World War I Memorial - Cooperstown, NY
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A World War I monument in honor of those who served and in memory of those who fell is located on Pine Blvd. north of lake St. in Cooperstown, NY.
Waymark Code: WMQ7ZJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2016
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A 8' by 4' by 2.5' bronze sculpture of a World War I infantryman stands on top of a 6' by 8' by 8' granite boulder. The sculpture was created by Gerald D. Horn and cast at the T. F. McGann & Sons Company foundry. It was erected on Pine Blvd. in 1920.
A World War I infantryman stands on a granite boulder holding a rifle with both hands, horizontally at waist level. The rifle butt is in his right hand and the with both hands, the butt of the rifle in his proper right hand and the barrel in his left hand. He is wearings a helmet and packs both on his chest and back.
On the front of the boulder a bronze plaque is inscribed:
ERECTED
BY
THE PEOPLE OF COOPERSTOWN
IN HONOR OF ALL WHO SERVED
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL
1917 - WORLD WAR - 1918
On the rear of the boulder is a two column list containing of 27 names of the fallen:
IN MEMORY OF
HARRY J. ANDREWS
F. CLIFFORD BLISS
ROBERT G. COBBETT
JOSEPH A. COLEMAN
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER, JR.
VINTON A. DEARING
FOSTER A. EGGLESTON
JAMES FRANKLIN HAYNE
CHARLES E. HECOX
WALTER HERRICK
CHARLES N. HOPKINS
STEPHEN J. JOHNSON
LEO A. LEACH
LEWIS N. MALLORY
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H. LYNN MARBLE
CHARLES MCGRAW
ALBERT S. PEET
GEORGE T. RECORD
HENRY REED
RALPH R. REXFORD
LEWIS W. ROSS
ALBERT L. SEEBER
WALTER A. SEEGER
CLARK F. SIMMONS
JOHN W. STILES
FRED L. STILSON
HARRY A. WINN