Memorial

The Mojave Cross was erected in 1934 on Sunset Rock in the Mojave National preserve as a memory to those who were killed in action during World War I.

The memorial was closed in 2002 after court rulings declared it illegal because of separation of church and state constitutional concerns. On April 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Salazar v. Buono in a 5–4 decision that sent the case back to a lower court. The high court ruled there was no violation of the separation of church and state when Congress transferred the land surrounding the cross to a veterans group. Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "The goal of avoiding governmental endorsement [of religion] does not require eradication of all religious symbols in the public realm". 

In April 2012, a land exchange to privatize the area -- transferring it to the Veterans of Foreign Wars -- was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. On November 11, 2012, the cross was rededicated by local citizen Henry Sandoz in a Veterans Day ceremony.

This marker and accompanying light pole are located on the northeastern portion of the Guadeloupe Courthouse grounds. The marker is metal along with a white painted light pole on a concrete base. The text of the marker reads:

"'White Way' Lighting

In 1923 street lights like this were installed in downtown Seguin. Called the White Way, twenty-four lights were dedicated by the Community, as a memorial to World War I Service Men from this area who died for their country. Each light honored a veteran: Alvin Bormann, George Bartels, Ross Coates, Hiliario Cabasos, Frank Cordray, Howard M. Cone, Herman Dierks, John Ewing, Frank Harris, Frank Hagn, Willie Hartwig, Ernest E. Hoermann, Alfred Juergens, Otto H. Klein, Helmuth Kraft, Sinclair Moreland, James Ranft, Frank P. Smith, Cole F. Smith, James Springs, Louis Stolte, H. U. Wood, Guido Werner, August Weber.

Dedicated 1992"

The inscription on this memorial reads:

DEDICATED
TO THE
MEN AND WOMEN
OF
FULLERTON
PA.
WORLD WAR
1917 • 1919

[Died in Service]
JAMES A. LONG • JOHN ZIMMERMAN

[Honor Roll of Veterans]

The Whitfield County World War I Memorial was dedicated on July 4, 1924, and relocated and rededicated on November 11, 2017.

The Memorial comprises a rectangular bronze plaque affixed to a rough-hewn granite slab with a polished front face. The plaque, which features the DAR symbol at top, lists in alphabetical order, without rank, the names of 19 men from the county who died in service. Sponsored by the Governor Milledge Chapter of the DAR, the memorial was dedicated on July 4, 1924, at the old post office on Hamilton Street in Dalton, Georgia. The American Legion spearheaded the 2017 campaign to relocate the memorial from the old post office to the grounds of the Whitfield County Courthouse, where other memorials are gathered. The memorial was rededicated at this new location on November 11, 2017.

The inscription on the plaque reads:

APRIL 1917 -- NOVEMBER 1918

WHITFIELD COUNTY PAYS TRIBUTE TO /THESE HER SONS WHO DIED FOR LIBERTY.

ELMER CHESTER / LEWIS HOPKINS
SPARTAN CROW / ROBERT LANHAM
GEORGE CUPP / JAMES E. MCDOUGAL
MELVIN DILL / AARON PANGLE
ROY ESSLINGER / SCOTT PROTHRO
GUY FELKER / CLAUDE RICHARDSON
SAMUEL FRAZIER / ADLAI E. STEPHENSON
CLARENCE GRANT / WILLIAM WEAR
AMOS HARDIN / JOHN WIMPEY

AND TO THOSE OTHERS WHO SERVED WITH/THE COLORS DURING THE WORLD WAR/

ERECTED BY THE GOVERNOR JOHN MILLEDGE CHAPTER /
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION /
1924

The Wichita & Affiliated Tribes Veterans Memorial is located outside of their headquarters in Anadarko.

The monument is made of grey granite and the inscription of dedication reads:

“Wichita Warriors Memorial

Tribal members who have served

in the United States armed forces

Dedicated November 11, 1991”

Beneath this dedication are the names of some 100 veterans from the Wichita Affiliated Tribes. The names of those who served in WWI are: “George Ashley, Roy Lefthand, George H. May, George Miller, Elwood Scott, Julius C. Smith, Oscar Stephens, Nuss Stephenson, and John W. Wolfe.”

