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In Honor of Those Who Served
— Guardian Angel Church Cemetery, Chicago —

[image ALT: missingALT. It is the War Memorial in the cemetery of Guardian Angel Croatian Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois (midwestern United States).]

In Gratitude to our Young Men
who served their Country's Cause
in the Great World-War, this
Memorial is dedicated by the
Parishioners of St. Henry's Church.

† Joseph J. Winandy
† Cedric Harles
† Peter Stephany

(or see a close‑up of the inscription for yourself).

Some of the Servicemen Buried Here:

There may well be others; I haven't walked the whole cemetery yet, although it's a small one, no more than half a city block.

[image ALT: The tombstone of Hugo A. Pape in the cemetery of Guardian Angel Croatian Catholic Church in Chicago.]

Hugo A. Pape
Illinois
Pvt Btry G 5 Regt Arty
Spanish American War
Nov 10 1879   May 3 1961

[image ALT: The tombstone of Peter Stephany in the cemetery of Guardian Angel Croatian Catholic Church in Chicago.]

Pvt. Peter Stephany
1886 † 1918
Battery F
117th Field Artillery
Died in France

[image ALT: The tombstone of Peter Weber in the cemetery of Guardian Angel Croatian Catholic Church in Chicago.]

Pvt. Peter Weber
Co. E. 137 F.A.‑A.E.F.
Born July 18, 1890
Died Mar. 30, 1926
at Fort Bayard
N. Mexico.

At the time of Private Weber's death, Fort Bayard was a tuberculosis sanatorium.

[image ALT: The tombstone of Robert J. Peterson in the cemetery of Guardian Angel Croatian Catholic Church in Chicago.]

Robert J Peterson
Sgt US Army
World War II
Jul 19 1921   Jul 2 1981

The grave markers of Private Pape and Sergeant Peterson are standard U. S. government issue, made available to any American veteran that wants one.

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Page updated: 6 Oct 13