Set in a small triangular traffic island, the Art Deco Gold Star Mothers Monument & clock commemorates the mothers who lost children serving their country in World War I. 

The stone obelisk sits on a triangular concrete base, each side of which is elaborated with a concrete bench.  The base’s three corners are marked by square pylons that project above the base.  The obelisk is square in cross section and is given vertical emphasis by paired marble arrows placed near each corner.  These arrows extend up to the lower portion of the second stage of the monument.  This stage has two brass plaques each inscribed with a shield.  The plaques are mounted beneath a clock on the front and rear faces of the monument.  The two clocks contain the letters for “New Brunswick” in place of the numbers on their faces.  The monument terminates with a flat top given vertical emphasis by several marble arrow moldings. 

The monument also includes a concrete signboard just east of the monument, however in 2016, it was lacking its sign. 

Photos courtesy of:  NJ State Historic Preservation Office
Vintage postcard courtesy of:  Rutgers University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives (originally published by The Mayrose Co., Publishers, New York)

The plaques read:

Golden Liberty Bell
November 11, 1918

The Golden Liberty Bell and Tower was dedicated at the steps of City Hall by members of Golden City Council and the Golden Community on November 11, 2001.

The Golden Liberty Bell has great historical significance throughout the community. It was once located in the area of Meyer's parking lot as the town's first fire bell.

On November 11, 1918, it was the bell's resounding echo that proclaimed the end to World War I to all in Golden and within earshot. The town's folk came to ring the bell and after many hours of nonstop ringing the bell finally cracked -- just as the National Liberty Bell did.

The Golden Jaycees first dedicated this bell on November 18, 1968 along with members of the community. The children from Mitchell Elementary School included a time capsule on this day. The capsule will be opened in 2018, one hundred years after the celebrated crack occurred.

Another time capsule has been placed in the tower on this rededication day, November 11, 2001. Items contained in this capsule are from the area school and community organizations. This capsule will be opened on November 11, 2101.

Dedicated on July 4, 1920, this bronze statue of a WWI doughboy is depicted striding up a rock, wearing a helmet and carrying a rifle in both hands. On the marble base is an inscription honoring the members of Company E of the 119th Infantry (the Goldsboro Rifles) who died in WWI. It was erected by the surviving members of Company E.  The inscription reads:

Erected by members of Company E, 119th
Infantry, Goldsboro Rifles, In memory of
Their comrades who gave their lives in the
World War.

(North face)
William A. Brickwell
John W. Thompson, Jr.
Chas. R. Bradfield
William M. McCullough
Chas. R. Dunlap

(South face)
Wm. C. Logan • James D. Steelman • Henry C. Lineberger
Noah L. Hardan • Raymond C. Sweet • David M. Prince
Tho. V. Bevins • Willie F. Edwards • Hope W. Masey
Robert L. Andrews • John Davis • Sam Hummell
David H. Boyd • Flavous J. Merrow • Gaston Dortch
Jarvis L. Britt • Thomas J. Neal • Joseph S. Wooten
Wilson P. Cunningham • Sam White • Raleigh T. West
Marion L. Daniels • Willie S. Towery • James A. Carter
George T. Dickson • James I. Fulford • Earl E. Olson
Row W. Prosser • Frank Hopkins • Clyde Baker
John S. Rives • Henry C. Poppell

The architect of Pasadena's War Memorial Goodhue Flagpole is Bertram Goodhue.  The inscription reads "IN PROUD REMEMBRANCE OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD MCMXVIII"

This is a granite monument listing casualties from World War I through the Vietnam War. 

“Veterans of Foreign Wars -  Renis Barrett Post 5376”

World War Bronze Plaque Reads:

ROLL OF HONOR

GORHAM, N.H.

IN MEMORY OF HER SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
WHO SERVED IN THE WOLD WAR 1914 - 1918

Followed by the names of 118 local residents who served in the Armed Forces and returned
home following the cessation of hostilities and the Treaty of Versailles.
Followed by a list of eight local heroes who died in service to their country defending freedom
and liberty.
To the right of the center granite column which features the original bronze plaques, is a gray
granite column with a similar World War 1 list of those who served and those who died while
in service. This number is 130 which is a difference of 4 between the bronze plaque and the
granite wall. This happens quite often as when the bronze plaque was produced is usually
soon after the war and inadvertently there are very often names left off and some misspelled.

