World War II Soldier - Starke, FL
N 29° 58.779 W 081° 59.121
17R E 404943 N 3316938
This statue of a World War II soldier is located at the Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park in Starke, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMKD5B
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2014
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The statue was created by St. Augustine artist Enzo Torcoletti. It is part of the Florida Regimental Memorial, which is adjacent to the Museum. The Florida Regimental Memorial is dominated by the War War II soldier statue and also shows the areas of war service by Florida National Guard units, as well as a roster of Florida Guardsmen who lost their lives while in service.
The statue is a life-size statue of a World War II soldier. The male soldier is wearing a uniform, a backpack, and a helmet, and is looking skyward. He holds a rifle in his right hand and his left arm is raised. The dimensions of the statue are approximately 6 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.. It sits on a stone base that is approximately 4 ft. x 8 ft. x 3 ft.
Inscriptions:
On the side of the left boot: E. TORCOLETTI (and a copyright symbol)
On butt of gun: E. TORCOLETTI (and a copyright symbol)
On front of base: MAY EACH OF US NOW FIGHT/AS DILIGENTLY FOR A LASTING/PEACE AS WE DID IN PROSECUTING/THIS WAR/JOSEPH C. HUTCHESON/BRIGADIER GENERAL/U.S.A.
On back of base: WHOSE COURAGE SACRIFICE/AND STAUNCH DEVOTION TO/DUTY MERIT HIGH PRAISE/JACOB L. DEVERS/GENERAL/U.S.A. signed
TITLE: World War II Soldier
ARTIST(S): Enzo Torcoletti
DATE: 1989
MEDIUM: Sculpture: metal; Base: stone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS FL000861
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located at the Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park, Highway 16, Starke/Kingsley, Florida
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted.
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