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: WMWJ0D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2017
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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
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1929
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: SIM. B. ASHBURN POST #8 AMERICAN LEGION
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
200 W State St
Groesbeck, TX USA
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