This memorial site is located within the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park. There are two particular memorials dedicated to soldiers who served in WWI: the “Tribal Wall” and the “WWI Monument.”

The World War I Memorial Monument is a tablet measuring 3 feet wide by 1 feet deep by 5 feet tall. It honors the veterans who joined the military to help the government of the United States fight in World War I. One of these soldiers was Julius Cloud. He returned to become Chairman of the Southern Ute Tribe; his picture is on the monument.

The text on the monument reads:

“World War I
From warrior to soldier to always protect his people and his country.
His oath to the people of the United States of America.”

This is a life-sized bronze figure of a World War I Dougboy, designed by E.M Viquesney and dedicated in the summer of 1928 to honor the citizens of North Canaan who served in the War of 1812, the Civl War and World War I.  Plaques on the rear cobblestone wall honor named persons who served in World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. At one point, the left hand, rifle and bayonet were taken by vandals, but returned and replaced. The bayonet has been replaced several other times. Currently, the rifle sling is missing and the bayonet is partially wired in place, but the Doughboy is otherwise in relatively good condition.  When the original monument was built, there was no statue on it, but it was designed to accept one later. As might be expected, the townspeople soon decided they wanted a statue. But before they were to make a choice at a town meeting, Bethel veteran Bill Glass donned his old WWI uniform, obtained a rifle and climbed the monument to assume the same pose as "The Spirit of the American Doughboy" so everyone could see what it would look like. 

The photograph was furnished by North Canaan historian Fred Hall. Mr. Hall was very helpful in providing information and photos even though he was in his 90s at the time – summer 2001. There is a plaque honoring the late Mr. Hall at the base of the flagpole.

Berrien County commissioned the first Doughboy statue to honor the Berrien County soldiers who died in World War I. Sculpted by Ernest Moore Viquesney, a resident of Americus, Georgia, the statue was praised for its true portrayal of American soldiers during World War I. The statue stands seventeen feet tall, with a ten-foot-tall white Georgia marble base topped with a seven-foot-tall copper statue. The statue’s popularity grew, and Viquesney received orders from across the United States for replicas. There were over 140 statues created that can now be found in 39 states.

As Viquesney prepared to sculpt the first Doughboy statue he closely researched details of the soldiers’ uniforms and weapons to ensure that he created the best representation. He also asked two of his friends to model in their WWI uniforms, so he could study the folds of the uniform in his desired pose. As a result, the sculpture was praised for its demonstration of inspired confidence, showing an American soldier walking into No Man’s Land, holding a grenade in one hand above his head and a Springfield rifle in his other at his side. The soldier is also depicted carrying his mess kit, bedroll, and gas mask.

Berrien County lost more soldiers in proportion to its population in one event– the collision of the British transport ship the HMS Otranto with the HMS Kashmir–than any other county in the United States. The loss of life greatly affected the population of young men of rural Berrien County. The Spirit of the American Doughboy statue in Nashville, Georgia, represents those soldiers and others lost to disease or combat during WWI. The Nashville statue is known to community members as “Our Doughboy.”

The engraving on the front of the tall granite base reads:

ERECTED IN HONOR OF

THOSE WHO WENT FROM

BERRIEN COUNTY

TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY IN THE

WORLD WAR

1917-1919

LEST WE FORGET

 

An engraving on the Doughboy’s left side reads: 

HONOR ROLL

OTRANTO VICTIMS

(followed by a list of 25 county soldiers lost when the troop ship Otranto sank off the coast of Scotland following an October 1918 collision with the Kashmir during a storm.)

An engraving on the Doughboy’s right side reads:

HONOR ROLL

DIED FROM OTHER CAUSES

(followed by a list of 25 names)

This bronze sculpture by E.M. Viquesney depicts a life-sized World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire on No Man's Land, holding a rifle in his left hand and a grenade in his upraised right hand.  A new plaque on the pedestal of the Doughboy reads:

Spirit of the American Doughboy
Artist: E.M. Viquesney (1876 - 1946)
Copyrighted in 1920  Originally dedicated on November 11, 1927
at the opening ceremony
of the Memorial Causeway Bridge.
Donated by the American Legion Post 7
in memory of 38 local service men
who died in World War I.  Rededicated November 10, 2006
following the completion of the
new Memorial Causeway Bridge in 2005,
the statue was restored and reinstalled.
Considered Viquesney's greatest work of art,
132 original "Doughboys" are still in existence.  

