These two stone pillars mark the gateway to the Road of Remembrance, which was envisioned as a tree-lined road welcoming veterans of World War I and their families into the community with open arms.  The pillars were erected by the Lions Club in 1928.  On the east side of the northern of the two pillars, club members placed a plaque which still reads, “Road of Remembrance Gateway, In Honor of Those Who Served in the World War, Erected by the Lions Club of Boulder.” The site is called Nine Mile Corner for its place nine miles south of Longmont and nine miles east of Boulder.  Financial difficulties prevented the construction in the late 1920s of a planned nine-mile WWI "Road of Remembrance" between Erie and Boulder. But the two sizable, quasi-Romanesque memorial pillars that were intended to serve as the road's gateway in Erie remain standing. 

Robert Lester Blackwell was born on October 4, 1895, and was the son of a tenant farmer. On October 11, 1918, near St. Souplet, France, his unit (Co. K 119th Infantry 30th Division) was cut off and faced destruction. The officer in charge sent a man for help and he was killed. He sent another and he was killed. Then he called for volunteers and Blackwell tried to get through. He lost his life. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The memorial is sponsored by the Lester Blackwell Post 138.

Memorial listing all Rochelle Park Residents that served during WWI

Rock of the Marne - Burlington

100 Cities / 100 Memorials

The Rock of the Marne monument, designed by famed sculptor Roland Hinton Perry, located at the American Legion Post 79 on 540 High Street, is at the entryway to Burlington City. This statue continues to commemorate the loss lives and broken families of World War I as “the war to end all wars.” It portrays an American “Doughboy” ready to protect and defend. The statue was dedicated in memory of the dead from the 38th Infantry Regiment. The sculptor, Roland Hinton Perry, had a national reputation: Before his death in 1941, his work included two memorable statues at Gettysburg and the elaborate Court of Neptune fountain at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The monument consists of a copper WWI soldier in uniform with his front foot anchored on a rock. The soldier holds an angled rifle with bayonet, and has a pack against his chest.  The monument, in front of the VFW Memorial Hall, is flanked by several other war memorials. Photos courtesy of:  NJ State Historic Preservation Office.  Night photo - Nicholas J. Cuozzo . Vintage postcard - Rutgers University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

The Daniel M. O'Connell Post 272 of the American Legion dedicated this Joseph P. Pollia sculpture on November 11, 1927, as a tribute to those who died in WWI.

Front side


Medallion
American Legion 


MAINTAINED BY 
DANIEL M. O'CONNELL POST 272 
AMERICAN LEGION 


Plaque - front side

IF YE BREAK FAITH 
WITH US 
WE SHALL NOT SLEEP 
HONOR ROLL 
1917 --- WORLD WAR --- 1919 
WALTER BATES 
IRVING FRIEDMAN 
FRANK GEORGE 
CHARLES HARRIS 
JEROME O. HEINE 
NELSON HEWLETT 
CHARLES JACOB 
ALBERT MAHER 
PETER MOONEY 
JOSEPH MCVAY 
CHARLES W. MURRAY 
DANIEL M. O'CONNELL 
LOUIS E. REYNOLDS 
ROBER F. RINCK 
NICHOLAS SCHETTING 
JULIUS STRAUSS 
ARTHUR THOMPSON 
1917 --- WORLD WAR --- 1919 


