • Stephen Fracaro • Michael Galajdik • Frank Graning • James Henderson • Bernard Homerding • Edward Horvat • Alvin Hurley • Fred Johnson • Ivan Johnson • Louis Kelm • John Kirkham • Nicholas Kozak • John Krpan • Edward Landon • Garnet Leffers • Joseph Link • Donald Markstrom • Andrew Materna • Howard Mathison • John Melanovich • Paul Newton • Joe Panian • Robert Pierce • Arthur Pius • Robert Popovich • Joseph Radich • Sator Sanchez • Albert Sartori • Victor Schade • Earl Smithpeters • William Sovich • Frank Spiecker • John Stefanek • Melvin Strong • Joseph Tusek • Jack Underwood • Adam Vanchina • Robert Whalen • Robert Ziesemer
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Erected in honor of all citizens of Lockport community who served in the Armed Forces in the Korean War, and those, listed below, who lost their lives while in the service of their country

Korea
John

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Hartong • Arthur A. Mikula
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Erected in honor of all citizens of Lockport community who served in the Armed Forces in Viet Nam and to all Viet Nam MIAs. Listed below are those who lost their lives while in the service of their country in Viet Nam

John Steven Ambrosini • William Joseph Brencich • William Eugene Carroll • Steve Lee Inboden • Glen Alan Jackson • Gary Steven Johnson • Leo J. Miller • Robert Lee Mitchell • Charles Lloyd Morrison • Paul Henry Stein, Jr. • Frank Jay Strand • Chatwin Arnold Strother • Albert Lee Vicich
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Iraq War
Travis Patriquin


 
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5788 and American Legion Post #18.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd IraqWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 35.352′ N, 88° 3.308′ W. Memorial is in Lockport, Illinois, in Will County. It is at the intersection of 9th Street (Illinois Route 7) and Hamilton Street, on the left when traveling east on 9th Street. Memorial is on the City Hall grounds. Touch for map.
War Memorial Korea and Iraq Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
2. War Memorial Korea and Iraq Marker
Memorial is at or near this postal address: 222 East 9th Street, Lockport IL 60441, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. 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 walking distance of this marker: Lockport City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois & Michigan Canal Office (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Gaylord (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Schuler (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Whittling Their Time Away" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln and Lockport (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lockport.
 
War Memorial Vietnam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
3. War Memorial Vietnam Marker
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2016
4. War Memorial
City Hall in background
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 14, 2026