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Sauganash Veterans Memorial

 
 
Sauganash Veterans Memorial (Side A) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2016
1. Sauganash Veterans Memorial (Side A)
Inscription.

Dedicated to the
men and women of Sauganash
who served their country in
1941 •World War II • 1945

[Honor Roll of Veterans]
[Died in Service]
Lemuel Day • J. Donald Gibe
John T. Hartney • Elmer Julius
Charles Kulieke • Theodore Smith Stritter
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In appreciation of those
residents of Sauganash
who served their country in
Korea and Vietnam
and in memory of
those who gave their lives
in those struggles


 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
 
Location. 41° 59.407′ N, 87° 44.535′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Forest Glen. It is at the intersection of Peterson Avenue (U.S. 14) and Forest Glen Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Peterson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4600 West Peterson Avenue, Chicago IL 60646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Treaty Elm (approx. 0.3 miles away); LaBagh Woods (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hazelton-Mikota House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Edgebrook (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mary Berkemeier Quinn Park-of-Trees (approx. 1½ miles away);
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Henry V. Peters House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jefferson Park War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
 
Sauganash Veterans Memorial (Side B) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2016
2. Sauganash Veterans Memorial (Side B)
Sauganash Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2016
3. Sauganash Veterans Memorial
Sauganash Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2016
4. Sauganash Veterans Memorial
Looking south across Peterson Ave
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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