Plaque - west side

1941 --- 1945 
DEDICATED TO 
THOSE WHO MADE 
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE 
DURING WORLD WAR II 
FRANCIS T. ACTON, JR. --- JOHN M. LEWIS, JR. 
PHILIP AGLIATA --- HAROLD LORMAN 
GODFREY R. AMES --- THOMAS MCARDLE 
ARTHUR A. AMRON --- MYLES J. MCPARTLAND 
JOSEPH N. ANGELONE --- BERNARD MEEHAN 
JOSEPH ARCARIO, JR. --- FRED J. MEEHAN 
JAMES M. BARRAVECHIA --- DONALD F. MURDOCK 
IRVING BELDNER --- EDWARD MUROFCHICK 
SAUL W. BERSON --- JAMES F. O'BRIEN 
HAROLD J. BLANTHORN --- FRANCIS X. O'CONNELL 
JOHN B. BRADY --- VINCENT W. O'KEEFE 
LEONARD BUSCHEL --- OWEN P. O'REILLY 
CORNELIUS M. CALPIN --- ALEXANDER G. OLSEN 
SAMUEL P. CARCANIS --- GIRTSOL OPPENHEIMER 
SAM CASALINO --- ALFRED ORLANDO 
MARTIN F. COOGAN --- ISIDORE REIMER 
JOHN E. CORRIGAN --- ALDO J. RIVARA 
RICHARD H. DAVIS --- HAROLD W. ROBERTS 
HENRY J. DEHNERT --- GEORGE P. ROLLY 
THOMAS J. DENAPOLI --- STANLEY D. ROSE 
PATRICK J. DONAHUE --- MICHAEL F. ROTONDO 
JOHN G. DUNN --- OTTO SCHAFFNER 
ALAN EVANS --- HERBERT SCHIMEK 
VINCENT J. FAY --- JULES D. SCHLICHTER 
OSCAR FINKELSTEIN --- SAMUEL J. SCHLOSSER 
ARNOLD P. FOX --- DONALD R. SCHNEIDER 
EDWARD GLEASON --- JACK P. SCHWARTZ 
WILLIAM H. GUTERDING --- LLOYD SEASONWEIN 
WALTER F. HAWTHORNE --- LOUIS SEIDMAN 
PATRICK F. HESLIN --- MURRAY SEIFF 
MELVILLE T. HESS --- DONALD W. SELZ 
HERBERT HOPFENBERG --- DAVID DANIEL SHAPIRO 
GEORGE P. HUMMEL --- FRANK SORENSEN 
CHARLES JAMIESON --- HERBERT SPRINGER 
JAMES KEHOE --- JOSEPH L. THIER 
AUSTIN E. KELLY --- JOSEPH S. VELARDI 
JAMES P. KENNY --- PAUL VERDONE 
PHILIP J. KIELEY --- WILBERT A. WANKEL 
SAMUEL KITOGRAD --- ALVIN S. WEISS 
LEONARD KRAM --- BERNARD H. WIENER 
SOL. IRVING LANDAU --- GEORGE A. WILLIAM 
JOHN LEWIS --- JOHN P. ZIMMER 


Plaque - east side

1950 --- KOREA --- 1955 
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY 
THOMAS W. AUGUST --- GEORGE MAMMES --- RALPH R. MITOLA 
JOSEPH DIPIETRO --- GEORGE V. MCCORMICK --- EDWARD P. O'DONNELL 
JAMES F. FARRELL --- EDMUND J. MCGRATH --- DANIEL P. ROGERS 
WALTER F. GROSS --- MORTIMER DOMROE --- WILLIAM VOGEL 



1961 --- VIETNAM --- 1975 
IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS 
THEY SHALL LIVE FOREVER 
STEDMAN ADAMS --- WILLIAM HAYES --- WILLIAM MORRIS 
GERALD BREEN --- CHARLES R. HEMPEL --- DAVID C. NELSON 
MCKINLEY CAUGHMAN --- THOMAS HOARE --- COSMO PACETTA 
JOSE CRESPO --- ELBERT R. HUBSCHMITT --- JOSEPH A. SILON 
WILLIAM H. DORAN --- TERRANCE P. JORDAN --- DANIEL J. SULLIVAN 
MICHAEL ELFLEIN --- JAMES F. LUCAS --- PHILIP A. TINGLEY 
HAROLD B. ELSERT --- JOHN MCGONIGAL --- WILLIE J. WASHINGTON 
FRANK FLORIO --- PETER T. MELAHAN --- WALTER WETZEL 
HOWARD M. GERSTEL --- GARY K. MORRIS --- FREDERICK F. WOODWARD 
STEVEN V. GOLDSTEIN --- EDWARD J. ZEWERT 

Achitect: William van Alen

3-acre site being developed in phases that will cover the involvement of the US military from 1900 to the present.  Sections specific to World War 1 are planned. 

