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2. World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial - Wikipedia

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   987,000 Illinois residents served in uniform during the war, and 22,000 gave up their lives during the campaigns. Planning for the memorial began in 1999, and the memorial was dedicated in 2004. The memorial is in Oak Ridge Cemetery, located on the north side of Springfield, Illinois, the state capital. [1] [2]

3. List of cemeteries in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   This list of cemeteries in Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.

4. East Lawn Cemetery and Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel

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   East Lawn Cemetery and Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel is a historic cemetery and chapel at 605 Main Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States.Established in 1842, it is the newest and largest cemetery in Williamstown; the two older cemeteries date to the 18th century.

5. National Register of Historic Places listings in Sangamon ...

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   Springfield: 61: US ARMY Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287: US ARMY Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287: March 11, 1999 : Capital Airport, 0.5 miles north of the junction of Illinois Route 29 and Veterans Parkway: Springfield: 62

6. Oldest cemetery stone in Springfield gets historical marker

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   Sep. 4—A burial stone dating to 1794, the oldest in the Middle Village Cemetery in Springfield, received a roadside historical marker Friday, Aug. 30, funded by the private William C. Pomeroy ...

7. Camp Butler National Cemetery - Wikipedia

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   During the Civil War, Camp Butler was the second largest military training camp in Illinois, second only to Camp Douglas in Chicago.After President Lincoln's call for troops in April, 1861, the U.S. War Department sent then Brigadier-General William T. Sherman to Springfield, Illinois, to meet with Governor Richard Yates for the purpose of selecting a suitable site for a training facility.

8. Veterans not forgotten: Remains of unclaimed war vets buried ...

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   In 2008, then-veterans Commissioner Linda Schwartz joined the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association and the state chapter of the Missing in America Project to identify veterans’ remains.

9. Photo of bald eagle atop veteran's gravestone goes viral - AOL

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   A remarkable photograph of an American bald eagle perched atop of a veteran's gravestone went viral on Memorial Day, and reminded the nation the true reason for the national holiday.Sunday evening ...