Memorial

The dates on this memorial are very telling. Many US citizens went to Britain and France to join their flying forces against the Central Powers. The United States entered the war in 1917, and the American Flying Corps was developed. So, while Americans served in the burgeoning 'Air Force', the plaque can only honor service from 1917-1918.

This is a set of four life-sized bronze statues commemorating World War I soldiers and sailors (three doughboys and one sailor) at the Old Memorial Bridge over the St. Johns River. The four sculptures were dedicated November 11, 1927 at the two ends of Memorial Park Bridge over the St. Johns River near downtown Palatka, and later placed in the same relative positions when the New Memorial Bridge was completed in 1976.  Depicted in these four statues are: a doughboy carrying a 1903 Springfield rifle (E.M Viquesney or Gutzon Borglum sculptor), a doughboy equipped with a Colt .45 pistol and grenade (E.M. Viquesney), another doughboy carrying a grenade and sticks of dynamite (E.M Viquesney or Gutzon Borglum), and a sailor holding a shell (E.M. Viquesney).  See pictures gallery for additional three photos.

John Paulding sculpted this bronze memorial, which sits on a white marble base on the front lawn of the courthouse.  It is a female figure representing Liberty, wearing a flowing robe and holding a torch and tablet.  It is dedicated to the men from Greene County who died in service in World War I, and their names are inscribed on panels attached to the base.

Patterson was still a quiet country town at the beginning of the First World War. Although the State had begun to assume responsibility for the major roads through the area, three-way intersections like this one, more typical of wide turning horse-drawn wagons than automobiles, with triangular islands in the middle were still common. There was electric power in town and some people had telephones, but in many ways Patterson was a typical American small town, isolated from the outside world and especially from the passions and politics of Europe.

It is difficult for us to imagine the impact which the experience of the First World War had on the lives of the men whose names are listed on the south face of this monument and on the lives of their friends and families. Many had left home for the first time to fight in the largest conflict the world had yet seen. Three of them did not return. This monument was erected to all who served and it continues to be the focus of parades and Memorial Day ceremonies to this day.

The American Legion was formed in Paris in 1919 immediately after the end of the war. They adopted a constitution at their convention in St. Louis the same year which stated, among other things, that part of the Legion’s purpose was to “consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.” It is largely through the volunteer efforts of individual members of the Patterson Post of the Legion that this monument and the ground around it has been maintained.

Description:  Memorial plaza with with central obelisk, one side dedicated to WW1

Inscription:  “Paulding County Veterans Memorial - Dedicated to the glory of God in honor of those who served and in memory of those who died for their country in the cause for freedom.  Dedicated 1 June 1996 - by those living who remember - American Legion Post 111 and the people of Paulding County.”

The WW1 inscription contains eight (8) names. 

This memorial was dedicated in 1920 in honor of the citizens of Pavilion who served in the World War 1914 - 1918.  The inscription reads:

Erected by
The Town of Pavilion

in honor of
its citizens who served
in the World War
1914-1918
Dedicated 1920

*John D. Arnett
+Mary E. Fagan

Ray E. McWethy · George Patridge ·
Carl Curry · Leo Aldridge ·
Robert J. Graham · Joseph Snider ·
Morgan Miller · Lee Connor ·
James M. Hudson · Adelbert Mix ·
George Murray · Elmer McDowell ·
Leo F. Gaugel · Clarence McDowell ·
Hugh Campbell · Harold Peterson ·
John Campbell · Fred Rose ·
Chauncey Connor · W. Clifford Hutchinson ·
Joseph Barnasse · Joyce Morce ·
Edison Phillips · Harold Clemens ·
McKinley Phillips · Walter Clemens ·
Maurice Fagan · Charles Canaway ·
Frank Fagan · Earl Kenna ·
John Burton · Thomas Burns ·
Glenn Van Duser · Frank Sandles ·
Charles Lupperger · Russell Lobaugh

*Killedin action in France
+Red Cross nurse served in France

Pawhuska, OK Veterans Memorial, featuring a grey granite WW1 wall. This Memorial Plaza was Dedicated in May, 2005

This granite statue sculpted in Carthage, Missouri, is a full-size uniformed WWI soldier with both hands on the barrel of his rifle. It was dedicated on November 11, 1922, as a tribute to the vaIor of the sons of America who gave their lives in WWI. The names of the dead from Pawnee County are listed on an honor roll incised on the base.

On a granite marker dedicated on July 4, 1929, is a bronze plaque bearing a relief of an eagle with crossed arrows in its talons. It was erected as a memorial to the boys of Paxton who served in WWI.

On a Thursday night farmers' market I noticed this memorial. In the quaint town square of Wolcott, NY, there is a flag pole and a monument with the names of those who died in WW1 and WW2.

This Peace Cross is dedicated to those who served in World War I. It is located on the grounds of the Episcopal Diocesan Center and Cathedral of the Incarnation near the parking lot.

Inscription on the base of the memorial: "Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ-November 11, 1918."