Galveston in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Galveston World War I Honor Roll

Honor Roll

— 1917 - 1918 —

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 9, 2015

1. Galveston World War I Honor Roll

Inscription. We with uncovered head
salute the sacred dead
who went and who return not.
McDonald, Margaret • Astal, Douglas N. • Berg, George • Bone, Albert R. • Brown, William H. • Burke, C.T. • Carrague, Michael T. • Chubb, Duble • Collerain, William A. • Combs, Harold • Conant, Earl W. • Cornett, Julius V.L. • Crawford, J.H.W. • Crippon, Felix • Duroux, L.A. • Dugat, George F. • Evans, James A. • Falconer, A.B. • Falligant, C.G. • Fisher, Sidney L. • Ghirardi, George • Graves, Ira • Greer, Don W. • Hanson, Martin • Holland, V.R. • John, Henry • Johnson, F.A. • Johnson, Henry • Karbowski, O.H. • Kimble, Edwin R. • Kirkman, G.W. • Kirschner, George • Kitchell, Alvin • Lalich, Maxim • Lassaigne, Michel • Letts, Benjamin • Lockhardt, John W. • Mackay, Vernon H. • Meenen, August C. • Metzger, Theo E. • Mike, Cornelius • Moon, Mortimer K. • Muller, Robert C. • Mullins, Henry H. • O’Neill, James A. • Paisley, James J. • Palmer, Arthur • Paul, R.C. • Peterson, L.C. • Petropol, George • Pinkerton, A.D. • Poole, William H. • Reading, Emanuel • Reilly, Victor Charles • Ross, John S. • Ruble, William • Rust, Charles E. • Saunders, John W. • Schmidt, G.E. • Scrivnor, James • Scott, L.B. • Seelen, R.P. • Shockley, Mack • Singer, B.T. • Smith, C.D. • Smith, John F. • Smith, Guyton • Snoddy, M.E. • Warner, M.H. • Wern, A.F. • Winslow, Charles • Voight, Conrad

Colored
Alston, G.M. • Bates, James • Blake, William • Perkins, T.P.

“The right is more precious than peace we shall fight for the things we have always carried nearest our hearts. To such a task we dedicate our lives.”
Woodrow Wilson

They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them

Erected 1927 by George Washington DAR Chapter.

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This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #28 Woodrow Wilson series list.

Location. 29° 17.205′ N, 94° 47.591′ W. Memorial is in Galveston, Texas, in Galveston County. It is on Seawall Boulevard east of 28th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Galveston TX 77550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Texas Navy (a few steps from this marker); Galveston's African American Lifeguards (within shouting distance of this marker); Jessie May McGuire Dent (about 300 feet away, measured

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 9, 2015

2. Galveston World War I Honor Roll

in a direct line); Hawes Summer Home (approx. ¼ mile away); "The Cradle" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Silk Stocking Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Steffens-Drewa House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sealy and Mary Hutchings House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galveston.

Regarding Galveston World War I Honor Roll. On May 1, 1926 the George Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution organized a fundraising event called a “Tag Day.” The group was seeking financial contributions to erect a memorial to the seventy-five (75) Galvestonians who lost their lives while serving in the First World War. Volunteers were stationed on street corners throughout downtown Galveston and solicited donations for the project. Donors were “tagged” with metal pin-back buttons which bore the phrase “Lest We Forget.” Nearly $4,000 was collected on Tag Day.

The memorial was formally dedicated on Armistice Day (now Veteran’s Day), November 11, 1927. This date marked the 9thanniversary of the end of World War I.

On November 11, 2017, the George Washington Chapter of the D.A.R. held a re-dedication

Galveston World War I Honor Roll<br>and The Texas Navy Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 9, 2015

3. Galveston World War I Honor Roll
and The Texas Navy Marker

ceremony at the World War I Memorial in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into the Great War. A redication medal plaque was added.

View to Northeast Along Seawall Boulevard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 9, 2015

4. View to Northeast Along Seawall Boulevard

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,044 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on June 24, 2026, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.