John C. F. Rickiefs WW1 Memorial Plaque

Plaque reads:
“John C. F. Rickiefs. Great Lakes Naval Station. 1918. In grateful remembrance of his loyalty and patriotism, the children of the Swift School plant this tree. Nov 11, 1921.”

WW1 plaque at Graceland Cemetery

Text of WW1 plaque at Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, IL:

IN MEMORY OF

CO. “A,” 124TH MACHINE GUN BATTALION

AND FORMER MEMBERS OF

CO. L, 5TH INF. ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD

33RD. DIVISION WORLD WAR I 1917-1919

W. LUTZ KRIGBAUM CAPTAIN

McLean County WWI Memorial

Museum was closed at time of visit in 2019. Large rectangular plaque designed by architect Arhtur F. Moratz and executed by sculptor George Honig

Schahrer Field Memorial Plaque

Located in the MLK Union west building, 3rd floor conference room. Memorializes Martin Schahrer, student and former football player who was KIA. “Plaque memorializing Martin Schahrer, a student and former football player who was killed in action.

Rockefeller Chapel University of Chicago WWI Memorial Plaque

Plaque located in chapel. Men of Univ. of Chicago who lost their lives in WWI

Cunningham Family Plot

Oliver Baty Cunningham was killed in France. There is an inscription to him on the family headstone at Rosehill Cemetery. Cunningham’s portrait is at ETHS and there is a plaque dedictated to him at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Evanston.

Virden Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

Four square columns topped by a ziggarut style roof that supports a stone doughboy

“Over the Top to Victory”

John Paulding doughboy installed 1929. This doughboy statue was originally dedicated on Armistice Day, November 11, 1929 and is located in Memorial Park, Wheaton, Illinois.

First Cook Community Bank Chicago City Hall WWI Memorial

Located inside, ground floor. Cast by the American Art Bronze Foundry, Chicago