100 Cities - 100 Memorials

“Dedicated To All The Men and Women Who Served Our Country During The Major Wars of the 20^th Century.”  American Legion – Martin-Moore Post No. 25 – Dedicated Nov. 11, 2002 – in memory of Louis Lashley.    

This is located at the Lamar County Court House. This is one of two WW1 Memorials in Paris.  This one even list the local nurses who served. This Monument was “Erected by: World War 1 Veterans Assn. Barracks #1589, in 1971.

All Wars monument on the Lamar County Courthouse grounds.

“Dedicated to the Everlasting Memory of Those from Lamar County Who Gave Their Lives in the Service of Our Country.” For World War One, the monument contains twelve names.

Memorial Park in LaMoure County was dedicated by county citizens to their fellow residents who served during WWI as soldiers and sailors. The entrance is marked by a stone gate, the center pillar of which is pictured at left. The park was dedicated in 1921 and also includes an auditorium with seating for 1440 persons. A newer memorial that is dedicated to the veterans of WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam is located next to the auditorium.

This E.M. Viquesney Spirit of the American Doughboy is dedicated to the men and women of the Seventh Ward of Lancaster who served in World War I.

The inscription reads:

Dedicated to
The men and women
of the Seventh Ward
Lancaster, PA.
who by their patriotism
courage and devotion
helped win
The World War
1914 - 1918
for humanity, liberty and righteousness
erected by the
Citizens of the Seventh Ward

The Doughboy was originally dedicated November 11, 1925 at East End Junior High, now known as Edward Hand Middle School, in a ceremony in which the Lancaster Gold Star Mothers, American Legion, Knights of Malta, and students of the Junior High, played prominent roles. It was unveiled by three Gold Star Mothers, and tribute was paid to the 482 men and women of the Seventh Ward who served during the war. It was purchased with funds raised by public subscriptions of residents of the Seventh Ward, and had been in Lancaster nearly a year while an appropriate site was selected. The Doughboy was moved to the Stahr Armory location in 1962. The doughboy's arms and rifle barrel have been cut off and replaced. By 1986 it had lost its right hand and grenade. They were restored. In 1992, vandals pushed the whole sculpture of its base and onto the grass. Currently, the statue appears to be in very good condition.

On June 12, 2013, The statue was moved back to its original Seventh Ward neighborhood location on South Ann Street after 51 years. The Armory was put up for sale and the City of Lancaster did not want the statue to be sold with the building and possibly lose this historic treasure. Because the statue had been in front of the Armory for 51 years, legally the City no longer owned the statue. The City's Public Art Manager contacted the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (the property owner) to negotiate the return of the statue to the City. A public meeting was held at Edward Hand Middle School to discuss moving the statue back to its original location in front of the school. All attendees were in favor of returning the statue to the school and the decision was subsequently approved by a School District of Lancaster School Board vote. The return to Hand Middle School was prompted by the South Ann Concerned Neighbors group. The new location was carefully selected because of its close proximity to the school, ample lighting, and two surveillance cameras mounted on the school that survey the area surrounding the statue. A rededication ceremony was held on October 15, 2013 at 1:30 pm. 

A bronze eagle with wings spread sits on a hemisphere, atop a tall granite base. It was cast by Gorham Silversmiths and originally dedicated on Memorial Day, 1951. It is a tribute to the men and women of Lancaster who served in WWI, WWII, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

This memorial, located in Skinner Butte Park, honors citizens of Lane County who have given their lives in service from World War 1 to the present day. It features a bronze plaque dedicated as "A Gift To The Families Of The Veterans."

Description:  Granite monuments, one in the shape of the county, commemorating the service of those from this area.  (Lanier County took its territory from parts of Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes counties in 1920. It is named for poet Sidney Lanier.

Inscriptions:  “Commemorating the military service of those men and women from Lanier County Georgia.”  “Dedicated to those who served in the armed forces of the United States so that we might live in peace and freedom. World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm.”

 

An image of KIA soldier from Lanier County - Robert Delmus (Buster) Williams is included in the gallery. 

On the front of the monument the following is inscribed:

Our Honored Dead

Edmund Garretson Cook

Paul DeNegre

Edwin Eldon Graham Elder

Norman H. Leonard

Howard P. Melody

Edward Francis McShane

Joseph Ryan

Soccorso Tecce

Raymond William Watson

John W. Wiegel, Jr.