A plaque with similar wording is mounted on the pedestal of the Sailor.  Although the plaque denotes 132 Doughboys, more have been found since.

This is an E.M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" depicting a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land, carrying a grenade in his raised right hand. The left hand formerly held a rifle.  It was dedicated in 1922 by The Cemetery Aid Association.

Spirit of the American Doughboy

100 Cities / 100 Memorials

E.M.Viquesney’s “Spirit of the American Doughboy”, honoring the soldiers from Outagamie County who served in World War I, was first erected on November 11,1934.  Over the years, the statue has experienced many years of deterioration and stress, including being nearly destroyed by an auto accident in 1986, and subsequent repair. The statue was most recently restored and rededicated on Veterans Day 2017, in commemoration of the centennial of the 1918 Armistice that ended World War I.  

The inscription on the plaque reads:

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY FROM OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR

PRESENTED BY
ONEY JOHNSON POST No. 36 AMERICAN LEGION NOVEMBER 11, 1934

Some additional history: The pedestal was acquired with public funds. The Doughboy was acquired by the local Legion, using funds raised by selling 50 cent chance for a drawing that used supplies provided by Viquesney, including a miniature Doughboy for use as the winning prize. The Doughboy’s cost of $700 in the Great Depression was $300 less than its original price in 1921.
The dedication ceremony included participation by 120th Field Artillery band, 127th Infantry, Eagles’ Drum/Bugle Corps, Appletion high band, Women’s Relief Corps, Girl/Boy/Cub scouts, Junior Red Cross, Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary, Oney-Johnston American Legion and Auxiliary, Daughters of the American Revolution, Oney Johnston firing squad, Appleton Mayor John Goodland, Jr. and former State Legion Commander D. J. Kenny of West Bend.  The Doughboy was nearly destroyed in November 1986 when it was hit by an automobile whose driver had fallen asleep. It was broken from the pedestal, leaving the lower parts of the legs on the pedestal. Its upper arm was torn off. Appleton Lamplighter employees Bob Keiba, Steve Mondloch and Kevin Weisshahn, used mine detectors to sweep the area and locate all the loose pieces they could. Then they made replacements for pieces that couldn’t be found and fashioned a new rifle and bayonet. Chemically treated cement that wouldn’t expand/contract was placed in the legs to help provide stability. The pedestal was repaired by Appleton Marble and Granite. The Doughboy was replaced on his pedestal December 23, 1986. Included in the crew was Tony Knuppel, whose father, Anton, had set the Doughboy in the pedestal in 1934. The newly fashioned left hand and rifle were replaced on the Doughboy after the installation on the pedestal was completed. Unfortunately the Doughboy's legs were filled with cement to help stabilize it, but alternate seasonal freezing and thawing of the filler eventually caused the leg seams to split. The Doughboy was once again taken down and restored, this time by Jensen Conservation Services of Omaha, Nebraska. It was rededicated on November 11, 2006.

The old photos and essentially all items of information about the Appleton Doughboy were provided by Don Evans, Researcher at Appleton’s Outagamie County Historical Society.

No additional information at this time.

Sculpture: Cast Zinc
Sculptor: E.M. Visquesney
Dedicated: Nov 11, 1937
Inscription: "Dedicated Nov 11, 1937 to World War I veterans of Comal County 1917-1918". This is one of a number of this sculpture, which appears in several other American states. The funds to purchase the statue were donated to American Legion Post 179 (whose charter members in 1920 were all World War I veterans) by Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Clousnitzer in 1937. The "doughboy" is standing in full combat gear, holding a rifle in his left hand. His right arm is upraised and extended forward, as if signaling, "Follow me!". He holds a grenade in his right hand.

