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Memorial

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R238
County Donegal
Ireland

This roadside memorial, unveiled in September 2021, pays homage to those who served at a World War I U.S. Army base in Inishowen, Donegal.

The Naval and Air Station at Ture, Quigley’s Point, was in operation for less than a year but served as a base for a number of attacks against the Germans and housed more than 400 servicemen (see photo of original army base in Pictures Gallery).

A number of local men helped with its construction from January, 1918. The station opened on September 3, 1918, and formally closed on February 22, 1919. During the operational life of the base a total of 27 patrol flights, 12 training flights and 9 test flights were made. Ten convoys were escorted, and two U-boats were attacked. Ten pilots, 10 ground officers and 432 enlisted men were attached to the base.

Local farmer, Gordon Rankin, on whose land the base was built, permitted the erection of three memorial plaques on the entrance to one of the fields that was used for the facility. To this day, the field contains the last remaining building of the base.

The plaques, on the main R238 road between Moville and Muff, give the details of the former base and operations of the five ‘Large America’ Curtiss flying boats that operated there. 

  • Memorial Hunters Club Submission: Laura Macaluso
110 River St
06460 Milford
CT
USA

This memorial consists of a bronze figure of a World War I soldier standing on a low bronze plinth resting on a two-stage granite base. He has his rifle resting over his right shoulder, and he carries two helmets and a knapsack on his back. On the base is a plaque depicting the profiles of a soldier and a sailor facing each other, grasping a wreath (see pictures gallery).  Joseph P. Pollia sculpted this memorial, which was dedicated in 1928 under the direction of American Legion Post 34.

  • Dedication Date: 1922
  • Memorial Hunters Club Submission: Donald Petry
JFK Drive & Washington Avenue
08850 Milltown
NJ
USA

This memorial consists of a square stone pillar capped with a pointed top, sitting on a rectangular stone base.  On the front are two bronze plaques.  The upper, larger one is a vertical  bas-relief of a Doughboy.  The smaller, lower one dedicates the monument to the residents of Milltown who served in World War I. 

The memorial is located in Bill Thomson Memorial Park near the American Legion Post building. 

Photos courtesy of:  Memorial Hunters Club member, Donald Petry

Walnut Hill Park
06051 New Britain
CT
USA

New Britain honors its World War I heroes and veterans with this 90-foot column in Walnut Hill Park. The tall stone column, topped by two sculpted eagles, bears a dedication at its front (north) base reading, “MDCCCCXXVII (1927). The city of New Britain here records with pride that of her citizens, more than four thousand served in the World War 1917-1918.”  The plaque also has symbols representing the Army, the Navy, industry and the Red Cross. It appears that bronze ornamentation that once surrounded this plaque has been removed. A dedication plaque on the south base of the column reads, “To her sons who gave their lives to their country, their names are here inscribed. Their memory lives in the heart of a grateful city.”  Just below the eagles, the column appears to be wrapped with a flag that’s draped over the column’s fluting. Surrounding the monument are two semi-circular walls bearing bronze plaques that list the name, rank, unit affiliation and date of death for 123 residents (61 plaques on the west side, and 62 plaques on the east side). Bronze poppies can be seen between the plaques. Ornamental palms at the ends of the rows of names also appears to have been removed.  Four large light fixtures near the monument are decorated with butterflies symbolizing renewal and resurrection. New Britain dedicated its World War I monument on September 22, 1928. The monument was designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle, who also created a similar monument in Kansas City as well a firefighters’ monument on Riverside Drive in New York City.

