WWI Doughboy - Vienna, MO - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

County of Statue: Maries County
Location of statue: 4th St. & S. Main St., courthouse lawn, Vienna

Proper Description: Soldier in the Army uniform of a United States Soldier from World War I. Stand at rest with proper left hand upon his proper left hip. Proper right hand is grasping the barrel of his 1903 Springfield Rifle, which is resting upon its butt place near his proper left foot.

Plaque Text:

TO THOSE OF THEIR SONS WHO SERVED THE NATION AND THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY IN THE
WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918
AND IN THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION.

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Ransom Ray Birdsong
Rector Guy Boyce
Harry Wood Sharp
Benjamin Ralph Wiles
John Leslie Parker
Eluah E. Overlease
Richard Blard Rierbaum
Claude Franklin Grime

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Doughboy Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Materials used: Zinc, painted to resemble bronze Location: courthouse lawn

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