War Memorial - Gallipolis, OH - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

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There are actually several war memorials here added at different times, and the NRHP registration form mentions that there two war memorials, but specifies only Viquesney's "The Spirit of the American Doughboy," dedicated in 1931. It is also listed in the Smithsonian Sculpture Database.

Here is a description of the Doughboy from The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database:

The inscription on the plaque reads:

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE VALIANT SONS OF GALLIA COUNTY
WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR
1917 --- 1918
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ERECTED BY
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
TO LAFAYETTE POST NO. 27
MAY 30, 1931

“GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,

THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.” ST. JOHN 15:13

The presentation of the Doughboy at the dedication ceremony was performed by Mrs. James Oliver, whose son, Johnny, had joined the service while still in high school. When his class graduated from high school in 1918, an empty chair had been draped with a flag to honor him and Mrs. Oliver accepted his diploma for him. He was later killed in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign in the Argonne Forest.

In the past, the Doughboy lost his left hand, rifle and bayonet, and was painted in acts of vandalism. The left hand and rifle have been replaced, and the paint has been removed, but the bayonet is still missing. The sculpture has some discoloring and could again benefit from restoration work.

The replaced rifle is not a replica of the Springfield 1903 found on most other Viquesney Doughboys, and looks quite different from them.

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There are polished granite plaques forming a backdrop to the Doughboy and a landscaped mound in front with some additional plaques, including a bronze plaque with names of Gallipolis veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

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IN MEMORIUM
GALLIA COUNTY'S SONS

WORLD WAR II

BARNABY, ALBERT J. BEARD, DAVID W. BORDEN, CHARLES A. BREWER, KENNETH E. BROWN, FLOYD BURKE, CHARLES W. CALL, WILBER E. CALVERT, HAROLD W. CANADY, EUGENE C. CARNES, JOHN N. CARROLL, HARLEY D. CASTO, RAY R. CASTO, STANLEY E. CHARLES, EDWARD T. CLAGG, SHELBY CLARK, LEWIS V. CLONCH, GEORGE R. CLONCH, PHILLIP W. COON, SAMUEL V. CORVIN, CHARLES COX, HASKEL J.

CRAIG, JOSEPH W. EADS, JAMES E. FARLEY, HORACE M. FELLURE, LAWRENCE L. FERGUSON, PAUL E. FITCH, LONNIE FONTANA, LEO A. FOSTER, HOWARD W. FRENCH, JOSEPH GATEWOOD, JAMES M. HAGER, LEONARD P. HART, SAMUEL A. HASKINS, CALVIN HOBBS, ALAN W. HUTCHINS, ROBERT K. JACKS, WORLEY D. JANKOWSKI, STANLEY F. JEFFERS, VANCE K. KELLER, CLYDE W. KINDER, RICHARD C. KRAUSE, CLYDE F.

LANIER, HAROLD J. LONG, MARVIN V. LONG, WALTER L. McCALL, LEONARD E. McCARLEY, ALFERED McCARLEY, KENNETH R. McCARLEY, OLEY E. McCARLEY, ROBERT McCAULEY, CARROLL McGUIRE, CARL E. MEACHAM, ROYCE E. METCALF, DAVID MILLER, JAMES E. MORGAN, WENDELL J. MOSS, JOHN NIDAY, MERRILL E. PEPPERS, LYMAN JR. PHILLIPS, MERRILL R. POLING, HERMON D. PRICE, ROBERT F.

QUEEN, JAMES J. RATLIFF, RUSSELL O. REESE, LUTHER V. REYNOLDS, ALVA C. RICE, WILLIS C. ROBERTS, ALBERT E. ROBERTS, JAMES L. ROTHGEB, JAMES T. RUNION, EUGENE RUPE, ORVILLE A. SAUNDERS, ROBERT L. SHAFFER, HARRY SHAFFER, LEWIS A. SHEETS, ALFRED E. SHEETS, HOWARD C. SHEETS, JOHN L. SHEETS, MERRILL W. SHUPE, WILLARD L. SMITH, AUBREY H. SMITH, CLAUDE N.

SORRELL, PHILLIP F. SULLINS, CLIFFORD SWISHER, WADE TATE, HOMER M. TATE, LUTHER THIVENER, CHESTER L THIVENER, EARNEST R. THEVENIN, SHIRL B. THOMAS, RAYMOND THOMPSON, CHARLES C. THOMPSON, WILLIAM B. WARD, LLOYD E. WARMAN, LEONARD D. WAUGH, MAXON W. WHITE, BRINTON P. WILLIAMS, PAUL A. WINTERS, DONALD N. YEAGER, RICHARD ZIMMERLY, EDWARD E. ZOOK, CHARLES D.

KOREA

CLAGG, VAN EDWARD CORDELL, THOMAS E. DRUMMOND, HOMER D. GLOVER, ROBERT T..

HAMPTON, BOYD HARRISON, LOWELL G. KERWOOD, WOODROW F. McCLASKEY, ROBERT . L.

MONTGOMERY, IVAN L. OILER, CLINE E. SEE, CLELL O. SHIFFLET, WILLIAM L.

SKAGGS, EDWIN SMITH, CECIL J. STEWART, RUSSELL D. SHOEMAKER, WOODROW W.

TAYLOR, LEROY D. VOREH, TONEY WARD, COLUMBUS E. WILSON, WOODROW W.

VIETNAM

BLANTON, RUSSELL L. BRUCKER, LESLIE L. CRINER, RICHARD L.

FINNICUM, JOHN O. GRIFFIN, KEVIN R. MOONEY, FRED

HAMILSTON, RUSSELL L. HAWLEY, ROGER L..

HAYMAN, ARCHIE A. HICKMAN, WILLIAM L.

NEAL, CHARLES M. YOST, PAUL L.

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War In Honor Of: Gallia County's Sons Marker Text: see description above Who Put it Here?: unknownn Description of Memorial: see description above Date of dedication: Not listed

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