SERGEANT COLYER SQUARE / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ WILBUR E. COLYER SERGEANT CO. A 1ST ENGINEERS, 1ST DIVISION, U.S.A. / --- / KILLED IN ACTION, / OCT. 10, 1918. HILL 269, VERDUN FRANCE. / --- / AWARDED / MEDAL OF HONOR. / ERECTED BY THE WILBUR E. COLYER POST 28, / AMERICAN LEGION, / AND CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY. / 1932 /

The Wilkes County Memorial Avenue World War I Monument stands about fourteen feet tall on a sidewalk corner at the intersection of D Street and Ninth Street (Memorial Avenue). This stone marker has a large rectangular base, with an obelisk shape making up the top portion of the monument. The original bronze plaque on the top portion of the monument faces Ninth Street (Memorial Avenue), with a list of fifty-one Wilkes County veterans who gave their lives in World War I. A second plaque was later added in 2000 to the opposite face of the monument, with a corrected list of fifty-five names of Wilkes County World War I veterans.

"In honor of the Citizens of Wilkinson County who served the Military Forces of our county, state and nation from the Revolution War to present and those who may serve in the future”

Plaque: Dedicated in honor of William E. Canary of the 101st Infantry Division who lost his life in action during World War I at St. Mihiel, France September 12, 1918

WILLIAM F. MOORE MEMORIAL PARK. RECONSTRUCTED AND DEDICATED 1980/
IN MEMORIAM TO OUR BELOVED PRIVATE - USMC 47TH COMPANY, 3RD
BATTALION, 5TH REGIMENT WHO SACRIFICED / HIS LIFE IN COMBAT,
BELLEAU WOODS, FRANCE - JUNE 7, 1918.

This memorial was sculpted by Giuseppe Moretti and was erected by the citizens of the 7th and 11th wards of the City of Williamsport and Woodward and Old Lycoming Townships. Listed on panels on seven sides of the octagonal stone base are the names of 350 men and women from the area who served in World War I. The inscription reads: 

Erected by
the Citizens
of the Seventh
and Eleventh Wards
of the City of
Williamsport
and Woodard
and Old
Lycoming Townships
in memory of
the Soldiers
Sailors and Nurses
who served
in the World War

The inscription on this marker reads:

Kentucky's only medal of honor winner in World War I. Born at the head of Freeman Fork of Longs Creek, Breathitt County, KY. Jan. 1, 1890. Single handedly destroyed three German machine gun nests. Killed 24 enemy soldiers near Bois De Froges France Sept. 26, 1918. Received medal for heroism July 19, 1919, died Leslie County, KY. age 59, May 29, 1949 of lingering lung infection, the result of inhaling poisonous gas during war. Originally buried in Leslie County. Re-interred in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville KY.

The Willmar Auditorium built by WPA is one of the most handsome auditoriums in Minnesota. It has two stories and a basement. In some sections of the building it has a third story. It was built at a cost of $160,000. The building has a concrete foundation, reinforced concrete slabs, steel roof trusses, and a wood roof. The walls are of brick with stone trim. The sculpture over the entrance was done by the Federal Art Project. The basement accommodates a band room, dressing rooms, showers, and mechanical equipment rooms. On the first floor are the auditorium, stage, and kitchen and war memorial room. The second floor has meeting rooms and a projection room.

PWA Moderne realized primarily through a pattern of contrasting stone
inlaid in the brick walls. Over the entrance are three relief panels in stone depicting the glories of agriculture, government, and transportation.

The Willmar War Memorial Auditorium features engraved stones from each state to honor Minnesota veterans. It was built between 1935 and 1938.

This is a life-size cast metal WWI doughboy wearing a pack and advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's land. In one hand is a rifle and in the other, a grenade. It was sculpted by E.M. Viquesney and was formerly In the collection of the Wilming­ton Light Infantry.

The inscription on this memorial reads: 

"To those who patriotically responded to the call of their country for service in the World War, this memorial erected A.D. 1925 by the Citizens of Wilson Borough, is gratefully dedicated. 1917-1918"