The project to erect a Viquesney Spirit of the American Doughboy monument in Taylor Park in St. Albans began in late 1922 or early 1923. Various committees worked to raise funds under the overall direction of former Vermont Governor E. C. Smith. The executive committee was comprised of Fuller C. Smith, chairman; N. N. Atwood, treasurer; Harry Walker, Secretary; Steven S. Cushing; W. H. Finn; J. J. Thompson; E. R; Thibault; G. R. White; and George Grossman. American Legion Green Mountain Post No. 1, under Post Commander Donald L. McCrary, provided enthusiastic support. Most religious, fraternal, civic and social organizations were also involved.

The estimated cost was $5,000. A drive to raise the funds began in July 1923 and a committee of 100 volunteers promised to call upon every one of the 2,200 households to request donations, hoping that the $5,000 could be raised in a single day, August 14. The St. Albans Messenger had almost daily articles for two weeks in advance and letters were addressed to every household to alert the residents. The committee promised to place the names of the solicitors and every donor on a list to be deposited in the base of the monument. (Presumably, this was done.) The drive was a success and most of the required funds were raised on the appointed day.

The Doughboy monument, on a ten-foot pedestal of Barre granite, was dedicated at 3:00 p. m. on November 11, 1923, in a ceremony preceded by a parade organized by WWI veteran, Captain C. E. Pell, Grand Marshall. The parade was lead by the St. Albans Brigade band, which was followed by state and local officials, community organization members, survivors of past wars, and contributing sponsors.

Major S. S. Watson, senior St. Albans WWI military officer, was in charge of the dedication ceremony. An invocation by the Legion Post Chaplain, Stanley C. Cummings, was followed by an unveiling by J. G. Moore, a Civil War veteran and Commander of the A. R. Hurlbut Post, Grand Army of the Republic. The bronze plaque on the side of the monument was also uncovered.

Following the unveiling, the St. Albans Glee Club sang "The Soldiers Farewell." Charles E. Barber, Commander of the American Legion Department of Vermont then spoke. He was followed by Mayor F. A. Collins, who accepted the monument on behalf of the city. Congressman John Q Tilson of Massachusetts, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives Military Affairs Committee and a veteran of the Spanish-American War on the Mexican Border Campaign, delivered the main address of the day. The ceremony closed with a benediction by Chaplain Cummings followed by a rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" by the St. Albans Brigade Band.

Each year, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the Green Mountain American Legion Post No. 1 holds a ceremony at the Taylor Park site of the Doughboy.

A memorial honoring the soldiers of St. Augustine who served during the First World War.

Inscription:

The city
of
St. Augustine
Fiel-y-Firme
Dedicated
to
victory
to
peace
and to
the youth of this
city who served
their country in
the World War
1917 - 1918

This bronze statue of a WWI soldier carrying a rifle and grenade through No Man's land was sculpted by E.M. Viquesney. It was dedicated on July 4, 1925, to honor the St. Bernard citizens who died in service during WWI.

Dedicated: November 11, 1920
Erected by: Gatzweiler Women’s Relief Corps, No. 128
Artist/Sculptor: Joseph May, 1838 - 1919
Fabricator: Joseph May Marble Works
Damage: Missing right hand

“Monument for our soldier and sailor boys who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War erected
near the south west corner of court house, St. Charles, Mo. Unveiled with great ceremonies on Thursday
November 11, 1920. A great patriotic demonstration was staged." ~ In MY Own Hand, by John J. Buse, 1933.

Located south of the west entrance to the county courthouse, this gray marble monument is topped by the
statue of a woman. All 4 upper sides of the monument lists the names of the 47 Sons of St. Charles County
who Made The Supreme Sacrifice in World War I, while the base block includes the following inscription:
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THE CITY AND COUNTY OF ST. CHARLES *
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1919 *
WHAT MORE COULD A MAN DO *
ERECTED BY THE GATEWEILER WOMEN’S RELIEF CORPS №128 A.D. 1920

Proper Description: “A female figure stands barefoot dressed in a long flowing robe and holds a bunch of flowers to her side
with her proper left hand. The figure is placed on a multitiered base with inscriptions on all sides. On the front of the base
above the inscription there is an eagle atop crossed cannons." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

The St. Croix Chippewa Veterans Memorial is located in the Hertel RV Park, near the St. Croix Casino in Webster, Wisconsin. The memorial is made of black granite stone. Inscribed atop the front of the memorial is the St. Croix seal. Under the seal are inscribed the individual veteran’s names. And along the bottom is an inscription which reads: “The St. Croix Chippewa Indians dedicates this memorial to honor all the men and women who served in the United States armed forces. Many chi migwetches ‘big thank you’ to you and your families.”

On the back-side of the memorial are the seals of the branches of the military, the POW-MIA logo, and an image of a spear, with a military helmet on-top, crossed with an M-16 rifle, with a ceremonial headdress on-top.

The Memorial Bell Tower at St. James Episcopal Church replaced the original steeple in 1919, honoring the church members who served in World War I.   Seven young men died in the war; 91 others fought and returned home. 

The Bell Tower contains 13 bells that have rung hourly for almost a century.  Seven bells are engraved with the name of one of the soldiers killed. 

Beneath the cornerstone of the tower is a bronze medal commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Peace at Versailles.  The buttresses contain shields symbolizing the US, England, Belgium, France & Italy, as well as Victory, and the 29th & 78th Army Divisions which included New Jersey troops.  A bronze tablet honor roll is set into the tower's vestibule wall. 

