243 – World War I and II Memorial
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Peoria County-
World War One:
Total Service Members: 5,500
Lives Lost: 211
World War Two:
Total Service Members: 23,010
Lives Lost: 662
HOI News: Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 10 a.m. in the Peoria County Courthouse Plaza. The Memorial will be dedicated to all Peoria County veterans who served, lost their lives, or supported from home during World Wars I & II. Representative Ray LaHood will introduce special guest speaker General Wayne A. Downing, U.S. Army Ret. U.S. Senator Richard Durbin will offer additional comments. Additional speakers will follow.
June 29th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Could this be the World War I & II Memorial at the Peoria County courthouse plaza? I’ve never been there personally.
June 29th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Beat me to it. I’ve been there and that is exactly what it is. Next time, try posting a picture that’s a bit more of a challenge, PI.
June 29th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Ahh… I have been presented a challenge. Can do!
June 29th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Oh good job Billy. Now we are going to get something like the East Peoria Bottoms picture.
June 29th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
From personal experience, I can state that there are some bottoms in East Peoria that are quite lovely. But this isn’t that sort of blog.
June 29th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
[...] Dennis on what I thought was a rare artsy photo on my part for NTPL #243: “Next time, try posting a picture that’s a bit more of a challenge, [...]
July 2nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Why don’t you post a picture of something Billy would know? Hint: golden arches, Wendy Girl…..etc
January 14th, 2009 at 11:46 am
I am told that my great-grandmother laid the wreath at the dedication of the first veterans monument in the old courthouse plaza. She did this as a young girl. She ended up marrying my great-grandfather, John Adam Kohl who was a business man in Peoria. Her name was Babbette.