Memorial

This is a stylized metal eagle with outstretched wings, perched atop a sloping base of rock and concrete. It was placed here during the 1980s to honor the Hidalgo County men and women who served in WWI and WWII.

The history of the Memorial Branch Library began in 1923, seven years before the building opened. That year, the land on which the library now stands was purchased by the student body and alumni association of Los Angeles High School, and deeded to the City of Los Angeles in commemoration of twenty alumni who died in World War I. Six years later, the city gave the Los Angeles Public Library the right to establish a branch on the site.

The library formally opened on April 29, 1930. The architectural firm Austin and Ashley designed the building in a picturesque English Tudor style to harmonize with the high school building across Olympic Boulevard, which they also designed. The students of Los Angeles High School commissioned a stained glass window with the names of the twenty alumni and an inscription stating hope for “peace among nations.” The window, designed by the renowned Judson Art Studio, was inspired by those in the Parliament Building of London and was installed in the adult reading room.

On the memorial stained glass windows:
"The symbols and insignia are shown as decoration on the shields and in the top row of windows represent the various armed forces -- the Infantry, Field Artillery, Navy, Marine Corps, Engineers and Aviation.

In the second row of windows the tower of the old L.A. High School, the seal of the city of L.A., the coat of arms of the United States, the California state flag, the coat of arms of the L.A. High School, and the tower of the present L.A. High school building are represented.

The lower row of light (two center panels) have the memorial tablets giving the names of the alumni who died in the service. The shields on either side carry the emblem of ""Sacrifice,"" pictured by the legend of the Pelican in Piety, and on either end is an heraldic arrangement of the poem ""In Flanders Field.""

Across the base of the window is the inscrIption ""Dedicated to the Alumni of the Los Angeles High School who died in the World War. 1914—1918. May the sacrifice of these lives contribute to the establishment of peace among nations.”

In memory of the Lost Battalion. Built A.D. 1938 by Work Projects Administration. George U. Harvey Borough President of Queens.

MEMORY OF THE LOST BATTALION / BUILT A. D. 1938 / BY WORK PROJECTS ADMIN. / GEORGE U. HARVEY / BORO PRESIDENT OF QUEENS /

The Lost Battalion Memorial is on the south side of the road D66/Charlevaux. It is in front of a green fence and is flanked by two flag poles. The memorial commemorates the combat of the 307th and the 308th U.S. Infantry Regiments of the 77th Division from the 2-7 October 1918.

The memorial is a stone sculpture containing helmets as well as a dove. It rests in a gravel base and is flanked by flagpoles. It was unveiled on 7 October 2008.

For more on The Lost Battalion: https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/finding-the-lost-battalion-home.html

The Loudoun County Memorial Plaque was erected 1921, three years after the end of World War I. The plaque, on a stone monument, lists 30 names of Loudoun County residents who died serving during the Great War. The plaque originally separated the names of the three Black people of the group: Pvts. Ernest Gilbert; Valentine B. Johnson; and Samuel C. Thornton. On its 100th anniversary, November 11, 2021, the memorial was rededicated with a new plaque of similar design with all of the names listed together alphabetically, not segregated.  

The Louisville Memorial Auditorium, located at 970 South Fourth Street, is a concert venue of Greek Revival design. It was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1929, as a memorial to the people of Louisville who served in World War I.

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OF
THEIR COUNTRY/

BASE: DEDICATED BY MORRIS DICKSTEIN POST NO 462 VFW

PLAQUE: ERECTED BY THE / MORRIS DICKSTEIN POST NO. 462 / VETERANS
OF FOREIGN WARS / OF THE UNITED STATES / MAY 30, 1953 / DEDICATED TO
OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN ORIGINATING FROM THE LOWER EAST SIDE/
WHO SERVED OUR COURNTRY DURING / WORLD WAR I..WORLD WAR II..KOREAN
ACTION / OUR NATION AND ALL FREE PEOPLES / ARE PERPETUALLY IN THEIR
DEBT / GROUND DEDICATED BY HONORABLE HUGO E. ROGERS / BOROUGH
PRESIDENT, MANHATTAN 1946-1950.

FOR COMMITTEE LIST SEE INDEX CARD

This memorial plaque is dedicated to Lt. Donald MacDonald who served in the U.S. Navy in World War I.

The inscription reads:

Lieutenant Donald MacDonald

U.S. Navy

U.S.S. Quail

Who, following the best traditions of the sea, gave his life that his shipmates might be saved, Jan. 1, 1922.

Born Erie Pa, Jan. 3, 1879 - Enlisted U.S. Navy Mar. 11, 1898 - Served during the Spanish American War and Commissioned Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Jan. 1918 - Served during the World War.

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

Erected by the Citizens of Erie

Dedicated May 1, 1926

Plaque: IN MEMORY OF/ LT. CHARLES M. TOOLE/ KILLED IN ACTION/ CIERGES, FRANCE/ OCTOBER 1, 1918

Second Lieutenant Francis Brown Lowry of the 91st Aero Squadron, Coast Artillery Corps, was killed in action while on a photo-reconnaissance mission flying through a heavy anti-aircraft barrage in hostile territory in France. Originally buried in Argonne cemetery in France, he was moved to Fairmount cemetery in Colorado in 1921. Lowry's name was used for the new airfield in 1938. In 1948 Lowry Airfield became Lowry Air Force Base. After the base closed in 1994 a new elementary school opened on the property in 2002 and was named the Lowry Elementary School. Lt. Lowry was posthumously awared the Distinguished Service Cross.

The Lt. Frank Luke Jr. Memorial is located in front of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona.

