Pikeville in Pike County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

“Spirit of the American Doughboy”

Pike County, Kentucky

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 20, 2019

1. “Spirit of the American Doughboy” Monument

Inscription.

“Spirit of the American Doughboy”. Pike County, Kentucky. , 1917–1918. They gave their all in their country’s service. Rufus Adkins . Basil Ball . Jesse D. Belcher . William Bevins . William C. Brown . William B. Burke . Ervin Childers . Wade Cummings . James S. Elliott . Josh Fife . Oliver H. Flanary . Howard Griffey . Lemuel E. Haynes . John Hobbs . John Honaker . Henry W. Justice . Lemuel Justice . McKinley Justice . Benjamin H. King . John H. Lewis . Offa McCoy . Swet Newsom . James Ellis Osborne . Lee Phillips . Thomas Phillips . Fred C. Pinson . William P. Potter . Dave Price . Willard Runyon . Barney Scott . Trimple C. Sparks . Beverly Scalf . Blake Stallard . Leonard Tackett . Samuel Talbert . George Thacker . Bud Trout . Jefferson Vance . Mart Wallace . Harrison Wicks . Grover C. Wood . Alexander “Sandy” Young. Lest We Forget. , 1941–1946. They gave their all in their country’s service. Charles K. Abshire . Willis Abshire . Anthony L. Adkins . James E. Adkins . Edgar A. Akers . Fonso Anderson . Fred Anderson . Thomas S. Bales . Kermit W. Bartley . Paul T. Baumgardner . Clyde Bentley . Hayes Bentley . Edgar C. Bevens . Lloyd Bevins . Herbert E. Bevins . Charles E. Blackburn . Eldon Blackburn . Fred Blackburn . Hardin C. Blackburn . Irving Blackburn . Mayo Blackburn . Quinton R. Blackburn . Walter H. Blackburn . Woodrow W. Blackburn . Roy Blevins . John W. Broadhead . Jacod S. Brown . Emery Brooks . Scott Brown . Jack C. Buckley . Ray M. Buckner . Millard Burk Jr. . Ervin Burnett Jr. . Gordon Burnette . Leslie Calvert . Orville Carter . Fred Chaffins . William S. Charles . Woodrow W. Chapman . Vaughn D. Childers . George A. Clevenger . Clyde Clevinger . Glen Coleman . Sidney Coleman . Clarence G. Combs . Foster Compton . Warren G. Counts . Joe A. Cox . Lige Crawford Jr. . Frank C. Dameron . Amos Damron . Charles Damron . John Damron . Foster G. Daniels . Arvil Darnell . Ulice Dixon . Earl e. Dotson . Edward P. Dotson . William H. Duff Jr. . Mason Elswick . Audley Estep . James A. Evans . Dock W. Fields . James M. Flanary . Newt Flanary . Harry V. Forsyth . Bill Francis . Jean T. Francisco . Anderson E. Fuller . Albert B. Gill . Treamon Gilliam . Ambrose Gooslin Jr. . Carl W. Greer . Corbet Griffith . James W. Gunnells . Victor B. Hall . Everett Hamlin . Grover Hanners . Carsey C. Hay . Curtis Hobbs . Elmer R. Holbrook . Fred Holland . Ralph Hopkins . Fairis Howard . James A. Howard . Paul Huffman . Sam Huffman . William A. Huffman . William C. Huffman . Red Jackson . Walter Jackson . Afton H. Jarrett . Robert N. Jarrett . Hoyle L. Jones . John H. Jones . Hazard Justice . Phillip C. Justice . Quentin H. Justice . Willis Keene . Martin L. Keesee . Ralph E. Kendrick . Cauley N. Kidd . Donald E. King . Robert H. Kinney . Emil G. Kish . Ralph Lay . Edwin