Hobart in Lake County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hobart (Indiana) Patriotic Honor Rolls

— The Spirit of the American Doughboy —

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Smithsonian American Art Museum ,Inventory of American Sculpture Control Number 47260028 • Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 31 in. x 52 in.; Base: approx. 80 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. • Artist: Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. (Click on any of these photos to see the details.)

Inscription.

Hobart (Indiana) Patriotic Honor Rolls. . ( Top Plaque - Front of Monument ) For God . . .. (- - - - Crest - - - - ) .. . . And Country .. (- - - - - US - - - - -) .. 1917 - 1918 .. (American Legion) .. 1941 - 1945. , In loving memory of our War Dead, ( Row One ) World War I Edward A. Abel . Harold C. Goodrich . Edward C. Kostbade . Harold Maybaum . Arthur E. Wischman, World War II Robert W. Ahlgrim . Lawrence L. Badkey . Elmer Ballantyne, ( Row Two - W.W. II ) George W. Bond, Jr. . Robert J. Bonner . Robert Cherock . Floyd Faulkner . Robert Ferguson . Thomas Flatt . Edward L. Fowble . Joseph Harney . John H. Heims, Jr. . Leonard Hellstrom . Max Hindman . Wayne Kaska . Jerry Killigrew, ( Row Three - W.W. II ) Ralph Knight . Charles Koeppen . Frank Leach . Wilfred I. Lewis . Louis R. Lindsey . Clifford McElwee . Michael F. Murray . Howard Parker, Jr. . Roper R. Peddicord . Ivor V. Powell . Laurel E. Prosser . Laurel E. Prosser . Everett J. Riley . William R. Sablotny , ( Row Four - W.W. II ) William Shryock . Emil Siewert, Jr. . Raymond J. Small . Harold W. Smith . Monfred L. Smith, Jr. . Miles Stanley . George Strakis . Steve Szostek . Teddy Szymanski . Edward M. Tracy . William Willmoth . William Wilson . Ralph Worthington, May They Rest in Peace Erected by Hobart Post 54 - American legion ( Lower Plaque - Front of Monument ), Perpetual care of flags provided by: Rees Funeral Home ( Plaque - Left Side of Monument ), The responsibility for freedom falls on all free men ( Row One ) Korea 1950 - 1955 Perry A. Anderson . Charles L. Bush . William Edward Crago . Raymond A. Decker . Robert L. Emery . Robert Lee Green . Leonard E. Hayworth . Donald Brinton Koenig . Paul George Leathurby . Vernon Berhard Rich , ( Row Two ) Vietnam 1964 - 1975 R. A. Backemeyer . Clifford C. Barnett . William D. Beeson . Thomas M. Blystone . Junior R. Burns . Ramon P. Cancel . Fred W. Carpenter . William B. Cawley, Jr. . R. H. Corley . Gary W. Cox . Larry D. Draves . Donald E. Erwin . Richard W. Ford . Thomas W. Johnson . John W. Lake . William G. Lute . Joel W. Mock . Gary W. Chapman . Leroy J. Breitsprecher , ( Row Three ) Stephen J. Mullet . James T. Ralph . Ralf I. Saunders . Gerald L. Schwuchow . R. L. Snyder . Charles H. Stanley . Gary L. Stevens . Kenneth A. Stonebaker . Bradley E. Suchka . Freddie L. Tapper . Hilbert W. Teeter . Tommy A. Waldon . James R. Wallace . Mark J. Webb . Scott Wilson . Richard L. Wozniak . Joseph J. Valovich, Jr. . Wayne G. Bernoska, Dedicated - - July 4, 1984, ( Plaque - Right Side of Memorial ) Dedicated To The Global War on Terrorism Gregory P. Sanders

( Top Plaque - Front of Monument )
For God • • •• (- - - - Crest - - - - ) •• • • And Country
•• (- - - - - US - - - - -) ••
1917 - 1918 •• (American Legion) •• 1941 - 1945

In loving memory of our War Dead

( Row One )
World War I
Edward A. Abel • Harold C. Goodrich • Edward C. Kostbade • Harold Maybaum • Arthur E. Wischman