263 Main St
06475 Old Saybrook
CT
USA

There are three monuments in front of Old Saybrook's OldTown Hall that honor the veterans of the 20th century’s wars. A 1926 boulder monument, topped by a bronze eagle, honors the service of World War I veterans. It bears a dedication on its front (west) face reading “In memory of Old Saybrook’s sons who served".  The east face of the monument has a plaque with two columns of names listing local veterans, organized by service branches: Army (48 names); Navy (18); Aviation (9); and Motor Transport (2) . Near the World War I monument, a granite monument dedicated in 1961 honors local war heroes (see pictures gallery). A dedication near the top of the monument reads, “Erected by the citizens of Old Saybrook in memory of her sons who died at war.” Beneath that dedication, the monument lists heroes and the wars in which they were lost. One person is listed for World War I, 15 for World War II, two for Korea, and one for Vietnam.  A polished granite monument in front of three flagpoles bears the POW-MIA logo. An eternal flame flickers in front of the POW-MIA monument.

Veterans Park
32502 Pensacola
FL
USA

Veterans Memorial Park is home to Pensacola's World War I Monument. This marble memorial was moved from its Garden street location to Veterans Memorial Park by the Vietnam Veterans of Northwest Florida (VVNF). As the number of World War I vets was declining, and the fact they were unable to raise the needed funds to accomplish this task, it became part of the overall effort by VVNF to open Veterans Memorial Park and Wall South to the community in order remember the men and women who died in the service of our country, whether in time of war or in peace.

First Reformed Church; 529 Newark Pompton Turnpike
07444 Pompton Plains
NJ
USA

The Pompton Plains World War I monument, placed within a cemetery, consists of a vertical granular stone slab.  A bronze honor roll plaque with a stepped top is attached to the front of the stone. The honor roll is decorated with an eagle, wings outstretched, & perched on olive branches.  The plaque honors the men of Pequannock Township who served in the war. 

Photos courtesy of:  NJ State Historic Preservation Office 

Main and W. North Sts.
53190 Whitewater
WI
USA

This memorial consists of a cement base and red granite stone, with a bronze eagle on top. There are brass plaques on four sides -- east: In honor of Civil War Soldiers 61- 65; north: War with Spain 1898; west: To the unknown dead of all wars; and south: World's War 1917 - 1918

230 Playstead Rd
02155 Medford
MA
USA

This memorial is located in Oak Grove Cemetery, at the top of the set of stairs at the intersection of Winthrop Street and Playstead Road. The memorial overlooks the graves of WWI veterans. It consists of a statue of a battle-weary soldier standing with his arms extended horizontally, as if embracing the grave sites in front of him. His uniform is torn (from the experience of the battle field), and his gun is holstered (a source of controversy because some thought the memorial was not “warlike enough” but Mayor John J. Irwin supported the artist’s interpretation). The names of seventy-nine heroes are inscribed around the base. In addition, a “treasure trove box” filled with memorabilia was hermetically sealed in the pillar’s center cavity. The memorial was dedicated in May of 1941, just before the country was about to enter World War II.

The inscription reads “To the Men of Medford Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice”

Around the top of the pillar are panels that represent scenes from the war, which includes taking care of the wounded. Four patriotic eagles protect the monument.

The artist, Emilius Ciampa (1896-1996), a WWI veteran himself, was selected to design and create the monument. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery and his tombstone indicates he designed both the WWI and WWII memorials in the cemetery. The WWII memorial at the cemetery is near the entrance and is a statue atop a pile of rocks in a pool of water.

99 Main St.
02038 Franklin
MA
USA

The World War I memorial sits in front of Dean Hall on Dean College campus. The memorial is carved granite with a square bronze insert listing those from Dean College that served in the Great War. There are an estimated 350 names listed.

TO THE ABIDING MEMORY OF THE SERVICE OF
THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF DEAN ACADEMY
IN THE WORLD WAR. 1914 - 1918 

THEIR MEMORIAL SHALL NOT DEPART AND THEIR NAME SHALL LIVE FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

Some names include:

AYERS. W. EBEN, JR.
CATAELL, ALFRED L.
HOUSTON, HENRY C.
OTIS, LEONARD
WHITNEY, WALDO H.

and more ......

