Bolivar in Polk County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Polk County, Missouri, World War Honor Roll
1917 - 1919
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
1. Polk County, Missouri, World War Honor Roll
John W. Allred Emmett Barham John M. Black Lawrence V. Boaz Joseph E. Bush Willie Cates Roma O. Drumwright Ulysses J. Durham Walter N. Durkee Homer C. Forcey David F. Gentry Arthur Goodrich Guy E. Goodrich Carl Griffin Charles O. Hill Howard S. Keeling Lawrence R. Kelley Charles Little Dorsey Mitchell Fred Noble Joe E. Rush William Ryan Charles S. Staas Dewey G. Stephens Robert Stonebraker Claude O. Underwood Veroner E. Utterbach Frank L. Voris Clarence J. Wilson Roy Woody
[Roll of Veterans]
Erected 1925 by American Legion, Polk County, and State of Missouri.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.
Location. 37° 36.833′ N, 93° 24.684′ W. Memorial is in Bolivar, Missouri, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of Broadway (Missouri Route 32) and Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Broadway. Monument is at the northwest corner of the county courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 East Broadway, Bolivar MO 65613, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Missouri and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri - 1858-1861 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Polk County (approx. half a mile away); Polk County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri 1858-1861 (approx. 10.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 13.1 miles away).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Other Walter Rylander Copies of Viquesney's Doughboy Statue
Also see . . . Bolivar Missouri Doughboy:. This website also contains information on all known Viquesney Doughboys (there are about 140 of them throughout the U.S.); however the link refers only to the one at Bolivar, Missouri. (Submitted on January 13, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
2. Polk County, Mo,, WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
3. Polk County, Mo,, WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
4. Polk County, Mo,, WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
5. Polk County, Mo,, WWI Memorial Sculptor
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
6. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
7. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
8. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
9. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
10. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
11. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
12. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
13. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
14. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
15. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
16. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
17. Polk County, Mo., WWI Honored Vets
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
18. Polk County, Missouri, World War Memorial Statue
Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., July 1, 2014
19. Polk County, Missouri, World War Honor Roll Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,028 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. submitted on January 12, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 19. submitted on January 7, 2020, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri.
