The Spirit of the American Doughboy - Aberdeen, Washington
N 46° 58.598 W 123° 48.762
10T E 438187 N 5202887
This Spirit of the American Doughboy statue is located in Aberdeen's Zelasko Park and it is included in the Smithsonian Art Inventory.
Waymark Code: WMH5D9
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2013
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This Doughboy statue is located in Zelakso Park in Aberdeen, Washington, at the corner of Wishkah and F Streets.
The engraving on the marble base reads:
THE SPIRIT OF THE
AMERICAN DOUGHBOY,
WHO IN PEACE REPRESENTED THE
IDEALS OF A NATION OF FREEMEN, AND IN THE
WORLD WAR FEARLESSLY FACED DEATH IN DEFENSE
OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIBERTY.
CHERISHING THE MEMORIES OF
THOSE WHO FELL, AND WITH GRATITUDE TO THE
SURVIVORS OF THE NATION’S CONFLICTS, THIS STATUE
WAS ERECTED BY THE VETERANS AND PATRIOTIC
ORGANIZATIONS OF ABERDEEN WASHINGTON.
JULY 4, 1926
The park also includes a World War II pack howitzer. There are two large wood carvings, some benches, flag pole and lots of room for roaming around.
For the location of additional Viquesney's Doughboy statues, visit the archived "locationless" geocache: GC5B3C (
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Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.