A large exedra structure made from fieldstone, concrete, and stucco has from it hung three bronze bas-relief plaques. On the cen­ter plaque is a full-length female figure representing Liberty, stand­ing with an American flag and flanked by a WWI soldier and sailor. On the other plaques are spread-winged eagles.

The base has a concrete floor two steps above ground level, round fieldstone pillars at the corners topped by light fixtures, and stucco walls above the benches, bearing the plaques. A U-shaped projection with fieldstone sides and a concrete top is the base for a flagpole. It was built by W.F. Kendall in 1922 to honor the veterans of WWI. The later war plaques were added on July 4, 1978. This is a tribute to the Gotham soldiers and sailors who served in the respective wars.

The inscription on this memorial reads:

This tablet is dedicated to the Gorham men who served in the World War and in memory of those who died in service.

[followed by a listing of those who died in service during WWI]

"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This,That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"

Granite monument, engraved on 4 sides, with each side engraved with Grady County casualties from WW1, WW2, Korean War, and Vietnam War. 

In memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice - erected by Grady County Post # 122 - November 11, 1971.

Five names are on the WW1 side of the monument. 

Also on the site is a monument to Gold Star Mothers.  Photo in gallery.

Granite OK World War I Memorials

100 Cities / 100 Memorials

Granite, Oklahoma is small-town America, but this community and county made a huge contribution to the World War 1 effort.  In remembrance of the sacrifice and service of the town's local heroes on the 100th Anniversary of the Battle at Saint Etienne-a-Arnes (France), a new memorial was dedicated in October 2018 to the almost 200 men from Old Greer County, OK who served in the 36th Infantry Division at the Battle of Saint Etienne during which, on October 8, 1918, the 36th ID took Hill 140, a proven German stronghold for almost 4 years. During this battle two Oklahoma natives were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in the battle. This new memorial joins existing World War I memorials in the park, including a "Spirit of the American Navy" , sculpted by E.M. Viquesney, waving his hat in a farewell gesture, and a "Spirit of the American Doughboy" advancing through the barbed wire and slumps of No Man's Land.  There is also a standing stone marker listing the names of the men that served and died in World War 1. 

On a granite boulder is attached a bronze plaque dedicated in 1925 to the Granville veterans of WWI.

The inscription on this memorial reads: 

In honored memory of
the men of Grayson County
who served in World War I
1917 - 1918

Duty, Honor, Country
Well Done
Be Thou At Peace

Erected by Grayson County Barracks No. 81 and Denison Barracks No. 3, U.S.A. Veterans of World War I.

This war memorial is placed in Wellwood Memorial Park, adjacent to Maple Avenue in Merchantville, NJ. The monument consists of a bronze plaque mounted  to a finish granite slab. The slab rises from a two-tiered based with rounded corners, which, in turn, is placed on a concrete slab. The plaque lists all the names of Merchantville residents who served in World War I.

Narrative adapted from "Merchantville Past & Present," Borough of Merchantville, 1973. 

Photo courtesy of: NJ State Historic Preservation Office

The monument is rusticated pink marble with a bronze plaque on the front, listing a roll of honor for those who served in World War I.  It is topped with a bronze eagle perched on a marble ball. 

It was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1921. 

Photo courtesy of:  NJ State Historic Preservation Office

References/Bibliography: 

“Nation Celebrates War Victory Today” New York Times, November 11, 1920 

“Tribute is Paid Postal Workers Who Died in War” Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 24, 1931 

Notes: 

The tablet lists the names of the several hundred Brooklyn postal employees who served in the Great War. Eight of these individuals were killed in the conflict. 

Great World War Memorial, Wyandotte, Michigan

ust outside of Wyandotte's Bishop Park, along the Detroit River, sits the city's World War I memorial. The memorial's inscription reads "Erected by the citizens of Wyandotte in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great World War 1914-1918." The inscription includes the names of 13 men of died during the war.