The sculpture is a full-length portrait of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr., by sculptor Roger Burnham. He is dressed in a World War I military uniform and holds an aviator helmet in his proper right hand. The bronze sculpture stands atop a stone base.

Lt. Luke was a World War I airman known as the 'balloon buster'. He saw exactly 17 days of action in France during World War I. During that brief period, he destroyed 14 enemy balloons and 4 enemy planes. He was killed near Murvaux, France, by enemy soldiers when he refused to surrender and tried to hold them off with a pistol. He received, posthumously, the Congressional Medal of Honor as well as other medals. Nearby Luke Air Force Base was also named after Lt. Luke.

On the backside of the monument is an honor roll listing the names all Arizonians killed during the war.

This park honors the memory of Lieutenant Frank McConnell (1896-1918), the first Richmond Hill resident killed in World War I.

Plaque 1: Dedicated to the sons of Morris Park and vicinity who served in the world war 1917-1918 and in loving remembrance of the following men who made the supreme sacrifice (names of 70 war dead).

Plaque 2: With undying love and gratitude to give homage to all veterans of the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean Campaign, Vietnam Campaign, Lt. F.J. McConnell, Post 229 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

General John Archer Lejeune was born in Point Coupee Parish, LA about 15 miles north of New Roads. This statue and the accompanying memorial is on the ground of the Parish Courthouse.

Marker located at the statue, states

John Archer Lejeune Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps 1867 – 1942
During his more than forty years of service with the Marine Corps, John A. Lejeune participated in campaigns in Panama, Cuba, Mexico, France and Germany. He led the famed 2nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, during World War I with valor and distinction. His leadership of his Marines in the critical action at St. Mihiel earned him the French Legion of Honor.
As Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps, he foresaw a unique mission for the Corps in amphibious expeditionary operations. By doing so, he single-handedly saved the Corps from extinction and preserved it for the service of our nation in war and peace. He was born in Pointe Coupee Parish on 10 January 1867. After attending Louisiana State University, he obtained an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. Upon his graduation from the Academy in 1888, he was assigned sea duty aboard the USS Vandalia and Midshipman Lejeune began his exemplary career as a United States Marine.
• 1890: Commissioned Second Lieutenant while at sea.
• 1898: Captain Lejeune excels at sea during the Spanish-American War.
• 1903: Major Lejeune and his battalion quell uprisings in Panama.
• 1910: Graduates U.S. Army War College following tour in the Philippines.
• 1919: Lieutenant Colonel Lejeune and his 2nd Provisional Brigade quell uprisings in Cuba.
• 1914: Commands the 2nd Advanced Base Regiment in Vera Cruz, Mexico.
• 1917: promoted to Brigadier General, first commander of Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va.
• 1918: World War I, France - Commanded a brigade of the 32nd Division at Brest. - Commanded 4th Marine Brigade following Soissons offensive. - Promoted to Major General. - Commander of 2nd Division, American Expeditionary Force. - Became the first Marine officer to command a division in combat. - Assaulted Marbeche sector during drive on St. Mihiel. - Stormed Blanc Mont Ridge during Champagne offensive. - Led 2nd Division triumphantly into Germany following its surrender.
• 1919: Commands Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA. for second time.
• 1920: Named Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps. - Developed Fleet Marine Force concept. - Established formal Marine Officers schools at Quantico, Va. - Founded Marine Corps Association, Marine Corps Institute and Marine Corps League. - Provided sound leadership and much needed vision for the Marine Corps at a time when efforts were underway to dissolve the service. - Carved a unique path for the Marine Corps in amphibious operations thereby ensuring its long-term future.
• 1929: Major General Lejeune retired from active duty.
• 1929: Became Superintendent for the Virginia Military Institute, a position he held until poor health forced his resignation in 1937.
• 1942: Promoted to Lieutenant General while on retired list. - Became first Marine to hold that rank. - The assault against the Japanese on Guadalcanal proved his amphibious concepts and substantiated his service. - November 20, at the age of 75, John A. Lejeune died in Baltimore, Md. - Buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Today, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. not only bears the name of one of the Corps’ finest officers, but the name of one of the most able officers of American military history. Presented by Patrick F. Taylor

The sculptor of this monument, Patrick Miller, depicted General John Archer Lejeune from a photograph. Archer was apparently putting on his riding gloves before a parade in New York City after returning from France following World War I, around 1919. Without using planned designs, the sculptor jumped straight into the full-size sculpture, casting it in clay. Six castings of the sculpture can be found throughout the U.S. One of the castings stands outside the birthplace of Lejeune in New Road, Louisiana.

Pope AFB, NC was named for 1st Lt. Harley H. Pope, killed with his crewman, Sgt. W. W. Fleming, January 7, 1917 when his JN-4 crashed into the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville. Poor visibility and fuel exhaustion led to the fatal crash. Lt. Pope was from Bedford, Indiana.

The inscription on this marker reads:

This tree was planted May 24th 1919 by the Catholic Children of Nashville in grateful memory of Lieutenant James Simmons Timothy of the 80th Company, 6th Regiment U.S.M.C. who was killed in action at Belleau Wood, France, June 14th 1918, aged 25 years.

He was first wounded while serving with the French in the Verdun Sector, Mar. 22, 1918. On the day of his death he took his company of two hundred men "over the top" and returned with only five. Later in the day he was killed by an enemy shell. Lieutenant Timothy was the first Tennessee officer to make the supreme sacrifice in the Great War for justice and humanity. His last words were, "Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my soul."

Strong in faith, no fear he knew,
this gallant Knight of God so true:
Pure, courageous, grand was he -
our hero son of Tennessee.

A corner marked with a sign that includes the deceased's name and a gold star.