From the Springfield 2016 Visitors Guide.
This memorial honors the 987,000 men and women from Illinois who served their country during World War II.
The focal point is a 22-ton cast white, concrete globe with more than 70 stainless steel buttons signifying major battles and events of the war. Two black granite walls are inscribed with details of the battles waged extend out from the globe.
Located near the Lincoln Tomb at 1500 Monument Avenue, Oak Ridge Cemetery.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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