Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin County World War I Memorial

Spirit of the American Doughboy

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2008

1. Franklin County World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Franklin County World War I Memorial. Spirit of the American Doughboy. They shall live forevermore our glorious dead 1917 1919. Erected to the memory of the men and women of Franklin County who gave their lives in the World War, “Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends” St. John XV. 13. [First column] Clarence D. Armstrong . John L. Armstrong . Lt. Burt J. Asper . Luke S. Barkdoll . Lloyd C. Baughman . Paul J. Beattie . Claude A. Render . Corp. John C. Bishop . Elmer H. Brechbill . Corp. Paul D. Brumbaugh . Sgt. Frank Carraugh . Winfield Carey . Paul Cole . Theodore J. Crist . Irvin R. Cump . Corp. A. Melvin Deirich . Roy Diehl . Hilbert A. Doyle . George W. Dunmire . Patrick R. Regan . Sgt. Jacob L. Frey . Charles C. Glass . Corp. Wm. R. Gochenauer . Merle Gontz . William H. Gontz . Nurse Mottie Good . Corp. George E. Green . Norman C. Haller . Nurse Josephine Hammond, [Second (middle) column] Carlton Harbaugh . John W. Hartman . Sgt. James R. Hatherlee . Edgar B. Hockensmith . Lewis Himes . Clarence L. Hinkle . Nurse Katharine P. Irwin . Samuel Jaffy . Lester W. Johnston . Alfred Jones . Russell C. Jones . Sgt Norman C. Kohler . Charles A. Kreitzer . Lt. P. Evans Kriechbaum . Howard B. Kriner . Harry P. Lackhove . Charles B. Lautenslager . Sgt. Earl R. Leckron . Russell H. Lehman . Corp. John R. Long . Charles B. Lucore . Nurse Florence Matthews . Sgt. James McCartney . Corp. A. J. McNeal . Sgt Earnest Miller . Howard M. Miller . Nurse Lydia B. Miller . Samuel Millhouse . Nurse Mary E. Minick . Lt. J. Lynn Mort, [Third column] Russell M. Newman . Corp. Chas. M. Nitterhouse . Lt. James G. Nixon . Arthur B. Nole . Corp. Walter B. Peiffer . Harold E. Pente . Lt. G. F. Poffenberger . Sgt. Welky M. Picking . Sgt. Mark G. Rock . James Rockwell . Sgt. Chas. G. Rossman . David E. Ryder . Walter Seville . Alvin C. Sheets . Charles F. Sheffler . Sgt. A Edgar Shoemaker . Richard L. Smith . Clyde W. Spidell . Sgt. Omer P. Stephey . Joseph M. Stickell . Joseph H. Stoner . Charles W. Stoops . Clyde W. Strausner . Corp. Crawford C. Strine . John A. Weniling . Corp. James E. Wilhide . Jacob E. Wingeri . Wesley Yeager . Corp. Leslie Zeger

They shall live forevermore
our glorious dead
1917 1919
Erected to the memory of the men and women of Franklin County who gave their lives in the World War

“Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends” St. John XV. 13
[First column]
Clarence D. Armstrong • John L. Armstrong • Lt. Burt J. Asper • Luke S. Barkdoll • Lloyd C. Baughman • Paul J. Beattie • Claude A. Render • Corp. John C. Bishop • Elmer H. Brechbill • Corp. Paul D. Brumbaugh • Sgt. Frank Carraugh • Winfield Carey • Paul Cole • Theodore J. Crist • Irvin R. Cump • Corp. A. Melvin Deirich • Roy Diehl • Hilbert A. Doyle • George W. Dunmire • Patrick R. Regan • Sgt. Jacob L. Frey • Charles C. Glass • Corp. Wm. R. Gochenauer • Merle Gontz • William H. Gontz • Nurse Mottie Good • Corp. George E. Green • Norman C. Haller • Nurse Josephine Hammond

[Second (middle) column]
Carlton Harbaugh • John W. Hartman • Sgt. James R. Hatherlee • Edgar B. Hockensmith • Lewis Himes • Clarence L. Hinkle • Nurse Katharine P. Irwin • Samuel Jaffy

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• Lester W. Johnston • Alfred Jones • Russell C. Jones • Sgt Norman C. Kohler • Charles A. Kreitzer • Lt. P. Evans Kriechbaum • Howard B. Kriner • Harry P. Lackhove • Charles B. Lautenslager • Sgt. Earl R. Leckron • Russell H. Lehman • Corp. John R. Long • Charles B. Lucore • Nurse Florence Matthews • Sgt. James McCartney • Corp. A. J. McNeal • Sgt Earnest Miller • Howard M. Miller • Nurse Lydia B. Miller • Samuel Millhouse • Nurse Mary E. Minick • Lt. J. Lynn Mort

[Third column]
Russell M. Newman • Corp. Chas. M. Nitterhouse • Lt. James G. Nixon • Arthur B. Nole • Corp. Walter B. Peiffer • Harold E. Pente • Lt. G. F. Poffenberger • Sgt. Welky M. Picking • Sgt. Mark G. Rock • James Rockwell • Sgt. Chas. G. Rossman • David E. Ryder • Walter Seville • Alvin C. Sheets • Charles F. Sheffler • Sgt. A Edgar Shoemaker • Richard L. Smith • Clyde W. Spidell • Sgt. Omer P. Stephey • Joseph M. Stickell • Joseph H. Stoner • Charles W. Stoops • Clyde W. Strausner • Corp. Crawford C. Strine • John A. Weniling • Corp. James E. Wilhide • Jacob E. Wingeri

Franklin County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2008

2. Franklin County World War I Memorial

The six foot tall Spirit of the American Doughboy statue atop the six foot tall granite base is by E. M. Viquesney.

• Wesley Yeager • Corp. Leslie Zeger

Erected 1923 by Citizens of Franklin County.

Topics and series. This 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 year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 39° 56.076′ N, 77° 39.086′ W. Memorial is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Way East (U.S. 30) and Queen Street, on the left when traveling west on Lincoln Way East. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 520 Lincoln Way E, Chambersburg PA 17201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2008

3. Franklin County World War I Memorial

Looking west.

other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Israel Benevolent Society Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Messersmith's Woods (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chambersburg Market House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Masonic Temple (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Brown (approx. half a mile away); King Street Church (approx. half a mile away); Joseph Winters (approx. half a mile away); Old Franklin County Jail (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.

Regarding Franklin County World War I Memorial. Note there are six female nurses listed on this marker.

"Spirit of the American Doughboy" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2008

4. "Spirit of the American Doughboy"

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,131 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.