  • Dedication Date: November 12, 1928
  • Ernest Moore Viquesney
  • Single figure -- soldier
2300 East Washington Blvd
46803 Fort Wayne
IN
USA

Fort Wayne Memorial Grove

100 Cities / 100 Memorials

100c 100m wwi centennial plaque Memorial Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was established on November 29, 1918 for the express purpose of honoring those from Allen County that died in service to our country. The park includes numerous statues and memorials to World War I service members including E. M. Viquesney's "Spirit of the American Doughboy" and "Spirit of the American Navy" located at the entrance to the Memorial Park from Glasgow Avenue.  Along with the statues, a "Memorial Grove" of living trees was planted and labeled for every soldier, sailor, and nurse who died while in service during the Great War in Europe.  Originally, a planting of 123 trees in a circular pattern was completed with a brass plaque for each soldier located near each tree. By 1923, nine more trees were planted after the total number of deceased increased. The nameplates that identified each service member are long gone, possibly taken during the Depression. In honor of the centennial of World War I, new trees were planted and rededicated in Memorial Grove to honor the original 132 service members who paid the ultimate price.

Humboldt Park
53202 Milwaukee
WI
USA

This is a memorial to the 1,200 citizens from the Bay View area who fought in World War I.

For more information:  https://www.humboldtparkmilwaukee.org/wwi-memorial/history/

  • Memorial Hunters Club Submission: Frank Arnemann
intersection Tulane Ave. & S. Galvez St.
70112 New Orleans
LA
USA

World War I memorial relocated in 2014 from original site to grounds of new VA hospital complex near Tulane Ave. and South Galvez St. in New Orleans

Location:
vicinity of intersection Tulane Ave. & S. Galvez St.
New Orleans, LA, 70112

  • Memorial Hunters Club Submission: thewanderer
15201 Pittsburgh
PA
USA

"In memoriam of those who fought and died in World War I that freedom may live."

Erected by the Soldiers and Sailors Welfare Association of the Ninth Ward.

71 Haynes St
06040 Manchester
CT
USA

The Manchester World War I Memorial Plaque was made by the Gorham Manufacturing Company and dedicated on November 11, 1920. It is a bronze relief that bears the images of a soldier and sailor flanking a list of Manchester citizens who died in World War I. It is attached to a base of rough-hewn granite, specked with black and gray. It was originally located about 30 feet to the north of this spot; when the original hospital building was demolished in 1983, the plaque was moved here.

  • Dedication Date: 1919
47025 Lawrenceburg
IN
USA
  • 1920
  • Dedication Date: 1920
  • Edward Berge
  • Single figure -- allegorical
175 Main St.
Prince Frederick
MD
USA

Left Side of Statue: 

The soldiers and sailors from Calvert County who lost their lives in the World War 

George Armiger 

Solomon Barnes 

Wm T Dorsey 

Arick L Lore 

William Marquess 

Thoms J Osborne 

Reuben P Pitcher 

Murray A Sherbert 

Irving R Stallings 

Harry Sunderland 

Charles W. Tongue 

Right Side of Statue: 

Three hundred and fifteen patriots from the county answered the call for liberty and humanity 

Alonza Brown 

James Butler 

Wallace Curtis 

John Cross 

Thornton Gormon 

Joseph S. Jones 

Benjamin Kent 

  • Memorial Hunters Club Submission: David Wold
Greenwich Ave at Arch St
06830 Greenwich
CT
USA

Dedicated in 1925, the Greenwich World War I Monument is a 50-foot obelisk that sits in a small park in front of the town’s Post Office. The obelisk has a multi-sided base bearing the dedications: 

[ south side ]
In Honor of
The Men and Women
Of Greenwich
Who Served In
The World War


[ east side ]
In Memory Of
Those Who Died
And an Inspiration
To All Who Follow


[ west side ]
Second Battle
Of The Marne
North Sea
St. Mihiel
Ypres Lys
Meuse Argonne
Verdun

Grimes County Courthouse
77830 Anderson
TX
USA