andigger Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Actually this isn't a rhetorical question. Talking with one of the British Pals this weekend he (Stiletto) mentioned there were very few, if any, US memorials to the Great War. So I thought I'd put a call out to anyone (especially US Pals) who have pics of memorials to WWI in the US. This is the monument to the soldiers from my county. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottsGreys Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Andy: See this thread for images of WWI Memorial in Funkstown, Maryland, just outside Hagerstown (not to mention our own Hartleys). http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?showt...22&hl=funkstown Also, when visiting my Mom in the Philly area this weekend, I today (Tuesday) found a WWI Memorial in the shape of a large Celtic cross. It was located on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill and had the names of probably 25-30 men from the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia who died during the Great War. Alas, I didn't have a camera... I do intend on photographing it on my return. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Invicta Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Hi there' strangely enough there is one at the Driscoll House Hotel in the New Kent Road in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 23 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Invicta, What does it say, or who does it commorate? You are right, it does seem odd. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyHollinger Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Of course there are ... lots of them. The most beautiful (IMHO) is at the State Capital of Tennesee in Nashville ... a huge bronze prometheus surrounded by plaques listing the casualties ... Also in Nashville is: And, I dare say names are listed and appropriate monuments displayed on every county courthouse lawn (on the Yankee war side) in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Montfaucon is the only one I have visited. Great view from the top. This photo is not my own as they are not immediately to hand. Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 WW1 memorial in Jaffrey, New Hampshire inscribed 'Buddies'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Andy. Have a look HERE for New York City memorials. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 For pictures of several hundred US memorials in the US and Europe http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/monument.htm These include some pictures of mine including the Tennessee and Kentucky state memorials - ours is better! and some from the Alvin York Historical site Pall Mall, Tennessee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 There is the memorial to the unknown soldier at Arlington Cemetery Fred W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 23 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Fred - you are right, and actually I have a picture of it. There are several WWI memorials in the DC area, but rather than load this thread with those images I wanted to see what was out there from the other States. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas G. Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Argonne, Missouri memorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 23 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Nicholas.. This monument would recognize Cpl Truman's regiment right? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas G. Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Varennes - Pensylvania Memorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas G. Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Hi Andy ! Do you mean US President Truman fought in that unit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 23 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Yes.. but in the Great War I believe he was only a Corporal. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sweeney Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Andy, I think you have the wrong WWII leader here. Truman I believe was a Captain of Field Artillery. There was only WWII leader of the rank of Corporal in WWI I can think of. Joe Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Andy, Good to see the response to this.When talking on Sunday I mentioned that in the 4 years i lived in Atlanta Ga, 1 years in Greenville SC and nearly 4 in Fl I cannot remember seeing one. I notice the response here seems to be mainly northern memorials wonder if anyone can come up with one in the South. The Civil War Parks and memorials were profuse in the South and I was very impressed with the way battlefields and such were presented and maintained. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 23 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Alright.... a new gauntlet has been thrown.... what can we dig up from Dixie? Andy ps... good call Joe, I was only going from memory, and not a very good one at that. I think you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Yes Truman was a Missouri National Guard Captain, from memory 35th Division, Missouri and I think Kansas NG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 23 February , 2005 Share Posted 23 February , 2005 Andy, Not a gauntlet, was just something that struck me whilst living over there. Great to see some of the pictures of the memorials. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larneman Posted 3 March , 2005 Share Posted 3 March , 2005 Washington DC World War I Monument..... Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 3 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 3 March , 2005 Botts... Nice Avatar. larneman... where did you get that picture? It must be 70 years old! That memorial is hidden in the woods today. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Burns Posted 3 March , 2005 Share Posted 3 March , 2005 I can vouch for most of New Jersey, New York State, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Just about every small town has one. Often with the names of all local men who served, not just casualties. Smaller towns are simply a bronze plaque with names and some illustrations. These are also the areas where the majority of the Local Service, Victory and Welcome Home medals originate from. Local Service Medals from the South are much more scarce. There was a great movement to remember the men of the Civil War in the North in the 1890's and on. I think the fact WWI came so soon after this movement, Northern communities were more likely to erect monuments. Take care, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larneman Posted 3 March , 2005 Share Posted 3 March , 2005 larneman... where did you get that picture? From a collection of WW1 photographs I had bought on Ebay a good while ago. Glad you liked it. Any chance of a "now" photograph. That is what I like to do, comparing an old picture with the situation or the building as it is today. Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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