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4 unusual facts about McCormick Foundation


Battle of Cantigny

In the center of Cantigny, a small monument was dedicated in 2005 by the McCormick Foundation to commemorate the participation of Major Robert R. McCormick in the historic 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, the oldest American military unit on continuous active duty (dating back to the American Revolutionary War), then part of the First Division.

On May 28, 2008, the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cantigny, the McCormick Foundation and the Association of the 28th Infantry Regiment dedicated the statue "The Lion of Cantigny," an original bronze work by Stephen Spears depicting a doughboy of the regiment advancing through the village.

McCormick Foundation

In May 2009, the foundation appointed Chicago native, lawyer and former CEO of the Los Angeles Times, David Hiller as its president and CEO.

Northwestern Technological Institute

The school of engineering itself was called the Technological Institute before a major gift from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation gave it the present name.



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