To commemorate those who, at the call of country, left all, endured hardships, faced danger, and finally passed out of sight of men by the path of duty, giving up their lives that others might live in freedom. A list of 49 names of men from Harrisonburg and Rockingham County who died in service during World War I.

Rolette County planned in 1930 to levy $10,000 each year until it raised $22,000 for a community building. Ernest R. Boyd designed Memorial Hall with an auditorium and stage/gymnasium, meeting rooms, and a kitchen. The memorial was dedicated on June 15, 1932 and in 2017, the building houses the Rolette City Library while also still functioning as a community gathering space.

Pictures by Kevin W. at https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=20870

In May 1939 the Navy Department donated a 4.7 field piece to the American Legion Westmoreland County Post 148. This gun was transported to the Post Lot on Colonial Avenue across opposite the Dance Pavilion in June. In October 1939 the field piece was moved the triangle of property across from the Catholic Church, said property being owned by the Town. The Post also placed blocks under the field piece and painted the field piece in December. In March 1940, the Post requested permission from the Mayor to erect a flagpole at that location. In September 1942 the War Production Board requested the Post sell the field piece and turn it into scrap to help in the drive for old scrap iron. The membership voted to give the field piece to the authorities at Fort Belvoir if they would haul it away. On Sunday, October 5, 1947 at 2pm the War Memorial was finally dedicated after many years of planning and fundraising. One plaque containing the names of World War I & II veterans was secured to a marble base. Admiral C. Turner Joy and Mayor W.D. Williams officiated. In 1950 another gun was requested. The gun was the three inch gun currently at the Memorial. To date, additional names from other conflicts have yet to be added. In 1989 the Memorial was renovated. From the Journal Press NOVEMBER 7, 1989. Renovation of Colonial Beach War Memorial in progress Donations needed for plaques by L. Coates "Each brick is carefully nudged into place. An eagle eye ascertains whether its a perfect fit. An additional tap causes the bubble in the level to hit dead center. Such precision, such time consuming effort. For several hours each day; off and on over the course of two years, this labor of love for all veterans has been undertaken by Reverend Robert Lawrence and numerous associates. Their goal has been the renovation of the Colonial Beach War Memorial. Built in 1947 to honor ‘the Colonial Beach Boys' who served in World War I, World War II and the Merchant Marines, the memorial was on the verge of devastation. "The ground was giving way and there were cracks in it," noted Frances Karn Karn only has to peer out her porch window to see the memorial that her late brother, James D. Karn, was instrumental in having built. In the past few years, Reverend Lawrence, Tommy Salingrer, Bob Bristow, the late Irie S. Nichols, the late David Tubbs, the late Lawrence Torrence, the late Lloyd Thomas, Carlton Garrett, Marvin Cowan, Don Warner, Bill Timms, A1 Hicks and many others have joined forces to see that the memorial stood intact. They have since succeeded in building steps to the memorial, are currently working on paving the entire base and hope to install a sidewalk and handrail in the near future. The ultimate goal, noted Karn, is to add plaques to recognize the local men who served in the armed forces during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The late Jimmy Karn, a young man with Bulber polio, who spent many an hour writing to the men over seas, sending them newspaper clippings and writing articles about the servicemen in a local paper, spearheaded the effort for the memorial. L. C. Costenbader, Mayor of Colonial Beach at the time, was able to get the state to. donate a triangle of land on a beachfront street in Colonial Beach for the memorial. E.E. McCartney, a retired Naval Chief and Commander of the American Legion Post, was able to obtain a gun from a World War lI ship that completes the memorial. While many a child, and adults, too, are attracted to that tremendous gun, a plaque inscribed with numerous names, brings home the reason for the gun being placed there. Dedicated on October 5, 1947, the memorial is a result of numerous pledges by the community. In recent years, an additional $4802 has been raised to restore the memorial. Ms. Karn noted however, that those funds were dwindling fast. "There is probably enough left to finish the block work," she said, "but a lot more is needed for the memorial part itself (the additional plaques)." Kam noted that the free labor provided by the previously mentioned men along with donations of mortar sand from Bowie's Sand and Gravel (George and Marie Bowie) and other donations have kept the restoration efforts alive. Karn tries to supply the workers with drinks as often as possible. Others often provide lunch. Of the volunteer efforts Karn says "It's such a wonderful community thing. How many people do you know would get on their hands and knees and do that?" With cold weather approaching, Reverend Lawrence noted that his work will have to cease until the spring."

