Aurora in Adams County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
WWI Medical Staff Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2016
1. WWI Medical Staff Memorial
In Memory
of the
Officers Nurses
and Enlisted Men
of the
Medical Department
United States Army
Who Lost Their Lives
During the
World War
This Tablet is Erected
by their Coworkers of
the Medical Department
Erected by The Works Progress Administration (later - Works Projects Administration).
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World I.
Location. 39° 44.828′ N, 104° 50.25′ W. Memorial is in Aurora, Colorado, in Adams County. It can be reached from East Montview Boulevard when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12950 East Montview Boulevard, Aurora CO 80045, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles Kelly Boulevard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sharon A. Lane Drive (approx. Ό mile away); Colorado Freedom Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Boeing RB-52B Stratofortress (approx. 3.6 miles away); Buckley (approx. 4.1 miles away); Colorado Volunteers (approx. 4.1 miles away);
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More about this memorial. The Works Progress Administration (WPA), part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, built this memorial.
Regarding WWI Medical Staff Memorial. This structure is a 10 foot high, beehive-shaped memorial constructed of river rock. The stones are embedded in concrete and the foundation is concrete. A bronze plaque measuring 4'2" x 7' is located on the south side of the monument. The Memorial Tablet represents the period at the hospital immediately following the First World War.
The hospital was created during the war, and the medical department dedicated this memorial to fellow members of the department who lost their lives during the war. The hospital itself was named after Lt. William T. Fitzsimmons the first officer of the medical department of the U.S. Army to be killed in the war. The monument serves as a reminder of an important period in both the hospital's and the country's history.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2016
2. WWI Medical Staff Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2016
3. View from memorial to former FItzsimmons Army Medical Hospital.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2016
4. Marker located between School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Buildings.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 674 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
