The City of Puyallup Veterans Memorial is a monument to honor veterans, both past and present, who have died in the service to their country and to those who serve or have served. The statue was dedicated on Memorial Day
in 2002. The memorial is located in downtown Puyallup in historic Pioneer Park, and clearly visible from the main thoroughfare. The interactive memorial depicts a soldier bending down to help a comrade. The soldier's hand is extended,
reaching out to the living, symbolizing the need to remember all those who have fought for freedom. A bronze plaque is located at the memorial listing the names of those from Puyallup who have lost their lives in our nation's wars. A small courtyard surrounds the statue, where bricks suitable for engraving have been placed.

Street Memorial dedicated on Sunday May 27, 2012. Private Christie was killed in action in June, 1918.

This is a full-length figure of a soldier dressed in military uniform, with hat, holding rifle in front of him, butt end down. He stands on arch-shaped base, with two text plaques, one listing names of World War I dead.

According to an article from 2003, when the memorial was rededicated and the landscaping improved:

"Frank L. Tarantino [owner of a memorial business] built the carved stone memorial that has a sculpture of a doughboy on top. The original monument was unveiled in 1926 at a site near the old train station at Front and Broad streets. In 1967, when the monument was moved to Memorial Park on Mill Street, Joe Tarantino and the family cemetery memorial business donated two additional stones, one that honored the men who died in World War II and the other honoring those who died in Korea, and later, Vietnam."

The plaque listing the names of those who died in World War I was added in 1967.

This monument dedicated in 1992 has a central marble marker, a little over four feet tall, flanked by benches. The marker has the image of an eagle on a shield flanked by flags, beneath which is commemorative text and seals of the Army, Navy. Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. On the back are lists of the local citizens who were killed in action during WWI, WWII and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. One of the benches is dedicated to those who participated in the Persian Gulf War and other war veterans.

North side:
1941 --- 1945 / ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF QUEENS VILLAGE-BELLEROSE / IN HONOR AND MEMORY / TO THOSE WHO SERVED / IN WORLD WAR II / 

South side:
THESE MEN DIED TO KEEP YOU LIVING WITHOUT FEAR / [162 names] / KOREA / 1950 - 1955 / [3 names] / VIETNAM / 1961 - 1975 / [19 names] /

This is a bronze figure of a standing WWI soldier, holding his Springfield rifle in his right hand and a German helmet in his left. Hanging from him are a gas mask, bedroll, canteen, shovel and am­munition belt. It rests on a granite base. Bruce W. Saville sculpted it and it was dedicated in 1924 to the men of Quincy who served in WWI.

This is a nine fool tall granite stele with two bronze inscription plaques. One lists the names of the Quinsigamond citizens who served in WWI, and the other is for those who served in WWII. It was erected in about 1946.

Multi-monument park adjacent to Rabun County Courthouse.  Eleven WW1 war dead are inscribed on a bronze plaque, along with those of WW2, Korea, and Vietnam.  Companion monument is inscribed: “Dedicated to Those of Rabun County Who Served in Defense of Their Country and Especially Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice.  By Rabun Memorial Post 220 The American Legion.”

This life-sized bronze statue, designed by John Paulding, was dedicated on November 9, 1929 to honor the men and women of Racine who served in World War I.

In 1919, a proposal was made to Union County, New Jersey for a "Memorial Park", now known as the Rahway River Parkway.  It said its creation should serve as a memorial to those young soldiers who had lost their lives in the just-concluded World War I and also a salvation of the Rahway River for future generations. 

The county was urged to act swiftly stating:
"What better memorial could be imagined than to buy and reserve for this purpose one of nature's rarest gifts to Union County in the form of a "Union County Memorial Park?"  The Rahway River possesses a multitude of natural attractions, far beyond the reach of money, which can be made a perpetual monument to those who have remained in France and an endowment of nature to those have not. A dedication of this nature will preserve a priceless evidence of reverence and esteem, and the same time protect the virgin purity and beauty of one of the State's biggest assets and inspire great respect for its future protection."

Photo courtesy of: Friends of Rahway River Parkway 

Located on a quarter-acre triangular plot of land, this monument is a fifteen by five foot obelisk of Alabama limestone. It stands across the street from what was the entrance to the 42nd Division's World War I training grounds at Camp Mills on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island.

Inscribed on it are a lone bugler standing in a military cemetery, a list of the units that made up the Rainbow Division, the states they came from, and the names of the World War I campaigns in which they fought.

The monument was originally dedicated in 1941, rededicated in a 1997 ceremony, and rededicated again in 2005.

