The Spirit of the American Doughboy - Groesbeck, TX
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N 31° 31.369 W 096° 32.113
14R E 734042 N 3490178
Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land.
Waymark Code: WMWHVE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2017
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Smithsonian Website
Soldier dressed in uniform and holding a grenade in his upraised right hand and a rifle with sabre drawn in his left hand.
(Plaque on granite base:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/HEROES OF LIMESTONE COUNTY/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR/ERECTED BY/SIM. B. ASHBURN POST #8/AMERICAN LEGION/NOV. 11, 1929
TITLE: The Spirit of the American Doughboy
ARTIST(S): E. M. Viquesney
DATE: Nov. 11, 1929
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 47260109
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Northwest corner of the Limestone County Courthouse lawn.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted.
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