This memorial honors the soldiers from Marion County who died during World War I. It was erected by Marion City Schools in 1927. The inscription reads:
“To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high.”
This is a line from the famous World War I poem In Flanders Field by Lt. Col. John McCrae.
Standing on a boulder is a metal statue of a WWI doughboy, appearing to be advancing through the barbed wire and stumps of No Man's Land, while he carries a rifle and a grenade. Attached to the boulder is also a plaque dedicating it to the veterans of WWI. It was placed here in 1936 by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
This E.M. Viquesney Spirit of the American Doughboy statue was erected in Markesan in 1946 by August Hein (apparently purchased from another community although the details of how Mr. Hein acquired the statue are not known). Originally standing in Hen Park, in 2007 the statue was moved to Grand River Memorial Park, and is now under the care of American Legion Post #282. The Doughboy was restored and rededicated in the summer of 2009, Before the restoration, most of the rifle was missing. The statue and its original stone base are now mounted atop a new pedestal in Grand River Memorial Park, in an area known as North Terrace on the grounds of Markesan Resident Home.
A full-length statue of a Civil War soldier fashioned out of white bronze (also known as Charleston zinc) stands wearing a cap, shoulder-length cape, shoes, trousers, and a knee length coat. He is holding a flagpole and sword. Beneath him is a multi-tiered base and three-stepped Marlboro granite plinth. Bronze plaques depict the medallion of the G.A.R., a bust of Abraham Lincoln, and a battle scene. It was dedicated on September 19, 1894.
Three additional plaques were added to commemorate the Marlborough veterans of WWI, WWII, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
This is a granite full-length figure of a WWI soldier wearing a uniform and hat, with a scabbard, field bag, and canteen. He stands by a tree stump, and the sculpture rests on a granite base consisting of a straight-sided die and molded cornice. It is inscribed with a laurel wreath and military symbols. On a bronze plaque with a bas-relief eagle are the names of those from Marlow who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in WWII. On the base itself are the names of those who died in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, and WWI.
On this spot, December 9, 1921, Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies in 1918, expressed to the people of South Carolina his appreciation and that of France for the aid by which the enemy was checked and defeated and freedom secured.
Thousands of South Carolinians attended this official welcome to the great soldier whose visit was sponsored by the American Legion.
The inscription on this memorial reads:
Erected By
The County Court
of Marshall County,
West Virginia
To Commemorate the Service
Men and Women of Marshall
County in the World War
1917 - 1919
The tumult and the shouting dies-
Lord God of Hosts - Be with us yet
lest we forget - Lest we forget
The inscription on the Marshfield War Memorial reads:
Dedicated by
The People of Marshfield
to the Memory of Those
Who Gave Their Lives for
America's Cause During
the World War
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George Arnett · William Arnett · Louis Binder · Frank Boyer · Frederick W. Breseman · Ray Firnstahl · John A. Fisher · Louis Fleisner · Fred E. Hintz · Harold E. Jaeckel · Louis Kelnhofer · Otto H. Kops · Floyd M. Laird · William Lee · Wm. J. Lesselyoung · Leo Lutz · Louis A. Mangold · Jos. C. Marsh, Jr. · Harold Mattson · Mike J. Miller · Ernest G. Miller · Frank J. Mueller · Emil Oertel · Harry M. Palmer · Edward J. Parks · W. Simon Petri · Joseph Ponczoch · Willard D. Purdy · William J. Riethus · Henry Schielz · George A. Schiesl · Edward Schultz · Paul H. Schultz · Louis A. Seidl · Barney Skaya · Walter H. Soles · Joseph Stangl · Cecil G. Tormey · Nick Trierweiler · Wesley C. Van Voorheis · Everett L. Varney · Henry Wallis · Nick A. Weigel · Louis Wellner · Cooper D. Wells · George W. Whitney · Ray Winch · Franklin Wood · Ivo E. Wright · Herbert Yaeger
1914-1918
Erected 1922 by the Rotary Club and the American Legion.
This is a metal sculpture of a WWI infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land, carrying a grenade and rifle. The original was sculpted by John Paulding and is commonly known as "Over the Top"
This World War I Doughboy sits on a rectangular stone base with bronze plaques that commemorate the citizens of Berkeley County who served in World War I.
The Maryhill Stonehenge is a replica of England's Stonehenge located in Maryhill, Washington. It was commissioned in the early 20th century by the wealthy entrepreneur Sam Hill, and dedicated on 4 July 1918 as a memorial to those who had died in World War I.
The memorial is constructed of concrete, and construction was commenced in 1918 and completed in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
The Maryhill Stonehenge was the first monument in the United States to honor the dead of World War I (specifically, soldiers from Klickitat County, Washington who had died in the still on-going war). The altar stone is placed to be aligned with sunrise on the Summer Solstice. Hill, a Quaker, informed that the original Stonehenge had been used as a sacrificial site, therefore constructed the replica as a reminder that humanity is still being sacrificed to the god of war. The monument was originally located in the center of Maryhill, which later burned down leaving only the Stonehenge replica. A second formal dedication of the monument took place upon its completion on May 30, 1929. Sam Hill, who died in 1931, lived long enough to see his Stonehenge completed.
The dedication plaque on this Washington Stonehenge is inscribed:
"In memory of the soldiers of Klickitat County who gave their lives in defense of their country. This monument is erected in the hope that others inspired by the example of their valor and their heroism may share in that love of liberty and burn with that fire of patriotism which death can alone quench."
The Maryhill Stonehenge, which also includes monuments to the soldiers of Klickitat County who died in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan is now part of the Maryhill Museum of Art.
Side 1: Erected in memory of those who died in the service of their country in the world war.
Side 2: Martin Beifus / Peter Cheslock / Harry Daly / Louis Engesser / Thomas Erb / William Foyle / Walter A. Garlinge / Anton Kiley / Frank Kowalinski / Edward Lachance / Boleslaw Wieniewski / Michael J. Imperial
Side 3: Roy Mcneil / Charles Miller / Anthony Nowak / Louis Roscoe / Frederick Scholze / Stephen Shaddock / Louis Serlin / Frank Schlereth / William Stenchever / Leo Stancievitch / Harvey Thorn / Otto Windhorst
In memory of Matthew J. Buono, born June 28, 1942, died April 4, 1968. Please take a moment to remember Matthew. He and all of America's war dead gave their lives for their country, for freedom, and for you. Never forget.
Panel 2: Korean War
Panel 3: Vietnam War - Matthew J. Buono
Panel 4: World War I - [list of 6 names]
Panel 5: World War II - [list of 37 names]
A corner marked with a sign that includes the deceased's name and a gold star.
