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Joliet WWII Submarine Veterans Memorial Dedication
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park
- Date: 06/14/2023 11:00 AM
- Location: Veterans Memorial
30 N. Bluff St
Joliet, Illinois 60432 - Introduction: The City of Joliet, Mayor Terry D'Arcy and City Council, would like to invite the public to attend a special Flag Day ceremony, which will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at 30 North Bluff Street.
A group of U.S. Submarine Veterans from the Northeastern Chicago area, USS Chicago Base, are dedicating a memorial to remember the 28 World War II Submarines that traveled through Joliet on their way to the Pacific theater.
The monument will be installed at the existing Veterans Memorial, on the south side of Bicentennial Park.
There is plenty of free parking nearby, just south of the Jefferson Street bridge.
In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors to the Bicentennial Park Theatre (201 West Jefferson Street).
For more information: Submarine