World War I Doughboy - Green Castle, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 40° 15.561 W 092° 52.029
15T E 511297 N 4456551
A World War I memorial that also marks the grave site of two of the fallen.
Waymark Code: WMQE8G
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2016
Views: 2
County of Statue: Sullivan County
Monument Erected by: Green Castle Cemetery Association
Plaque Text:
IN MEMORY OF
THE SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS
OF THE WORLD WAR
Plaque Text:
WALTER G. IVIE
Born Dec. 22, 1894
Killed in Action
Argonne Offensive
Sept. 28, 1918Plaque Text:
WM. H. GAUER.
Born May 16, 1891.
Killed in Action,
Argonne Offensive,
Oct. 6, 1918
Proper Description:
"Figure of a World War I soldier, dressed in uniform, holding a gun in both hands, pointing upward and forward. The solider wears a helmet and backpack, and steps forward with his proper right leg, as if walking up an incline. The sculpture is set atop a rough granite base with plaques on three sides." ~ Smithsonian Institute Art Museum
Smithsonian Institute list this as a E. M. Viquesney statue in the remarks section of their listings. I cannot confirm this on any other site. According to the Viquesney site this is not.
Doughboy Site: E. M. Viquesney