Layne . Dewey C. Lester . Lester H. Long . Charles K. Lupshu . Charles C. Lusk . Charlie R. May . Woodrow May . Edward Maynard . Paul H. Maynard . Willis Maynard Jr. . Edward McCoy . Robert E. McCoy . Charles L. Miller . Michael R. Miller . Samuel M. Miller . John Mitchell . Arlin Moore . Avery Morton . Virgil Mounts . Estil J. Mullins . Jack Mullins . Ni Mullins . Homer Mullins . Raymond Mullins . Trimble Mullins . Estill G. Newsome . Jonas Newsome . William H. Noe . Robert M. Oaks . Lonnie Owens . Paul E. Owens . Walter Pack . John R. Patrick . James M. Mauley . Sam M. Perrine . Cecil Phillips . Clinton P. Phillips . Joe Pollis . Claude S. Potter . Harold Prater . Carl L. Price . Joseph S. Prows . Lennie B. Psiner . Guy Puckett . Alvis Pugh . Eugene Pugh . Perry Quesenberry . Johnie F. Ramey . Oscar Ramsey . Richard P. Ratcliffe . Bart J. Ratliff . Lonza B. Ratliff . Randall Ratliff . Victor B. Ratliff . Garfield Ray . William J. Ray . Ray R. Renfro . Bennett H. Roberts . Virgil E. Roberts . Clayton Robinette . Clifford E. Robinson . Don Robinson . Robert R. Robinson . Stanley Robinson . Sylvester Rogers . Hubert A. Romans . Angie Runyon . Trimble W. Runyon . Walter Runyon . Dave Sarvas . Edgar W. Scott . Jeff Scott . Johhnny G. Scott . Joe Seibert . James Sirginnis . Jack E. Slone . Troy B. Slone . Estle Smith . John J. Smith . Levi Smith . Everett E. Snider . Goble Stanley . William J. Stanlehy . John D. Stell . Haney Stone . Buster Stoots . Marion D. Stratton . Ireland Tackett . Danville Tackitt . Willie Taylor . Andy Thacker . Jimpie Thacker . Kermit Thomas . Woodrow E. Van Hoose . Basil Varney Jr. . Don Varney . Elmer G. Varney . Elmo Varney . Thomas J. Varney . Lonzie T. Ward . Paul E. Walters . Steve Watral . Billy E. West . Claude V. West . Clifford Whicker . Hubert White . Clyde Williams . Hasco Williams . Arnold B. Williamson . Dave Wolford . Joe York . Philip A. Young. Lest We Forget. , 1950–1953. They gave their all in their country’s service. Ray C. Alley . Clyde Branham . Harold D. Branham . Oliver Branham . James L. Burns . James O. Charles . Lawrence Dotson . Earnest France . Adam B. Frasure . Arvil Hicks . William Holbrook . Richard Isbell . Alvis Justice . Kelly Justice . Wallace Justice . Virlen E. Kelly . Norman K. Maynard . Lin Milam . Charles E. Moore . Burl Mullins . Samuel F. Robinson . Howard I. Smallwood . Forest D. Sykes . Charles P. Ward . Bennie Williamson . Ransome Wolford Jr. Lest We Forget. , 1961–1973. They gave their all in their country’s service. Tommie R. Angel . Jordan Belcher . William K. Blackburn . Billy W. Bridgeman . James A. Buckley . Richard W. Dotson . Julian T. Fields . Kelly Fields . Chester G. Hall . Danny M. Hayes . William R. Hopkins . Paul E. Johnson . Don M. Justice . Thomas L. Justice . Jerry R. Meadows . Earnest R. Mullins . Charles E. Osborne . Dewie J. Ray . Ottis Reed . Johnie E. Rice Jr. . Larry V. Sayers . Darrell J. Smith . Virgil Stanley Jr. . Ira J. Sturgeon . Clarence E. Tackett . Ronald T. Varney . Randy B. Wright . Mannifred Yates. Lest We Forget.