Vintage postcard courtesy of:  Montclair Historical Society
Bells photo courtesy of:  Montclair Public Library Local History Collection

This bronze tablet honors the 21 fallen parishioners of St. John’s Cathedral (RC) that made the supreme sacrifice during the great war. The plaque was commissioned by the parents and parishioners of St. John’s under the direction of Rev. Dean McNulty in 1919. The members of the parish held a solemn high military mass on Thanksgiving. “At the conclusion of the mass, the roll call of the twenty-one dead was held, and each of the girls answered a name as a candle on the altar was extinguished and the bell in the tower was tolled” (The Morning Call, Nov. 28, 1919). The plaque was then unveiled and blessed by Rev. Dean McNulty.

The plaque was taken down in the 1980s when the Cathedral was renovated. It was missing for over 30 years and just this summer, was relocated. There will be a memorial mass and plaque rededication ceremony on Nov.11, 2018 at 11:30 am for the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice at the church.

The plaque reads as follows:
Roll of Honor
In memory of the following members of St. John’s Church who gave their lives for God and country.
1917-1919

Edward Shields
Joseph McVeigh
Hugh Devlin
Edmund P. Clinton
Thomas Finnigan
George Courtney
James Foster
Christopher Mooney
Patrick Hussey
John J. Farrell
Vincent Stone
Patrick Tumulty
James Bohan
John Haslam
Francis McCourt
James Walmsley
John F. Watson
Robert J. McKewen
Walter Hintzen, Jr.
William Scanlan
John P. Brown

“Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord!
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.”

The first photo is of Bridget Shields Healey whose brother, Edward J. Shields, perished in the great war and is one of the twenty-one men listed on the plaque. The second photo is of the plaque today.

This is a life-size bronze relief of the Alma Mater, leaning against an oval-shaped shield and wearing a form-fitting classical garment and armor. The shield bears the image of the college crest and an eagle. It is attached to a limestone stele decorated at the top with a Greek key frieze. It was sculpted by Hans Schuler (1874 1951) and erected in 1920 to honor the 452 students who served in WW I, and the 24 who died in service.

Memorial plaque dedicated to all the congregants from Baltimore's St. Martin's Roman Catholic Church who served during WWI.

Dedicated in 1937, the World War I St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial, 40.5 acres in extent, contains the graves of 4,153 of our military dead. The majority of these died in the offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. The burial area is divided by Linden alignment trees and paths into four equal plots. At the center is a large sundial surmounted by an American eagle. To the west is a statue of a World War I soldier and at the eastern end is a semi-circular overlook dominated by a sculpture representing a victory vase. 

Beyond the burial area to the south is the white stone memorial consisting of a small chapel, a peristyle with a large rose-granite funeral urn at its center, and a map building. The chapel contains a beautiful mosaic portraying an angel sheathing his sword. On two walls of the museum are recorded the names of 284 of the missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. On the wall facing the door is a large map of inlaid marble depicting the St. Mihiel Offensive. 

The inscription on this plaque reads:

Erected and Dedicated
To The Soldiers
Of World War I
1920
Restored
2010

By St. Tammany Parish
Kevin Davis, Parish President.

Veterans Memorial

The Michigan Veterans Memorial recognizes the sacrifices of Michigan men and women who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

The memorial was dedicated at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 11, 1982, by Michigan's Veteran Organizations and Auxiliaries.

“Dedicated to the 57,413 Minnesotans who so gallantly served in ‘the war to end all wars.'” 

"GOLD STAR MISSOURIANS”
Each of the 1,075 Gold Stars above this exhibit represents a St. Loiusan who gave his or her
life during “The World War”. Their names are listed on the staircase wall in this area and mirror
mirror those inscribed on the cenotaph at the Soldiers Memorial Museum in downtown St. Louis.
This exhibit also contains World War memorabilia and memorial items that belonged to soldiers
a\nd meant to honor their service.

The University of New Hampshire Memorial Union Building is the New Hampshire's official state war memorial. Located on the third floor of the MUB, the Memorial Room reflects that distinction and honors all New Hampshire residents who perished while in military action from World War I through present day. Funds to create this building as a war memorial came from alumni, the state, businesses and civic groups. In 1953, when Governor Hugh Gregg signed the proclamation declaring the UNH Memorial Union as the State's official war memorial (prior to building construction that was completed in 1957), he wrote that it was "desirable that as many youth of the state as possible should know and revere the courage and the sacrifice of New Hampshire men and women who served their country." Gregg and the many community members who worked to create this building wanted it to be a place to prompt discussion and thought, a place for quiet reflection, and a place of inspiration. By placing this building and this room in the state's Land Grant University, it was hoped that generations of students to come would be inspired to have these discussions.

On the grounds of the Seward County Courthouse is a statue erected on June 25, 1924, by the Ben Harrison Chapter of the DAR and Post Three of the G.A.R. to honor the local veterans of the Civil War. It is a standing soldier with a gun on his shoulder, atop an obelisk ded­icated to the veterans of Gettysburg, Shiloh and Antietam. The head was originally larger, as it was intended to have been placed on a building dome and seen from a long distance. It was sculpted by Fred Kimball and dedicated on July 23, 1924. On July 4, 1973, the Seward Jaycees added a plaque to each corner of the cement curbing around the statue to honor the men who fought in WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam.

A granite stone marker has attached to it a metal plaque hon­oring those from Sterling who died during WWI, WWII, and the Ko­rean War. It was placed here in 1984.

This memorial is dedicated to the servicemembers of Stevens County who lost their lives in WWI and later wars. It is located in front of the Stevens County Administration Building, across the street from the post office.