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Chicago Naval Memorial Planned For Navy Pier, Where Glenview Played Starring Role

Replica Museum Of USS Wolverine, Which Saw Training Flights To NASG During World War II, Planned


A rendering of the proposed Chicago Navy Memorial at Navy Pier, a stylized near replica of the USS Wolverine with a reflecting pool with an infinity edge, and a restored WWII U.S. Navy FM-2 Wildcat fighter plane, to be built at Navy Pier. Starting in WWII, Naval aviators trained with landings and take-offs from the Wolverine, flying out of Naval Air Station Glenview. (Image provided)

Plans and fundraising are underway to build the Chicago Navy Memorial at Navy Pier, a spot with a rich naval h...

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