100 Cities - 100 Memorials

Located by the Upper Marlboro Courthouse

The American Legion commissioned the cross to commemorate the 49 servicemen that died overseas in World War I. The monument was designed by Washington, D.C. architect and artist John Joseph Earley, and was erected between 1919 and 1925. The Latin cross design was selected as it mirrored the cross structures used on the gravesites of soldiers buried after the war in Europe and other locations. United States Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels spoke at the monument's groundbreaking ceremony in September 1919, with a formal dedication ceremony in July 1925. The name "Peace Cross" was first used in the Washington, D.C., area in 1898 for a twenty-foot-tall cross erected on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral to mark the end of the Spanish–American War.

The cross was originally built on private lands, but the lands were turned over to the state's Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in 1961. The Commission has since overseen the maintenance of the memorial. The land has been heavily developed over the years, with a divided highway passing by it and the memorial on its median. The Commission installed nighttime illumination to avoid this becoming a safety hazard. Additionally, more war memorial structures have been erected in the same general area, creating the Veterans Memorial Park.

This World War I Memorial is a granite base with monolith stone. A bronze plaque is attached to it.

Inscription:
Dedicated to the Citizens
of Prince William County
who lost their lives in
the service of their country in
the 1917 - World War - 1919
Fewell Athey • Carrington Bailey • Maurice Beavers • John Blackwell • John C. Blight • Melvin Cornwell • Vernard Cornwell • Hugh Corum • Archer Crawford • McKinley Dodd • Randolph W. Fair • Wilson D. Garner • Frank Green • Harry Hatcher • Perry Herring • Champ L. Jones • M. M. Lake • G. O. Lynch • Clarkson Mayhugh • William Nickens • Eugene Ross • William Saffer • Omer Smith • Melbourne Varner • Floyd Whetzel • Kemp Williams

Erected by Prince William County.

The Princeton All Wars Memorial, dedicated in 1925, was designed by architect Harvey Wiley Corbett and sculptor Gaetano Cecere. This memorial takes the form of a semi-circular marble bench, often referred to as an exedra, placed on a circular base.  At the center is a circular 68-inch diameter bronze medallion. The inscription reads: 

Originally created to commemorate those who served in World War I, it was later rededicated to all who have served the United States in a war.  Subsequent inscriptions have been added to commemorate those who served in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and Desert Storm.  The original $10,000 cost of the memorial was raised with contributions from Princeton residents and clubs.  

Photos courtesy of: 
Image with flag - RC & Historical Marker Database
All other photos - NJ State Historic Preservation Office

Memorial Square in honor of Pvt. Albert Edward Scott of Brookline, MA. Pvt. Scott was 15 years old when he enlisted in the Army. He was killed in action in 1918. Pvt. Scott has another memorial dedicated to him at Brookline Town Hall.

IN MEMORY / OF / PVT. DAVID W. GENTLE / 107TH INF. U.S. ARMY / BORN OCT. 28, 1895 / KILLED IN ACTION / OCT. 14, 1918 / ERECTED BY / DAVID W. GENTLE POSTNO. 618 / AMERICAN LEGION / 1950 /

PRIVATE / JOSEPH F. MERRELL, JR. / CO. "I" 15TH INFANTRY, U.S. ARMY / BORN AUG. 21, 1926 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. / DIED APRIAL 18, 1945 LOHE GERMANY / AWARDED THE / MEDAL OF HONOR / [etching of Congressional Medal of Honor] / "FOR A WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE HIS LIFE / SO HIS COMRADES COULD GO ON TO VICTORY." / [space] HARRY S. TRUMAN / "LEST WE FORGET"

THIS FLAG POLE / WAS DEDICATED BY THE / PVT. MICHAEL J. LYNCH / POST NO. 831 V.F.W. / DECEMBER 10, 1933 / IN MEMORY OF OUR / DEPARTED COMRADES/

1) above bench, left: "MEN AND WOMEN OF BROOKLYN WHO DIED / IN THE WORLD WAR / MCMXIV - MCMXVIII"

2) above bench, right: "[...] FOR LIBERTY / [...] PEACE / [...] COUNTRY"

3) six large plaques: 2,800 names 

4) small plaque, rear: "PRESENTED BY / WILLIAM H. TODD / AND ACCEPTED FOR THE / CITY OF NEW YORK BY / MAYOR / JOHN F. HYLAN / AND / JOHN N. HARMAN / COMMISSIONER OF PARKS / A.D. MCMXX1"

Architect: Arthur D.Pickering

The memorial name is Providence World War I Memorial

Information:
The World War I Memorial, located in Memorial Park on the river front at College and S Main Streets in Providence, was built to honor those from Rhode Island who died in the first world war.

The granite memorial, designed by architect Paul Cret, was erected in 1929 and stands 150 feet high. The statue at the top of the column represents Peace.

Location:
Memorial Park College St and Main Street
Providence, RI, 02903

This is a bronze statue of a WWI doughboy, holding his rifle in front of himself with both hands. Beneath is a granite base with bronze plaques. It was dedicated in about 1920 to commemorate the men of Provincetown who served in WWI.

 In honor of Puebo's four Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, the Pueblo Convention Center built the "Home of Heores" Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Plaza.  

Pueblo's four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients featured in sculpture are Drew D. Dix, Raymond G. Murphy, William J. Crawford, and Carl L. Sitter.

Veterans memorial plaza with brick pavers. 

Inscription:  “ Dedicated to Honor Pulaski Countians Who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice to Preserve Our Freedom.  Erected 2002 by VFW Post 6077”

“Veterans Park – Dedicated by the Patriotic Citizens of Pulaski County to All Those Who Served to Defend Our Country in All Wars. – VFW Post 607 – American Legion 125”

Names are listed for all major US conflicts.  The WW1 section lists five names.

There is also a monument on the Pulaski Courthouse grounds. 

Inscription:  “Erected and Dedicated by Hawkinsville VFW Post 6077 In Honor of and in Memory of All Veterans of Pulaski County for Their Sacrifice in Service of This Nation”.   Nov 11, 1996.  Photos of this are in the photo gallery.

Wall of Honor Park -  Dedicated November 11, 2014.  "Dedicated to all veterans of Putnam County - To the honor and glory of those who bravely served to keep our country a land of freedom.  

Veterans Memorial Park - "Dedicated in memory of our comrades of World War I&II who made the supreme sacrifice. Formally dedicated June 17, 1949.”