This is a M1905, U.S. Army 3 Inch Field Gun designed by Watervliet Arsenal. Field artillery of this type were in service from 1905 through the 1920s. During World War 1 the Army primarily used the French 75MM gun instead of the M1902/5s, which were mostly kept in the United States for training. Although this weapon appears in World War I-era very few of the M1902/5s were used in combat in Europe. They were gradually phased out of active service in the 1920s.
This cannon now on the front court house lawn was installed October 6, 1979, a gift of Sherwood “Ozzie” Gann and Edward G. Behrens of New London, donated to the citizens of Ralls County in memory of its military veterans and those who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in all wars. Mr. Gann was a World War 2 U.S. Navy veteran. He attained the rank of Boatswains Mate 1st Class and served in the South Pacific. Mr. Behrens, served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO during the Korean War.
After military service, this Model 1905 3 Inch Army Field piece was placed in front of the Admiral Coontz’ Armory in Hannibal. It was given to the Hannibal Boy Scouts who moved it to the Vernon Maple farm, about 10 miles NW of New London. The Maple farm was used for a time as a Boy Scout retreat and camping site. Edward Cunningham, son-in-law of Vernon Maple, sold it to Gann and Behrens in September 1977.
When purchased by Gann and Behrens, the wooden wheels were decaying. In locating a carpenter who could duplicate the wheel spokes, the management at Silver Dollar City was consulted; John Corbin of Hollister made the new spokes. Behrens and A. Wells Pettibone of Hannibal flew to Branson and picked up the spokes in 1978. The felloes (the wood sections which make up the outer rim of the wheel, in which the spokes are placed) were replaced with new ones made by Adam Bontreger of the Amish Colony at Curryville. To remove the spokes from the hub where they were attached by bolts for reinforcement, the bolts had been cut in two. These were re-welded by Gary Fishback of Hannibal. Sam Schwartz of the Amish Colony, the wheelwright, was employed to assemble the restored wheels.
Three New London men completed the job of installation: Bob Schoeneman painted it khaki brown; Bob Byers made the concrete pad on which it rests, and Rex Fitzpatrick welded the cannon in place.
This is the second cannon which has been displayed in front of the court house, another which was on a gun emplacement for years was donated to the scrap iron drive in World War II. Later a prairie schooner wheel memorializing the Gold Rushers was displayed there.

"I took this pic of the "God of Peace" statue dedicated to the memory of the fallen in the Great War. It was erected in 1935. Names of the fallen are listed on the walls. Like many other memorials dedicated to the "War to end all wars", this one has also had names added who have fallen while in service during other conflicts as well."

--Mr. Johannes R. Allert, M.A., CTL

This is a bronze statue of a World War I infantryman, advancing through the stumps  and barbed wire of No Man's Land with a hand grenade and rifle. It was sculpted by E.M. Viquesney and dedicated on November 11, 1928 to honor those who died in service in World War I, especially the ten men from Canyon who perished.

Over the years, the Doughboy suffered a lot of deterioration. The left arm had pulled away from the body; the rifle butt was dented; the rifle sling, end of the rifle and bayonet were missing, and the barbed wire was loose. A major refurbishment by Laboratory for Conservation of Fine Arts, Teaneck, New Jersey, was completed in April 1999 and the sculpture is now in excellent condition.

WALKER PARK / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / RANDOLPH ST.G. WALKER JR. / PVT. 1ST CL., CO. 'K,' 107TH INFANTRY, U.S.A. / KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. 29, 1918, AGE 20 YRS. / IN THE ATTACK ON THE HINDENBURG LINE. / THIS TABLET IS PLACE BY / RANDOLPH WALKER, JR. POST NO. 1056 / THE AMERICAN LEGION. /

This memorial is surrounded by three flagpoles and dedicated to the memory of the "comrades" of the VFW Post #968, Elks Lodge #1292, Amvets Auxiliary #896, and the City of Raymond. It lists the names of the fallen from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, along with unspecified "additions." It is located near the Willapa Seaport Museum and the railroad tracks.

Raymond Pacific Auxiliary Memorial

100 Cities / 100 Memorials

This memorial was dedicated by the Ladies Auxiliary of the local VFW Post in 1940.  One plaque dedicates the memorial to "the memory of our comrades who entered the service of their country from Pacific County and who gave their lives in the World War", while another features the American's Creed: "I believe in the United States of America, as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon these principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies."   The memorial was restored and rededicated in honor of the centennial of the end of World War I.  The rededication ceremony took place on May 19th, 2018.  The original three (real) rifle stack on top of the monument was recreated in colored bronze. The memorial was also moved to the same location as the Raymond All Wars Memorial Monument, 275 Alder Street (near the corner of 3rd and Alder Streets).  The rededication was carried out by the officers and Honor Guard of both the local Posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion.  The adjoining Willapa Bay Museum also holds a wonderful collection of World War 1 military collectibles, memorabilia and mementos.