Edwin S. Williams

Albert Clinton Wunderlich On the rear of the monument the inscription reads:

To The Honor

Of The Men from Lansdowne

Who Entered The Great World War

1914-1918

This Monument is Dedicated

By Their Fellow Townsmen

In Token of Sorrow of Their Lives

Of Pride in Their Valor

And in the Full Assurance

That the Memory of their Heroism

In Life and Death

Will Inspire

The Future Youth of Lansdowne

With the Same

Courage and Devotion 

The tree was planted in 1923 in memory of those who served in World War I.

This memorial commemorates the residents of LaRue County who were killed or missing in World War I.

This memorial honors those who have served in every U.S. conflict from World War I to the present day, with plaques listing the names of those who gave their lives. In front of the memorial stands a "Battlefield Cross" sculpture comprised of a service member's rifle, helmet, and boots.

"On February 20, 1919, a row of memorial trees was planted along the east side of what was then Seminary Street (now Harrison Entrance) on city property fronting two new State Normal School dormitories. These trees were planted in honor of the men of Lauderdale County who gave their lives during World War I. On April 20, 1919, an additional tree from the battlefields of France, sent by the President of that country, was planted shortly thereafter. This monument was erected near the trees. The monument was removed from its original location to this site and rededicated on November 9, 2002. The 40 men from Lauderdale County who lost their lives during World War I are listed on a monument in front of the American Legion Building at 318 South Court Street, and at the Veterans Memorial on South Cox Creek Parkway, Florence." -the above text was taken from the historical marker.

Doughboy statue and plaque memorializing the servicemembers of Lauderdale County during World War I, located in Dumont Plaza in downtown Meridian. The plaque reads:

1917-1918

To the glory of God and in honor of those of Lauderdale County who patriotically answered the call of our country to uphold justice and the rights of humanity and in loving remembrance of those who therein made the supreme sacrifice

Photos from Memorial Hunter Mark Hilton, the Doughboy Searcher, and waymarking.com

The photo in black-and-white was taken c. the 1940s.

ERECTED BY / THE CITIZENS OF / LAUREL HILL / IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO DIED IN / THE WORLD WAR / I - II / KOREA AND VIETNAM / 

"Laurens County Honor Roll World War - to their country in time of need these pledged life, fortune and sacred honor.”  Twenty-three names are inscribed on the plaque.

 Erected by the Oconee Chapter - United Daughters of the Confederacy  - in remembrance of those from Laurens County who died in the World War.

This memorial sits on the lawn of the Lawrence County Courthouse.

The text of the memorial reads:

In Memoriam: To the heroes of Lawrence County who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914 - 1918.

"The right is more precious than peace, we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts, to such a task we dedicate our lives."
-- Woodrow Wilson

No additional information at this time.

This obelisk was erected to honor the brave citizens of Lawrence County, TN, who served in World War I. According to the monument, 50 men from Lawrence County fought in the war. Those who lost their lives are memorialized on two sides. This monument is part of the "Blue Star Memorial Highway," as indicated by a nearby marker. The inscriptions on the four sides of the obelisk read:

(side 1)
USA 1917-1919 Remembered

(side 2)
Erected in honor of the fifty heroic men from the 11th and 13th Civil Districts Lawrence Co. Tenn. who served in the Army and Navy of the U.S. in the World War 1917 - 1919

Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget, lest we forget.

(side 3)
1st Lt. Edward S Stewart. Commanding Officer Co., 12, Battalion 15, U.S.A. Died at Ft. Oglethorpe Ga. Oct. 19, 1918

Malcolm C. Patterson Private Battery F. 114TH. Field Art. U.S.A. Died at Camp Sevier S.C. Oct. 11, 1917

(side 4)
1st Lt. Leoline O. Crane, Killed near Chateau Thierry France, in the 2nd Battle of the Marne July 19,1918.

Flavious J. Merrow Private 1st. Class Co. E. 119th U.S. Inf. Killed in the Battle of Bellicourt France Sept. 19, 1918.

Outside the coliseum entrance is a concrete plaza around which are set 485 Mt. Airy granite obelisks, each about three feet tall and about three feet from the neatest other ones. Among them are planted small trees. Each has the name of one of the 485 residents of Forsyth County who died in a U.S. war. They were sculpted by James Ford (1947-92) to honor the local individuals who died in WWI, WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the action in Grenada,