Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Outagamie County World War I Memorial
Spirit of the American Doughboy
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
1. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
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:
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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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,
Photographed by Dan Reynard, June 17, 2018
2. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
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
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
3. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
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
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
4. Outagamie County World War I Memorial
Other markers no longer nearby. Hearthstone (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); World's First Hydroelectric Central Station (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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
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 1,415 times since then and 55 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.
