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Where in Southern Illinois is the World War II memorial to a pig?

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Where in Southern Illinois is the World War II memorial to a pig?

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It’s in Mount Pleasant, IL. The memorial is the tombstone of King Neptune, who was the official Navy mascot during WWII. He died in 1950. The inscription on the stone reads: “Buried here – King Neptune, famous Navy mascot pig auctioned for $19,000,000.00 in war bonds 1942-1946 to help make a free world.” The memorial has been moved from it’s original location due to vandalism, it’s now located at the Trail of Tears Welcome Center.