Memorial

The Fredericksburg Area War Memorial sits on an island flanked by Liberty, Barton and George streets in historic Fredericksburg, VA. Ten years in the making and built by the Fredericksburg Area Veterans Council, it was dedicated on Sept. 13, 2008. Two months later, on Nov. 8, it was officially turned over to the city of Fredericksburg.

There are 6 granite slabs arranged in a semi-circle with a granite capstone and frieze that bears the words OUR FALLEN HEROES in bronze letters. The names of 400+ veterans from Caroline, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford counties, and Fredericksburg, who died in service are inscribed on separate panels representing World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Global War On Terror (Iraq and Afghanistan). The names are suitable for tracing similar to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. This structure was designed and donated by the Potomac Region Veterans Council. A Walk of Honor, which leads to it on either side, is paved with inscribed bricks bearing the names of soldiers not eligible for inclusion on the memorial.

Also included on site is a Navy anti-aircraft gun and existing flagpole with a plaque bearing a Roll of Honor to those who served in World War I.

Pedestal, front: 
IN MEMORY / OF THE MEN / OF THE 19TH / ASSEMBLY / DISTRICT WHO / DIED IN THE / WORLD WAR / 1917-1918 /

Pedestal, proper left: 
[42 names, from A to K]
JOHN ACKERMAN --- SALVATORE DIMICELI / VITO ACCARDI --- ISIDORE EICHEN / FRANK ABNER --- STEPHEN EPP / CHARLES ALBERT --- JAMES FALCETTA / JOHN ALLMAN --- FRANK K. FALLES / SAMUEL AMATO --- CHARLES FREY / VITO ANGILERI --- DENNIS J. FORD / HARRY ALFRED BARNETT --- FREDERICK C. GEHRSITZ / JOHN BETTS --- EDWARD R. GERRETAD / FRANK BIANCO --- EDWARD GOEHRING / GEORGE W. BISCHOFF --- ALEXANDER GRINCEVIH / GEORGE J. BOHN --- RALPH GRECO / JACOB J. BALLUSKY --- JEREMIAH HICKEY / AUGUSTUS BRUNDAGE --- CHARLES V. HEISER / JOHN H. BURROWS --- HARRY V. KELLER / EDWARD BANDELT --- OTTO KEEHNER / GEORGE CACIOPPO --- FREDERICK J. KAMPER / ROBERT CLARK JR. --- CARL KENDENBURG / GEORGE CUNNINGHAM --- CHARLES KESSELBACH / JOHN JOSEPH DONOHUE --- WILLIAM KAUFFUNGER / JOSEPH DUMBACK --- WILLIAM M. KRATZEE / 

Pedestal, proper right: 
STEPHEN A. LANG --- ANTHONY RUND / JOSEPH R. LIEB --- BENEDICT SAHLI / WILLIAM LIEBERMAN --- PHILIP SCHRON / ADOLPH LANGENBERG ---BENEDICT C. SCIORTINO / DAVID LOFSKY --- ABRAHAM SEMINOWITZ / JOSEPH A. MANGIARCUSE --- PETER J. SERRA / FRANK J. MOLL --- ROBERT S. SIMS / ANDREW MARGASUTO --- FREDERICK C. SMITH / FRANK L. MCSORLEY --- HERMAN C. STEIN / CHARLES NACHTIGAL --- WILLIAM STENCHEVER / EDWARD E. NORD --- JOSEPH STRACI / CHARLES NELSON --- JOSEPH ROBERT SIEB / ANTHONY PENTOLO --- HAROLD TENNESEN / ADOLPH PEMPEL --- MAX A. TRUMPA / CHRISTOPHER V. QUINN --- GASPARE VENTIMIGILIA / ROBERT V. QUINN --- ANGELO VENTO / JOHN RIEGGER --- JOHN J. WALLACE / ALOYSIUS J. RUDOLPH --- RICHARD D. WEBER / LOUIS ROSENBLUM --- JACOB WAISER / LOUIS C. ROUFF --- BENJAMIN WROTSALSKI / HARRY ZALKIN / 

Pedestal, back:
CHARLES HENRY LANG / ALEXANDER ROSMAY / JOHN COGNATO / JOSEPH BUFFA / FRANCIS R. BARNES / BENJAMIN PERKINS / JULES I. JOHNSON / HERBERT W. KLINGENSTEIN / CHARLES MARTIN / PAUL A . MASON /

Architect: Whilliam C.Deacy

Granite memorial to WW1 soldiers from College Park. Inscriptions: “In Memoriam - The Fallen Heroes of College Park GA - The World War”. “Some Gave Much - Others Gave All”
“Erected by the College Park Womans Club with the Loyal Cooperation of College Park and its Citizens - 1921”

The memorial was designed by noted WW1 era sculptor, Burt W. Johnson (1890-1927). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Johnson

On the reverse of the granite memorial is a listing of names - “Complete Roster of College Park Boys who Served in the World War - 1917 - 1919”. Four names have been added to the base below the bronze tinted listing.