1917–1918. They gave their all in their country’s service. Rufus Adkins • Basil Ball • Jesse D. Belcher • William Bevins • William C. Brown • William B. Burke • Ervin Childers • Wade Cummings • James S. Elliott • Josh Fife • Oliver H. Flanary • Howard Griffey • Lemuel E. Haynes • John Hobbs • John Honaker • Henry W. Justice • Lemuel Justice • McKinley Justice • Benjamin H. King • John H. Lewis • Offa McCoy • Swet Newsom • James Ellis Osborne • Lee Phillips • Thomas Phillips • Fred C. Pinson • William P. Potter • Dave Price • Willard Runyon • Barney Scott • Trimple C. Sparks • Beverly Scalf • Blake Stallard • Leonard Tackett • Samuel Talbert • George Thacker • Bud Trout • Jefferson Vance • Mart Wallace • Harrison Wicks • Grover C. Wood • Alexander “Sandy” Young. Lest We Forget.

1941–1946. They gave their all in their country’s service. Charles K. Abshire • Willis Abshire • Anthony L. Adkins • James E. Adkins • Edgar A. Akers • Fonso Anderson • Fred Anderson • Thomas S. Bales • Kermit W. Bartley • Paul T. Baumgardner • Clyde Bentley • Hayes Bentley • Edgar C. Bevens • Lloyd Bevins • Herbert E. Bevins • Charles E. Blackburn • Eldon Blackburn • Fred Blackburn • Hardin C. Blackburn • Irving Blackburn • Mayo Blackburn • Quinton R. Blackburn • Walter H. Blackburn • Woodrow W. Blackburn

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• Roy Blevins • John W. Broadhead • Jacod S. Brown • Emery Brooks • Scott Brown • Jack C. Buckley • Ray M. Buckner • Millard Burk Jr. • Ervin Burnett Jr. • Gordon Burnette • Leslie Calvert • Orville Carter • Fred Chaffins • William S. Charles • Woodrow W. Chapman • Vaughn D. Childers • George A. Clevenger • Clyde Clevinger • Glen Coleman • Sidney Coleman • Clarence G. Combs • Foster Compton • Warren G. Counts • Joe A. Cox • Lige Crawford Jr. • Frank C. Dameron • Amos Damron • Charles Damron • John Damron • Foster G. Daniels • Arvil Darnell • Ulice Dixon • Earl e. Dotson • Edward P. Dotson • William H. Duff Jr. • Mason Elswick • Audley Estep • James A. Evans • Dock W. Fields • James M. Flanary • Newt Flanary • Harry V. Forsyth • Bill Francis • Jean T. Francisco • Anderson E. Fuller • Albert B. Gill • Treamon Gilliam • Ambrose Gooslin Jr. • Carl W. Greer • Corbet Griffith • James W. Gunnells • Victor B. Hall • Everett Hamlin • Grover Hanners • Carsey C. Hay • Curtis Hobbs • Elmer R. Holbrook • Fred Holland • Ralph Hopkins • Fairis Howard • James A. Howard • Paul Huffman • Sam Huffman • William A. Huffman • William C. Huffman • Red Jackson • Walter Jackson • Afton H. Jarrett • Robert N. Jarrett • Hoyle L. Jones • John H. Jones • Hazard Justice • Phillip C. Justice • Quentin H. Justice • Willis Keene • Martin L. Keesee • Ralph E. Kendrick • Cauley N. Kidd • Donald E. King • Robert

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 20, 2019

2. World War I

H. Kinney • Emil G. Kish • Ralph Lay • Edwin Layne • Dewey C. Lester • Lester H. Long • Charles K. Lupshu • Charles C. Lusk • Charlie R. May • Woodrow May • Edward Maynard • Paul H. Maynard • Willis Maynard Jr. • Edward McCoy • Robert E. McCoy • Charles L. Miller • Michael R. Miller • Samuel M. Miller • John Mitchell • Arlin Moore • Avery Morton • Virgil Mounts • Estil J. Mullins • Jack Mullins • Ni Mullins • Homer Mullins • Raymond Mullins • Trimble Mullins • Estill G. Newsome • Jonas Newsome • William H. Noe • Robert M. Oaks • Lonnie Owens • Paul E. Owens • Walter Pack • John R. Patrick • James M. Mauley • Sam M. Perrine • Cecil Phillips • Clinton P. Phillips • Joe Pollis • Claude S. Potter • Harold Prater • Carl L. Price • Joseph S. Prows • Lennie B. Psiner • Guy Puckett • Alvis Pugh • Eugene Pugh • Perry Quesenberry • Johnie F. Ramey • Oscar Ramsey • Richard P. Ratcliffe • Bart J. Ratliff • Lonza B. Ratliff • Randall Ratliff • Victor B. Ratliff • Garfield Ray • William J. Ray • Ray R. Renfro • Bennett H. Roberts • Virgil E. Roberts • Clayton Robinette • Clifford E. Robinson • Don Robinson • Robert R. Robinson • Stanley Robinson • Sylvester Rogers • Hubert A. Romans • Angie Runyon • Trimble W. Runyon • Walter Runyon • Dave Sarvas • Edgar W. Scott • Jeff Scott • Johhnny G. Scott • Joe Seibert • James Sirginnis • Jack E. Slone • Troy B. Slone • Estle Smith • John J. Smith • Levi