World War II
Robert W. Ahlgrim • Lawrence L. Badkey • Elmer Ballantyne

( Row Two - W.W. II )
George W. Bond, Jr. • Robert J. Bonner • Robert Cherock • Floyd Faulkner • Robert Ferguson • Thomas Flatt • Edward L. Fowble • Joseph Harney • John H. Heims, Jr. • Leonard Hellstrom • Max Hindman • Wayne Kaska • Jerry Killigrew

( Row Three - W.W. II )
Ralph Knight • Charles Koeppen • Frank Leach • Wilfred I. Lewis • Louis R. Lindsey • Clifford McElwee • Michael F. Murray • Howard Parker, Jr. • Roper R. Peddicord • Ivor V. Powell • Laurel E. Prosser • Laurel E. Prosser • Everett J. Riley • William R. Sablotny

( Row Four - W.W. II )
William Shryock • Emil Siewert, Jr. • Raymond J. Small • Harold W. Smith • Monfred L. Smith, Jr. • Miles Stanley • George Strakis • Steve

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Szostek • Teddy Szymanski • Edward M. Tracy • William Willmoth • William Wilson • Ralph Worthington

May They Rest in Peace
Erected by
Hobart Post 54 - American legion
( Lower Plaque - Front of Monument )

Perpetual care of
flags provided by:
Rees Funeral Home
( Plaque - Left Side of Monument )

The responsibility for freedom falls on all free men
( Row One )
Korea
1950 - 1955
Perry A. Anderson • Charles L. Bush • William Edward Crago • Raymond A. Decker • Robert L. Emery • Robert Lee Green • Leonard E. Hayworth • Donald Brinton Koenig • Paul George Leathurby • Vernon Berhard Rich

( Row Two )
Vietnam
1964 - 1975
R. A. Backemeyer • Clifford C. Barnett • William D. Beeson • Thomas M. Blystone • Junior R. Burns • Ramon P. Cancel • Fred W. Carpenter • William B. Cawley, Jr. • R. H. Corley • Gary W. Cox • Larry D. Draves • Donald E. Erwin • Richard W. Ford • Thomas W. Johnson • John W. Lake • William G. Lute • Joel W. Mock • Gary W. Chapman • Leroy J. Breitsprecher

( Row Three )
Stephen J. Mullet • James T. Ralph • Ralf I. Saunders • Gerald L. Schwuchow • R. L. Snyder • Charles H. Stanley

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• Gary L. Stevens • Kenneth A. Stonebaker • Bradley E. Suchka • Freddie L. Tapper • Hilbert W. Teeter • Tommy A. Waldon • James R. Wallace • Mark J. Webb • Scott Wilson • Richard L. Wozniak • Joseph J. Valovich, Jr. • Wayne G. Bernoska

Dedicated - - July 4, 1984

( Plaque - Right Side of Memorial )
Dedicated To The Global War on Terrorism
Gregory P. Sanders

Erected 1925.

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. 41° 31.642′ N, 87° 15.128′ W. Memorial is in Hobart, Indiana, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Lincoln Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hobart IN 46342, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Potawatomi Trail (approx. 3.1 miles away); John Wood / Hannah Pattee Wood (approx. 3.9 miles away); Reverend Carl F. Mengeling S.T.D. (approx. 4.6 miles away); Reverend Joseph E. Till (approx. 4.6 miles away); Indiana University Northwest (approx. 4.8 miles away); Tamarack Hall (approx. 4.9 miles away); Great Sauk (Sac) Trail (approx. 5.3 miles away); McGwinn’s Village (approx. 5.3 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Hobart, In., Doughboy Statue::. 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 Hobart, IN. (Submitted on June 16, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)

2. "The History Behind the Doughboy" ::. (Courtesy:: Karen Gardnerl in Emmitsburg, Maryland, Area Historical

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Society publication.) Originally published in 1991 this link gives a good history and other links - well worth the search and read. (Submitted on June 16, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)

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Front - - Doughboy Statue image. Click for full size.

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9. Front - - Doughboy Statue

Obverse View - - Doughboy Statue image. Click for full size.

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10. Obverse View - - Doughboy Statue

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circa ca. 1930

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Postcard showing the Hobart Doughboy monument. Image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 3,009 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on January 13, 2013, by Kenneth T. Bernoska of Valparaiso, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 16, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 5, 6. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on June 16, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 15. submitted on January 14, 2012. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.