This E.M. Viquesney Spirit of the American Doughboy is located in front of the Historic Barbour County Courthouse. It is in excellent condition and has the original barbed wire still in place. It was dedicated November 11, 1923 to honor the men of Barbour County who died in World War I. It was erected by Barbour County Post No. 44 of the American Legion and the Citizens of Barbour County WV. Later plaques were added to honor the local citizens who died in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

This Spirit of the American Doughboy Memorial, sculpted by E.M Viquesney, was dedicated on May 30, 1931 in Rose Hill Cemetery, where 346 veterans, including 86 from World War I, are buried. The plaque reads:

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY
OF OUR BOYS WHO ENTERED THE
SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
FROM MECHANICSVILLE, IOWA
SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
OF BUSCH-DENNIS POST NO. 309
1931

Update June 2022: In serious need of restoration, with funds raised by the community, the statue is being restored and is expected be back on its pedestal by Veterans Day 2022.

This bronze statue atop a concrete base was sculpted by E.M Viquesney (1876-1946).  It was erected by the Anniston Post of the American Legion in 1922 at a cost of $2,000.  It is dedicated to the Calhoun County men who served in the Great War.   The monument received conservation treatment in 2016.

This is an E.M. Viquesney Spirit of the American Doughboy statue, installed in May 1925, depicting a World War I infantryman advancing through the barbed wire and stumps of No Man's Land, while he carries a rifle and holds a hand grenade aloft. 

The plaque reads:

AXTELL BOYS
WHO SERVED IN
THE WORLD WAR
1914 – 1918                                                                                                                    (Followed by 150 names in two columns. Two nurses are named first.  Four names have stars indicating they were killed).

The monument's acquisition was initiated by the R. R. Hendricks Post 214 of the American Legion. It was dedicated in the center of the intersection May 31, 1925 and relocated in 1960 to a small piece of land that had been leased from the railroad for that purpose in 1955. The total cost was about $1,850, of which $1,175 was for the sculpture and the rest for the base, the plaque and freight. Except for $150 paid from the town treasury, it was paid for by a public subscription project that took two years of raising funds by box-socials, raffles, and other events.

This sculpture is one of many casts made from EM Viquesney's doughboy design. Monuments using this design are scattered around NJ & the United States.

The sculpture, set upon a granite base, depicts a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of "No Man's Land."  He holds a rifle in his left hand & a grenade in his raised right hand.

The monument was erected in honor and memory of those from Belmar who served in World War I.

The doughboy sculpture was damaged by vandals in 2017. 

Narrative adapted from Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)  inventory #47260066. 

Photos courtesy of:
Statue - NJ State Historic Preservation Office
Dedication on Memorial Day 1930 - EM Viquesney Doughboy Database & Nick Mihalic 

This sculpture currently sits atop a limestone pedestal at the South entrance of Linn Park, flanking the later Memorial to the Spanish American War. It was dedicated on November 11, 1923, where it sat at the front entrance to Municipal Auditorium, now known as Boutwell Auditorium. The statue was moved to the entrance of Linn Park, probably sometime in 1957, after a renovation to the front of the auditorium that year. The memorial was commissioned by the Greek-American Citizens of Birmingham in honor of the American Legion Birmingham Post No. 1. Its plaque is inscribed "In memory of the comrades who gave their lives in the service of our country during the World War. Presented to Birmingham Post No. 1 of the American Legion by the Greek-American Citizens. Birmingham, Alabama. Armistice Day 1923."  The plaque was stolen from the statue's base at some time in late 2010.  

This sculpture is one of many casts made from EM Viquesney's doughboy design. Monuments using this design are scattered around NJ & the United States.

The sculpture, set upon a concrete base, depicts a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of "No Man's Land."  He holds a rifle in his left hand & a grenade in his raised right hand.

The monument was donated in 1922 by Dover Township resident, Peter C. Buck.  

Narrative adapted from Smithsonian Institution Research Information System Inventory (SIRIS) inventory #47260068. 

Photo courtesy of:  EM Viquesney Doughboy Database & Frank Poolas