Marseilles Memorial Park honors and remembers Marseilles men and women who died in the Civil War, WW l, WW ll, Korea, and Vietnam. The Middle East Conflicts Wall and Museum honor and remember all Americans killed fighting the War on Terror from 1979 to the present. The Memorial was conceived by Tony Cutrano and Jerry Kuczera. The Wall was dedicated in June of 2004. Each June thousands of Veterans on motorcycles from all over America ride in the Illinois Freedom Run to the Wall to support the families and Honor our Fallen Heroes. The museum displays pictures of our fallen warriors and artifacts left by friends and family. The White Oak Memorial Forest honors all veterans from Illinois who gave their lives fighting the War on Terrorism. It was conceived by Stephen Massey of Ottawa Illinois in 2009. Stephen raised money and materials from area Veterans groups, local business and our Marseilles Local 393. Local 393 provided materials and labor for all three memorials.
Installation Date:
30 May 1946
Organization Responsible for Installation:
Marseilles American Legion Post 235 and VFW Post 5506 and the people of Marseilles
Memorial War Era(s):
- Vietnam
- WWII
- Other
- Korea
- WWI
Memorial Condition:
Good
Location:
The Marseilles Memorial Park is located at the corner Main and Washing ton Streets in downtown Marseilles. The Middle East Wall is located at 229 Main St Marseilles overlooking the Illinois River Rapids. The White Oak Forest Memorial is located in Illini State Park near the Illinois River locks.