Uptown in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Earl Seymour Wharton Reebie
Dec. 13, 1918 • June 26, 1944
— In Memory Of —
727 AAF Bomb Sq
15th Air Force U.S.A.
Killed by enemy action
over Yugoslavia
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 41° 57.593′ N, 87° 39.582′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Uptown. Memorial is at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Main Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Lake Avenue. Monument is in Graceland Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4001 North Clark Street, Chicago IL 60613, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Claude Seymour Reebie (here, next to this marker); Louis Henri Sullivan (within shouting distance of this marker); John Peter Altgeld (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Getty Tomb (about 600 feet away); Allan Pinkerton (about 800 feet away); John A. "Jack" Johnson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Graves Family Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph R. Scott (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
Regarding Earl Seymour Wharton Reebie. The 727th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) was equipped with B-24 Liberator bombers and assigned to the 451st Bombardment Group.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.