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Outagamie County World War I Memorial

Spirit of the American Doughboy

 
 
Outagamie County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith L, August 17, 2011
1. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
Plaques affixed to the pink granite pedestal.
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of
our comrades who entered the
service of their country
from Outagamie County
and who gave their lives in
the World War
————
Presented by
Oney Johnson Post No. 38,
American Legion
November 11, 1934


Restored and rededicated
on November 11, 2006
by the readers of the Post-Crescent
and members of
American Legion Post No. 38

Rededication plaque:
"Spirit of the American Doughboy"
Designated an official United States
WWI Centennial Memorial

Rededicated on the 100th anniversary of the call to service
and ultimate sacrifice of the doughboys of Outagamie County
Armistice Day & Veterans Day, November 11, 2017

Harvey O Ackerman, Appleton · Samuel J Allen, Shiocton · William Barkhaltz, Appleton · Wilbur S Belonger, Maple Creek · George N Bodde, Kaukauna · John W Boehler, Appleton · Cylus N Bogan, Appleton · Sylvester W Brill, Grand Chute · William P Brill Jr., Appleton · William L Brockman, Appleton · Bernard W Broeren, Kaukauna · William M Brown, Maine · Lawrence J Casey, Kaukauna · Jacob J Coppus, Little Chute · Joseph A Creviere, Kaukauna · Antone N Danforth, Oneida · William H Doerfler, Center ·
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Frank C Dorn, Seymour · William Dreger, Kaukauna · Arnie F Duhm, Black Creek · Harvey H Feavel, Appleton · Carl M Feter, Appleton · Charles Filz, Appleton · Charles Fischer, Black Creek · Louis Floo, Kaukauna · William J Gillespie, Appleton · Joseph M Gosz, Appleton · Noah E Gruenewald, Black Creek · William N Hagemann, Appleton · Harley V Hammond, Hortonville · Herbert E Haslee, Kaukauna · William B Heiss, Appleton · George Hietpas, Little Chute · John H Homblette, Appleton · Henry A Jacobson, Deer Creek · Herman O Jahnke, Appleton · Adolph L Johnson, Leeman · Everette O Johnston, Appleton · William King, Oneida · Henry Kirby, Appleton

John E Kling, Dale · Raymond G Kluess, Appleton · Walter H Kluth, Bear Creek · Carl F Koehler, Deer Creek · Arthur M Koehne, Kaukauna · Arnold A Korte, Appleton · Arthur A Kositzke, Appleton · Robert H Krause, Seymour · William J Lang, Appleton · Paul N Lange, Shiocton · Andrew J Layman, Bear Creek · Reingold R Learmann, Liberty · Paul A Learmann, Liberty · Andrew J Lehman, Deer Creek · Frank C Lewandowski, Appleton · Peter Losselyong, Center · Edward Mach, Appleton · Edward J Malliet, Bear Creek · Sidney C McCrary, Appleton · George P McDaniel, Kaukauna · Leo J McGahn, Appleton · John C McHugh, Maine · Welcome H McNiesh, Appleton · Joseph F Metoxen,
Outagamie County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dan Reynard, June 17, 2018
2. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
Oneida · Daniel Michelsen, Salt Lake City · Albert Mielke, Black Creek · Leo M Miller, Hortonville · William J Mullen, Seymour · John B Nelson, Appleton · Ray J Neunfeldt, Appleton · George R Nooyen, Little Chute · Carl E Norenberg, Appleton · Clarence P O'Connor, Appleton · Henry Oberthur, Kaukauna · Andrew G Ogilvie, Appleton · Sherman Olsen, Black Creek · Lester N Phelps, Appleton

Harvey V Pierre, Appleton · Josiah A Powless, Oneida · Edward J Recker, Grand Chute · Walter O Reinhard, Hortonville · Elwin A Ruppel, Greenville · Frank W Schaefer, Kaukauna · William G Schafelke, Freedom · Peter Schafer, Appleton · Theodore Schaller, New London · Victor H Schmaling, Center · Reno Schmit, Ellington · Fred P Schneider, Greenville · Albert R Schultz, Dale · Guy Scott, Maine · Edward J Sengstock, Shiocton · Ernest A Smith, Bear Creek · Michael Sprangers, Kaukauna · James L Swann, Appleton · Paul P Thelen, Appleton · Eugene C Timlin, Bear Creek · Ralph W Tippett, Appleton · Henry Van Den Bosch, Freedom · Martin Van Den Broek, Buchanan · Frank Van Laanen, Oneida · Peter J Van Linn, Kaukauna · Leo Van Roy, Darboy · William Ver Hagen, Kimberly · Peter N Verbeten, Kaukauna · Edward J Weinfurter, Appleton · Raymond C Weiss, Appleton · August J Werner, Seymour · Casper Wheelock, Oneida · James
Outagamie County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith L, August 17, 2011
3. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control #47260128
E Williamson, Little Chute · Elmer W Witthuhn, Appleton · Clarence W Wittlin, Center · Edwin A Wolff, Black Creek · Edward C Wyro, Kaukauna · Harold M Zachow, Appleton · August N Zuleger, Appleton
 
Erected 1934 by Oney Johnson Post No. 38, American Legion.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1911.
 
Location. 44° 14.673′ N, 88° 24.938′ W. Marker is in Appleton, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County. Marker is on South Memorial Drive (State Highway 47) north of Cherry Court, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Appleton WI 54915, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hippolyte Grignon (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Henry James and Cremora Rogers Residence (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Commercially Successful Electric Street Railway (approx. 0.9 miles away); 9-11 Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Edison Hydroelectric System in America (approx. 1.3 miles away); Vulcan Street Plant Replica
Outagamie County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith L, August 17, 2011
4. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
(approx. 1.3 miles away); Lawrence University (approx. 1˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Appleton.
 
Also see . . .
1. Spirit of the American Doughboy. Wikipedia entry. "Mass produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related memorabilia as well as numerous copies by other artists... The statue depicts a doughboy walking through shattered tree stumps strung with barbed wire, his rifle in his left hand and his right hand held high above his head, clutching a hand grenade." (Submitted on September 5, 2011.) 

2. The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Smithsonian American Art Museum. (Submitted on September 5, 2011.) 
 
Additional keywords. The Doughboy; Iron Mike
 
Outagamie County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dan Reynard, June 17, 2018
5. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 881 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on September 5, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.   2. submitted on May 18, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin.   3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.   5. submitted on May 18, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin.

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