Roughly 2' x 4' in size, this bronze plaque lists 514 names of "Our Boys" who served during WWI. The design of the plaque has an Army bugler at the top left, a centerpiece with an eagle, flag, title, and olive branches, and at right is a sailor saluting with a rifle. It was donated by the Union Service League of Lisbon and hangs in the main lobby of the Ransom County Courthouse.

On the main floor of the Kidder County Courthouse near the entrance is a 24"x38" plaque honoring those who served in World War I from Kidder County. The plaque lists 83 names of "Our Boys" below a section with a bugler on the left, an eagle and flag in the middle, and a soldier with a gun on the right in bas relief. The plaque also includes the dates of the U.S. participation in the war, April 6, 1917 until November 11, 1918

The courthouse was built in 1922, replacing an older one. The monument is dated to 1928.
Note the cut off log behind the statue; this is a funerary symbol for a life cut short.

The striking rose window in the façade of Morristown’s Church of the Redeemer is dedicated as a memorial to those who returned from World War I.  Built in 1917, the pudding stone, Gothic Revival church was designed by the NY architectural firm, Parish & Schroeder. 

The stained glass rose window features elaborate stone tracery radiating from a central stone quatrefoil containing the Greek letters, Alpha and Omega.  Radiating spokes form the stems of elaborate leaves, each of which has a central stained glass shield. Between the spokes are six stained glass figures, possibly representing Apostles.  The beautiful window is placed within a circular quarry-faced stone surround.  The window was designed & fabricated by the English firm of Heaton, Butler & Bayne. 

Photos courtesy of:  NJ State Historic Preservation Office 

Although most Kansas City area residents have seen the Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch in Kansas City, Kansas from I-35, few ever take the short drive to visit the arch and enjoy the great view of the Kansas City, Missouri skyline. Memorial Drive leads from Booth Street up to the memorial which is inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.

The 34.5' tall Memorial Arch was designed by Rosedale resident, John LeRoy Marshall. It was completed in 1923 and dedicated in 1924. In 1993, a small marker which doesn't fit in with the style of the memorial was placed beneath the arch, honoring those Rosedale residents who died in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Rosedale is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas and the Memorial Arch is dedicated to those Rosedale residents who served in the 42nd Rainbow Division during the Great War (WW1). Nearby Rainbow Boulevard is named for the division.

The 42nd Rainbow Division was formed in August, 1917 by National Guard units from 26 states and the District of Columbia. Led during part of the war by Douglas MacArthur, the Rainbow Division played a prominent role at the Battle of the Champagne and participated in other battles including those in the Chateau-Thierry salient, the Verdun front, and the final battle of WW1 at Argonne. The Rainbow Division is still active today and as of September 2015, the Division is made up from Army National Guard units from Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

The best thing at the Rosedale Arch may be the view of the downtown Kansas City, Missouri skyline.