Henryetta War Memorial - Henryetta, Oklahoma
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes
N 35° 26.398 W 095° 59.290
15S E 228751 N 3925939
This monument sits on of Main Street near the city's public library.
Waymark Code: WM8KZT
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 8

This attractive monmument is framed by American flags along Main Street in Henryetta, Oklahoma. The plaque on the memorial reads:

The “American Doughboy”, represents the American Soldier of WWI. He is charging over the top toward the enemy line, carrying full field equipment, he was erected as a memorial to the war veterans, “By the People.” He arrived in Henryetta on Monday, November 26, 1923.

This memorial plate bears inscription, “To the memory of all in this area who paid the supreme sacrifice in all wars. Was cast, “By the People,” the year of 1991”.

World War I

  • Adams, Martin L.
  • Anderson, Frank
  • Arnold, Balie
  • Banks, Hubert M.
  • Barrie, Sapper A.
  • Bibbe, Williams A.
  • Boerstler, Harry E.
  • Cullen, Norman A.
  • Guthrie, Gavin T.
  • Haislip, Eurla O.
  • Kulas, Harry
  • Phillips, Cecil B.
  • Teague, Julian F.
  • Tippie, Charles E.
  • Tucci, Guisseppe

World War II

  • Baird, Charles L.
  • Blackmon, Jesse C.
  • Brown, Claud A.
  • Brown, Elbert L., Sr.
  • Bungard, Harvey B.
  • Bungard, Jack
  • Caldwell, C.A.
  • Calhoun, Kenneth D.
  • Creech, Burl L.
  • Dellinger, Lloyd A.
  • Eastham, Ernest
  • Edwards, Norland
  • Ehrlich, C.H.
  • Ellis, Donald E.
  • Ellis, James L.
  • Flake, Caswell A., Jr.
  • Fontaine, Charles E.
  • Geary, Leonard D.
  • Gonderman, Raymond
  • Hamilton, Jack
  • Hedrick, Calvin K.
  • Holliday, L.L.
  • Hott, Earl D.
  • Hold, Frankie S.
  • Howard, Nippy W.
  • Howard W.R. Bill
  • Kaler, Roy W.
  • Lackey, Marvin Toots
  • Lambert, Paul R.
  • Lester, S.T.
  • Lewis, Chester C.
  • McGill, Edward L.
  • McIntyre, Jack
  • McKay, John E.
  • McLaughlin, Daniel C.
  • McMorris, Allen R.
  • Masero, Steve
  • Montgomery, Carl S.
  • Murphy, Buck
  • New, Eldred W.
  • Norman, Ethel
  • Parker, Delmar A., Jr.
  • Parker, Wilbur H.
  • Peavler, Roy M.
  • Porter, Elmer
  • Richardson, Merle
  • Robnett, Frankie N.
  • Runyan, Marcel V.
  • Sams, John N.
  • Sharp, Gomer N.
  • Sisemore, Lloyd L.
  • Sisson, Glenn R.
  • Sisson, John R.
  • Sites, William J.
  • Stall, Joseph Jr.
  • Teague, Foster
  • Thompson, Thomas J.
  • Tomlinson, Leonard L.
  • Turan, Fritz G.
  • Whiteley, Fred
  • Willis, Robert J.
  • Wynne, Richard C.

Korean War

  • Madden, David E.
  • Whiteman, M.H. Buddy
  • Winn, Harry Jr.

Vietnam War

  • Crawford, Michael A.
  • Grundy, Anthony

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War


In Honor Of: "To the memory of all in this area who paid the supreme sacrifice in all wars."

Marker Text:
The “American Doughboy”, represents the American Soldier of WWI. He is charging over the top toward the enemy line, carrying full field equipment, he was erected as a memorial to the war veterans, “By the People.” He arrived in Henryetta on Monday, November 26, 1923. This memorial plate bears inscription, “To the memory of all in this area who paid the supreme sacrifice in all wars. Was cast, “By the People,” the year of 1991”. World War I Adams, Martin L. Anderson, Frank Arnold, Balie Banks, Hubert M. Barrie, Sapper A. Bibbe, Williams A. Boerstler, Harry E. Cullen, Norman A. Guthrie, Gavin T. Haislip, Eurla O. Kulas, Harry Phillips, Cecil B. Teague, Julian F. Tippie, Charles E. Tucci, Guisseppe World War II Baird, Charles L. Blackmon, Jesse C. Brown, Claud A. Brown, Elbert L., Sr. Bungard, Harvey B. Bungard, Jack Caldwell, C.A. Calhoun, Kenneth D. Creech, Burl L. Dellinger, Lloyd A. Eastham, Ernest Edwards, Norland Ehrlich, C.H. Ellis, Donald E. Ellis, James L. Flake, Caswell A., Jr. Fontaine, Charles E. Geary, Leonard D. Gonderman, Raymond Hamilton, Jack Hedrick, Calvin K. Holliday, L.L. Hott, Earl D. Hold, Frankie S. Howard, Nippy W. Howard W.R. Bill Kaler, Roy W. Lackey, Marvin Toots Lambert, Paul R. Lester, S.T. Lewis, Chester C. McGill, Edward L. McIntyre, Jack McKay, John E. McLaughlin, Daniel C. McMorris, Allen R. Masero, Steve Montgomery, Carl S. Murphy, Buck New, Eldred W. Norman, Ethel Parker, Delmar A., Jr. Parker, Wilbur H. Peavler, Roy M. Porter, Elmer Richardson, Merle Robnett, Frankie N. Runyan, Marcel V. Sams, John N. Sharp, Gomer N. Sisemore, Lloyd L. Sisson, Glenn R. Sisson, John R. Sites, William J. Stall, Joseph Jr. Teague, Foster Thompson, Thomas J. Tomlinson, Leonard L. Turan, Fritz G. Whiteley, Fred Willis, Robert J. Wynne, Richard C. Korean War Madden, David E. Whiteman, M.H. Buddy Winn, Harry Jr. Vietnam War Crawford, Michael A. Grundy, Anthony


Date of dedication: 1991

Who Put it Here?: "The People"

Description of Memorial:
The memorial takes its form from the World War I era famous “Doughboy Statues” created by E.M. Viquesney. It was cast in 1991, placed on this corner and framed by American flags.


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