Crisfield in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

'Spirit Of The American Doughboy'

Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

1. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

     1917   1918
    • A Memorial •
To The Men Of Crisfield
Who Served God And Country
In The World War For Freedom
——
• Roll Of Honor •
*Julius R. Blades   Charles A. Lankford *
* William J. Blueford   Ellsworth D. Powell *
* Stanley L. Cochrane   Charles W. Sterling *
* Ronald Daugherty   George Sterling *
* Athol E. Gibson   G. Alfred C. Wharton *
——
• Lest We Forget •
• 1923 •

Erected 1923 by The Crisfield Stanley Cochrane Post #16, American Legion.

Topics and series. This 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 year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 37° 59′ N, 75° 50.686′ W. Marker is in Crisfield, Maryland, in Somerset County. Memorial is on Somerset Avenue near West Chesapeake Street., on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crisfield MD 21817, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The J. Millard Tawes Homeplace (approx. 0.3 miles away); J. Millard Tawes (approx. half a mile away); Crisfield (approx. 0.9 miles away); Make Peace (approx. one mile away); The Evolving Crisfield Harbor (approx. 1.1 miles away); Commerce on the Water (approx. 1.1 miles away); Searching for Water (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ye Old St. Peters Methodist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crisfield.

Regarding 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy'. The creation of E. M. Viquesney of Spencer, Indiana (1876-1946), this sculpture is a representation of and
tribute to the veterans of the American Expeditionary Force who served in World War I.

Currently known locations of Viquesney's Doughboy:
Despite E. M. Viquesney's boast that at least one of his "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statues was
located "in every state of the Union", the statue has only been found in the following 39 states:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska*, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,

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Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

2. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' Marker

Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260052.

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Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Also see . . .
1. The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database. (Submitted on October 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. "E. M. Viquesney, Sculptor". (Submitted on October 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

3. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' Marker

'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

4. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy'

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Americus, Georgia.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

5. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' Marker

In veteran section of Somerset Cemetery at Somerset Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.