This World War I Memorial is located in Veterans Plaza, Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee. Veterans Plaza contains memorials to the veterans of Memphis and Shelby County who were killed defending our freedom.

The statue of the WWI Doughboy soldier lists 236 names. The statue is made of copper, which came from pennies that were collected by school children. Those pennies were melted down and used to create the Doughboy.

U.S. Army American Expeditionary Forces ★ 1917 - 1918
Missouri State History Museum

This stone plaque mounted on a wall in the Museum is engraved with the names of
and “Dedicated to the memory of…” 257 members of the 35th Infantry Division of
the Missouri National Guard, 139th Infantry Regiment “…who fell In the service of
their country during the World War…” 1917 to 1918 “..by the Relatives Auxiliary of
the St. Louis National Guard A.E.F.”
“That these dead shall not have died in vain”         MCMXX (Erected - 1920)

U.S. Army American Expeditionary Forces ★ 1917 - 1918

Missouri State History Museum 

This stone plaque mounted on a wall in the Museum is engraved with the names of
and “Dedicated to the memory of…” 114 members of the 89th Infantry Division
“…from St. Louis & St. Louis County Missouri who died In the service of their country
during the World War… 1917 ~ 1918”

Division's Losses By Unit:
164th Depot Brigade - 3
314th Engineers - 3
340th Field Artillery - 1
353rd Infantry Regiment - 4
354th Infantry Regiment - 68
355th Infantry Regiment - 9
356th Infantry Regiment - 22
341st Machine Gun Battalion - 1
342nd Machine Gun Battalion - 3

“LEST WE FORGET”                     MCMXX (Erected - 1920)

Large granite boulder with brass plaque attached.

Georgia - American Legion - T.L. Spence, Jr. Post No. 31 - This memorial is erected by the citizens of Thomas County and dedicated to the following Thomas County men who lost their lives during the World War of 1917-1918.

The listing is divided into two sections:  “White” (30 names) and “Colored” (32 names). 

The opposite side of the granite boulder holds a similar brass plaque, listing the Thomas County casualties from World War 2.

In a small park surrounded by monuments to the Civil War, World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars stands Thomaston's World War I Roll of Honor, which was dedicated “by the town of Thomaston to those who served their country in the World War.”  The Roll of Honor monument, which has an iron fence in front of it, also bears a quote from President Woodrow Wilson reading “in a righteous cause they have won immortal glory and have nobly served their nation in serving mankind.”  The monument also features a stylized representation of Liberty standing between a soldier and a sailor, who are surrounded with symbolic flourishes including an airplane, a lighthouse, a cannon and other decorative elements.  Below these elements is a bronze plaque with four columns of names honoring members of the Army, Navy, Marines and, in an uncommon but rather nice touch, 10 Red Cross and Army nurses.   

This memorial is located outside of the Tigua Business Center. It is a semi-circular wall bearing bricks inscribed with veterans names, branch, and years, of service. 

This park contains memorials for all wars starting with WW1. Pictured above is the new WW1 memorial wall. The old WW1 memorial marker is currently undergoing repair; once repairs are complete, the new header sign will look like the Korean War header pictured in the gallery below. A POW/MIA memorial stands at the entrance to the memorial section of the park.

This memorial was dedicated to Fair Haven resident Timothy Francis Ahearn in 1937. Sculpted by Karl F. Lang, it depicts a standing male figure in the uniform and helmet of World War I. He is writing in a tablet with a pen. Ahearn, after all officers in his company had become casualties, took over command and later rescued a wounded officer in the face of heavy machine gun fire. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.  A dedication on the front (north) face of the monument’s base includes biographical information about Ahearn, and adds the inscription, “He best exemplified the spirit of the enlisted men of the Yankee division.”  Ahearn survived the war and, after returning to New Haven, was unable to find work.  He traveled across the country as a migrant farm worker. He died in his 20s in California, and his family buried him in St. Lawrence Cemetery, not far from this monument.  This is the only monument in New Haven produced under the city's WPA art program.

