Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial (HM14DI)

Location: Altamont, IL 62411 Effingham County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 4.188', W 88° 44.919'

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All Gave Some - Some Gave All

— Honor The Past · Protect The Future —

To Those Who Gave All —
We honor and pray for eternal rest.
To Those Who Are Missing In Action —
We express remembrance and hope.
To Those Who Were Wounded In Action -
We honor you.
To Those Who Were Prisoners of War —
We rejoice in your freedom.
To Those Who Returned Home —
We dedicate our eternal gratitude.

[Killed in Action]
Robert E. Oldenburg · Cecil H. Dammerman · Hugo Voelker · Michael E. Vogel · Walter Schwerdtfeger · Paul L. Fischer · Forrest Morr · Ronald W. Ireland · John N. Scholes · Paul D. Polk · Charles J. Davis · George H. Rhodes · Eugene F. Goeckner · Donald C. Sproat · Edgar W. Suckow · William W. Julius · Gene Sine · Chester Jones · Lewis A. Rader · William L. McConkey · Bruce A. Williams · Herman M. Gieseking · Owen E. Cox · William G. Tappendorf · Keith W. Tipsword · Rudolph C. Siebert · Reuben B. Wade · Granville H. Walling

[Missing In Action]
Glenn Loar · Hiram O. Ernest

Taps · Old Glory

On fame's eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread,
and glory guards with solemn round
the bivouac of the dead.
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HM NumberHM14DI
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 7:39am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 348725 N 4325977
Decimal Degrees39.06980000, -88.74865000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 4.188', W 88° 44.919'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 4' 11.28" N, 88° 44' 55.14" W
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Area Code(s)618, 217
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10603 County Rd 300 E, Altamont IL 62411, US
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