Thomasanne Payne Home Site plaque only

Contemporary plaque dedicated to the woman who wrote a song about WWI soldiers.

Bohemian Vucic Memorial Taylorville Memorial School Bohemian WWI & WWII Memorial and Flagpole Bohemian National Cemetery

The memorial was designed and fabricated by Vernon T. Johnson of Stonecraft Industries with architectural assistance from Joseph R. Bednarik. Erected byÊBNCAÊin observance of its 75th anniversary, it honors those who served in World Wars I and II and was dedicated on August 21, 1952. The sandstone memorial has a 40 foot aluminum flagpole on an octagonal base. Each side of the base has an illustration of a major point in each of the wars. The frieze depicts the Four Freedoms. The monument has a 44 foot aluminum flagpole on octagonal cement base. Each side of the base has an illustration of a major point in each of the wars. The frieze depicts the Four Freedoms. Located near the entrance.

New Athens WWI Memorial

Could not locate in 2019. A fine soldiers and sailors monument reported in American Stone Trade Magazine

Kane County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

This monument is dedicated to Kane County residents who participated in all wars. The original monument was for the Civil War participants. The World War I parts of the monument are two WWI naval guns mounted on each side of the monument. The guns are 4.7 inch naval guns one from the U.S.S. New Orleans and the other from the U.S.S. Albany. The WWI portion of the monument was dedicated April 1, 1925. see

Andover Honor Roll

Part of the community war memorial

Lake Forest WWI Memorial Flagpole

Flag pole with commemorative base

WWI War Memorial

The Women’s Service League started during the war had money left over at war’s end and proposed this monument for all who served from Ransom and surrounding Allen Township. One interesting fact about it was that the women were adamant that it was NOT a Memorial. It has always been called “the monument” since that was what they intended: a monument to those who served in the last war in history. They truly believed it was the war to end all wars.

North Central College WWI Memorial

Unsure if this building is a WWI memorial