WWI Roll of Honor -- Springerville AZ
N 34° 08.019 W 109° 17.114
12S E 658115 N 3778302
A somber memorial made of local petrified wood memorializes the names of those bows from Springerville AZ who dies in WWI.
Waymark Code: WMMEKT
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2014
Views: 3
The handsome monument is located on the post office grounds in downtown Springerville AZ. It is composed of an artistic relief bronze attached to a large petrified wood log, which the area is well known for (the Petrified Forest National Monument is not far from here).
The plaque reads as follows:
[Bronze relief of German artillery, Eagle clutching the American Legion symbol, American Doughboys advancing]
1914 Roll of Honor 1918
DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
Richard W. Judd
Born Dec 17, 1895 Died April 12, 1918
Sidney Severens
Born March 24, 1891 Died June 7, 1918
John H. Slaughter
Born April 2, 1889 Died October 27, 1918
Andres Mascareno
Born April 13 1891 Died Novemner 1, 1918
Erected by John H. Slaughter Post No. 30"
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: American Legion John H. Slaughter Post No. 30
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
US 60 at US 191
Springerville, AZ
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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