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
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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. Bronge, . . . — — Map (db m228934) 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, J. *Boardman, F. *Boni, D. Brittan, L *Bronge. R. *Brown. I Jr. . . . — — Map (db m228932) WM
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
Harry H. Nichols House
1894
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m260336) HM
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
Jacob Bohlander House
Built c. 1894
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m260338) HM
Orval Grove
Lee Stange
Robert Jones
Mike Woodard
Theo Shaw
Dave Richards
Women's Bloomer Girl Baseball League: Jeanette Feuerstein
William "Bill" Cade Founder of the Maywood Little League — — Map (db m274545) HM
Our Mission
You are standing in "The Maywood Peace Garden." This garden is primarily a flower garden created in 2009 by a group of neighborhood youth with the support of the Maywood Youth Mentoring Program-which occupied an office at 840 S. 17th at . . . — — Map (db m291517) HM
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
These men fought on Bataan
Armato, R. ★Ball, J. ★Bainbridge, J. Bardowski, Z. Bashleben, J. ★Bertrand, D. Bird, J. ★Boardman, E. ★Boni, D. Brittan, L. ★Bronge, R. ★Brown, L. . . . — — Map (db m289779) WM
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
