Veterans Memorial Hall of Rockford, Ilinois

About Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall is a living memorial to Veterans from all wars. It will serve as a constant reminder to the sacrifices given by brave men and women from Winnebago County, and a way for generations to remember and learn about their lives.

The Memorial Hall Dedication Plaque

Veterans Memorial Hall Placque This Memorial Hall, the first of it's kind in the United States dedicated to our veterans of all wars, was completed in the year 1903 with dedication ceremonies on june third of that year by our twenty - sixth president Theodore Roosevelt with these words: "No more fitting memorial could be erected to the men who fought, than a hall such as this..... a hall beautiful because of the uses to which it is consecrated"

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Normal Business Hours
9am - 4pm
Monday - Friday

Contact Information
Scott Lewandowski, Manager
211 N. Main St.
Rockford, IL 61101
(815) 969-1999
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"Veterans History Project Featured Interview"
Elmer Johnson
Dr. Welton Taylor Phd, Tuskegee Airman (Part 1)

Dr. Welton Taylor PhD, a Tuskegee Airman. This veteran Liaison Pilot served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during WWII. He flew L-4 and L-5 aircraft with the 93rd Infantry Division seeing combat in the Solomons Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines. Surviving a crash landing behind Japanese lines, he led his observer to safety despite suffering serious injuries to both knees.

Veterans Memorial Hall Interview Podcast
Veterans Histroy Project
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211 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61101
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