Historical Markers and War Memorials in Maywood, Illinois
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On Oak Street at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Oak Street.
In memory of our Illinois comrades of the 192nd Tank Battalion who gave their lives in the service of their country on Bataan and in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps.
Bainbridge, J. ·
Ball, J. ·
Bertrand, D. ·
Boardman, E. ·
Boni, D. · . . . — — Map (db m228934) WM
On Oak Street near 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In memoriam
2nd Lt. Benjamin R.
Morin, S.J.
1920 -- 2015
Maywood's warrior priest
The first U.S. tank commander to
engage enemy forces in World War II
on the Bataan Peninsula
— — Map (db m227960) HM WM
Company B
192nd Tank Battalion
These men fought on Bataan
Armato, R. •
*Bainbridge, J. Jr. •
*Ball, J. •
Bardowski Z. •
Bashleben, L •
*Bertrand, D. •
Bird, I. •
*Boardman, F. •
*Boni, D. •
Brittan, L •
*Bronge. R. • . . . — — Map (db m228932) WM
On South 11th Avenue at Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on South 11th Avenue.
This park is dedicated to the memory of P.F.C. Thomas Earl Conner U.S.M.C. • P.F.C. Thomas Heise U.S.M.C. who gave their lives for their country in Vietnam. Let none forget they gave their all and faltered not when came the call. — — Map (db m238765) WM
On Oak Street just west of South 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A fiery and charismatic speaker, he exemplified courage and championed the causes of oppressed people. Fred graduated from Irving Elementary and Proviso East High School.
As President of the West Suburban Youth NAACP and Chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m232720) HM
Near The Illinois Prairie Path near South 1st Avenue (Illinois Route 171), on the left when traveling west.
Praire Insects
This native garden is only a small fraction of the prairie that was once here. However, the bright colors and nectar of the forbs (wide-leaved flowering plants) and the shelter and food that the grasses provide, attract many . . . — — Map (db m235083) HM
On Lake Street at 1st Avenue (Illinois Route 171), on the right when traveling east on Lake Street.
Many Black slaves fled from the antebellum south and gained their freedom by secretly traveling through the "Underground Railroad" route during the mid 1800's. A "Ten Mile Freedom House" providing shelter for the "Underground Railroad" travelers . . . — — Map (db m231844) HM
On North First Avenue at Ohio Street, on the right when traveling south on North First Avenue.
The Maywood Home for Soldiers' Widows was built in 1924. It was
sponsored by the Daughters of Union Veterans society to provide
maintenance, nursing and care for elderly widows of fallen Union
Soldiers of the Civil War and their children. The . . . — — Map (db m187748) HM