The unveiling occured Feb. 19, 1922. Several hundred people attended. An invocation, prayer, dedication, and benediction were given. “Eight small boys and girls, relatives of the four dead heroes, removed the veil”, the Georgia Military Academy band played, and a former soldier laid a wreath “at the foot of the bronze tablet as a tribute to his fallen comrades.” Atlanta Constitution, Feb. 20, 1922, p. 5.

Source: Priscilla Schwarz, Ph. D., Lecturer in Art History, Oklahoma State University

This monument, erected in December 1918, is dedicated to the men who trained at Camp Funston during World War I. Between the fall of 1917 and November 1918, approximately 50,000 soldiers received their basic training at this camp. These soldiers formed the 10th, 89th, and part of the 92nd Division. General Leonard Wood, commander of this camp, ordered the construction of this stone monument as a remembrance and tribute to their service and sacrifice.

This is a granite monument honoring Gaetano Del Giudice, a World War I veteran, a founder of the American Legion, and musician.

The thick stone is very roughly hewn into a square with a rounded top edge and is balanced on a similarly finished rectangular base. A just-out-of-round circle is carved about an inch deep into the monolith face. Inside and near the top of the circle is engraved with the outline of a French Horn and the text:

GAETANO DEL GIUDICE
THE MAN WITH THE HORN
SEPT. 18, 1887 - MAY 9, 1972
VETERAN OF WORLD WAR I
FOUNDER OF THE
AMERICAN LEGION

Two curving white granite benches flank a low granite wall. On the wall is a bronze plaque flanked by carved relief wreaths. The plaque has a relief of Col. Frederick W. Galbraith, first National Commander of the American legion, and two soldiers, a sailor and a nurse. On the ends of the benches are bronze American legion em­blems. The memorial was sculpted by Clement John Barnhorn (1857-1935) and was dedicated in 1923 to honor those who served in World War I.

A BRONZE PLAQUE IS MOUNTED ON A BOULDER IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE OF CLYDE, NEW YORK. IT IS THE ROLL OF HONOR OF THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED IN WW1. THERE IS A FLAG POLE WITH A SYMBOLIC CEMETERY OF MULTIPLE SMALL WHITE CROSSES DECORATED WITH AMERICAN FLAGS AND RED GERANIUMS FROM THIS AGRICULTURAL HAMELT.

This is a life-size metal statue of a WWI soldier advancing through No Man's Land, carrying a grenade and rifle. It was sculpted by E.M. Viquesney and is mounted on a stone base.

The inscription on this Honor Roll reads:

1917 Honor Roll 1918

We with uncovered head
salute the sacred dead
who went and who return not.

This is followed by a listing of those who died during the Great War.

The Garden Cemetery was established in the late 1800's. Interred here are generations of prominent Carson Valley families. All who are laid to rest here are part of the history of this community, and their contributions to The Valley stand today.  In the middle of the cemetery is a military memorial. Dedicated by the American Legion in 1930, it reads, "In Memory of the Boys of the World War, 1917-1918".

On a small traffic island is a rough granite stele with a curved top, erected in 1955. It is a memorial to the more than 350 Polish-Americans from Gardner who served in WWI and WWII. Of the 29 Gardner residents killed in WWI, two were of Polish descent. For WWII, 18 of the 88 killed were of Polish descent.

A 26 foot tall granite obelisk was erected in 1939 to honor those from Gardner who served in WWI. On each face of the monument is a WWI figure - a soldier, sailor, marine and nurse — with a mili­tary insignia beneath each. Atop the obelisk is an eagle perched on a ball. This is a tribute to the sons and daughters of Gardner who served in WWI.

Originally, a tree was planted for each local soldier who died during World War I.  290 trees were initially planted with markers next to each with the name of each soldier and the date of death.

The Memorial Auditorium was erected in 1928 and closed in the 1970s.  In 1997, fire destroyed much of the building but the main lobby survived.