World War II image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 20, 2019

3. World War II

Smith • Everett E. Snider • Goble Stanley • William J. Stanlehy • John D. Stell • Haney Stone • Buster Stoots • Marion D. Stratton • Ireland Tackett • Danville Tackitt • Willie Taylor • Andy Thacker • Jimpie Thacker • Kermit Thomas • Woodrow E. Van Hoose • Basil Varney Jr. • Don Varney • Elmer G. Varney • Elmo Varney • Thomas J. Varney • Lonzie T. Ward • Paul E. Walters • Steve Watral • Billy E. West • Claude V. West • Clifford Whicker • Hubert White • Clyde Williams • Hasco Williams • Arnold B. Williamson • Dave Wolford • Joe York • Philip A. Young. Lest We Forget.

1950–1953. They gave their all in their country’s service. Ray C. Alley • Clyde Branham • Harold D. Branham • Oliver Branham • James L. Burns • James O. Charles • Lawrence Dotson • Earnest France • Adam B. Frasure • Arvil Hicks • William Holbrook • Richard Isbell • Alvis Justice • Kelly Justice • Wallace Justice • Virlen E. Kelly • Norman K. Maynard • Lin Milam • Charles E. Moore • Burl Mullins • Samuel F. Robinson • Howard I. Smallwood • Forest D. Sykes • Charles P. Ward • Bennie Williamson • Ransome Wolford Jr. Lest We Forget.

1961–1973. They gave their all in their country’s service. Tommie R. Angel • Jordan Belcher • William K. Blackburn • Billy W. Bridgeman • James A. Buckley • Richard W. Dotson • Julian T. Fields • Kelly Fields • Chester G. Hall • Danny

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 20, 2019

4. Korean War

M. Hayes • William R. Hopkins • Paul E. Johnson • Don M. Justice • Thomas L. Justice • Jerry R. Meadows • Earnest R. Mullins • Charles E. Osborne • Dewie J. Ray • Ottis Reed • Johnie E. Rice Jr. • Larry V. Sayers • Darrell J. Smith • Virgil Stanley Jr. • Ira J. Sturgeon • Clarence E. Tackett • Ronald T. Varney • Randy B. Wright • Mannifred Yates. Lest We Forget.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.

Location. 37° 28.741′ N, 82° 31.03′ W. Marker is in Pikeville, Kentucky, in Pike County. Memorial is on Division Street east of Main Street. It is at the courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 172 Division St, Pikeville KY 41501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. County Named, 1821 (a few steps from this marker); Pike Co. Courthouse and Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); John Paul Riddle (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dils Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Educator, Soldier, Congressman, President

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 20, 2019

5. Vietnam War

(about 700 feet away); Garfield at Piketon (about 700 feet away); James A. Garfield (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pikeville.

Also see . . . Earl D. Goldsmith’s Spirit of the American Doughboy Database entry for this statue. Excerpt:

A search of files of old newspapers through 1929 by Pikeville Librarian, Christy Fleming, didn’t find an article that mentioned its dedication so its likely it was originally dedicated in the range of 1930-1933. The plaza where it is located did not exist then, at least in its current form, so it has been relocated at some date, even though it was probably always somewhere in Courthouse Square.

(Submitted on March 4, 2020.)

Additional commentary.
1. Installtion date
The statue was installed by at least 11/7/1932 according to an article in the Kentucky Post and Times-Star sent to me by Brad Slone, Deputy City Manager of Operations, Pikeville, KY. However, planned unveiling on the 11th was postponed indefinitely due to ongoing construction of the courthouse.

— Submitted August 18, 2022,
Photographed By Dan Reynard, September 8, 2021

6. “Spirit of the American Doughboy” Marker
by Les Kopel of Oxnard, California.

“Spirit of the American Doughboy” Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.J. Prats, October 20, 2019

7. “Spirit of the American Doughboy” Sculpture

Life-size statue of a World War I infantryman advancing through stumps and barbed wire, holding a grenade in his upraised hand. Sculpted by E.M. Viquesney in 1920, duplicated, and sold to communities throughout the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. 140 of these statues are known to be standing.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 4, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 6. submitted on May 18, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin. 7. submitted on March 4, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.