Paris in Lamar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
1. World War I Memorial
Inscription.
World War I. Apr. 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918.
Estimated totalsKilled: 116,708 Wounded: 204,002
. The First World War began as a direct result of the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on June 28, 1914, by Bosnian revolutionary Gavrilo Princip. The United States did not officially join the war at that time but sent supplies and materiel. The U.S. declared war on April 6, 1917, largely in response to a German U boat sinking the Lusitania, resulting in the loss of 128 American citizens. Other acts of sabotage on U.S. soil and attacks on civilian shipping lanes in the Atlantic further heightened tensions between the U.S. and Germany.
Estimated totals Killed: 116,708 Wounded: 204,002
The First World War began as a direct result of the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on June 28, 1914, by Bosnian revolutionary Gavrilo Princip. The United States did not officially join the war at that time but sent supplies and materiel. The U.S. declared war on April 6, 1917, largely in response to a German U boat sinking the Lusitania, resulting in the loss of 128 American citizens. Other acts of sabotage on U.S. soil and attacks on civilian shipping lanes in the Atlantic further heightened tensions between the U.S. and Germany.
Erected 2016 by Henry Gene Ray.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 33° 38.371′ N, 95° 31.4′ W. Marker is in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County. Memorial can be reached from South Collegiate Drive north of Jefferson Road (County Road 1507), on the right when traveling north. Located at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2025 South Collegiate Drive, Paris TX 75460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. World War I Mamorial can barely be seen on far right in distance.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
3. Nearby World War I panel of names on Ring of Honor.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
4. Entrance to the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on January 8, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