United States Army Private Tobias “Tobey” Bilyeu was attached to the
Student Army Training Corps at Eureka College and was a ministry student,
which gave him an exception from military service, but to quote his obituary
"…but he disdained the idea of taking advantage of such exemption and
chose rather to go in the service of his country as other men are obliged
to do. He has now paid the supreme sacrifice and no hero in France
ever laid down his life more willingly than he.” Private Bilyeu succumbed
to influenza on October 12, 1918 just six days after he was reported ill.
Because of Private Bilyeu’s forthright determination to serve his country,
the high admiration he received from other students, the utmost
confidence the faculty had in him, noting that he was “One of the finest
men that ever attended Eureka College…”, the founding members of the
New Douglas American Legion chose him as Post 710’s Namesake.
Private Bilyeu is buried at the New Douglas Cemetery under a white
marble military headstone.

The Tobias W. Frazier Code Talker Bridge (Raymond Gary Lake Bridge) is located on US-70.

Directly in front of the historic Todd County Courthouse is a monument dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors who died in the service of their country. In 1918 William E. Lee approached the county commissioners and offered to build the monument at his own personal expense. The specifications were drawn up by Clarence H. Johnston, architect; and the sculpture was done by John K. Daniels, St. Paul.

100 Cities / 100 Memorials

The granite memorial is centered on a 14-foot tall shaft topped by a sculpted urn. On the front of the shaft is a small shelf on which sits a large bronze sculpture of a winged angel holding an olive branch. Underneath the angel is inscribed the commemoration to the men of Delaware who served in World War I and on the side is a bronze plaque with the names of all those from the state who died during the conflict. The memorial was sculpted by Augustus Lukeman and dedicated on November 11, 1925; as indicated on the inscription for the memorial it was presented to the state by the shipbuilder William H. Todd in honor of his parents.  The Memorial was restored to coincide with the centennial of the Great War and was rededicated in 2018. 

Dedicated to the memory of all veterans who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States of America

The Wayne Olds Family has donated this two-sided veterans memorial dedicated to the Arthur and Lottie Olds Family. The front face of this two-sided black slab memorial lists those from Toquerville who served in the two World Wars and Korea. The rear face lists an entirely different set of names of those who served in the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Iraqi Freedom Campaign, and those who served during times of no formal conflict. Along with these names are listed the branch(es) in which each veteran served.

The inscription on this memorial reads:

ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF TORONTO AND VICINITY IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO ANSWERED THE CALL OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR

Near the center of Coe Park is a large flagpole with a six-sided base that honors veterans from conflicts including World War I, World War II, the Civil War, the American Revolution, the Spanish-American War, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Veterans of World War I are listed, while the other wars are honored with more generic descriptions. A plaque also singles out local Italian-American veterans for recognition.

The World War I Tours American Monument commemorates the efforts of the 650,000 men who served during World War I in the Services of Supply (SOS) of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and whose work behind the battle lines made possible the achievements of the American Armies in the field. The city of Tours was its headquarters during the war. It is located just east of the southern end of Pont Wilson which crosses the Loire River in prolongation of the main street (Rue National) of Tours, and consists of a handsome fountain of white stone with a gold gilded statue of an American Indian holding an eagle. The surrounding area was developed into a small park by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

The fountain’s column between the lower and upper basins displays sculptures of the coats of arms of Bordeaux, Brest, Is-sur-Tille, Le Mans, Neufchâteau, Nevers, St. Nazaire, and Tours. Important installations of the SOS were located in those cities during the war. Four sculptured figures appear on the column above the upper basin. They represent the four principal divisions of the SOS: Administration, Construction, Procurement, and Distribution. A bronze sculpture gleams from the top of the monument. Successful execution of those functions enabled the combatant forces to concentrate on defeating the enemy.

By the time of the Armistice on November 11, 1918, a total of 2,057,907 American troops had come to European soil. Among them were almost 645,000 soldiers and 24,000 civilians of the SOS.  Here are examples of SOS accomplishments:

• Constructed almost 1,000 miles of standard-gauge railway tracks;
• Assembled more than 1,500 locomotives and 18,000 rail cars with parts shipped from the United States;
• Managed hospitals with a capacity of 192,844 beds.

General John J. Pershing, commander of the AEF, said this about the Services of Supply in his final report:  Magnificent efforts were exerted by the entire Services of Supply to meet the enormous demands made on it. Obstacles which seemed insurmountable were overcome daily in expediting the movements of replacements, ammunition and supplies to the front, and of sick and wounded to the rear.