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History -- United States
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Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Melrose
Sculpture
Melrose
War Honor Roll, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Melrose
War Honor Roll, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Honor Roll - World War II, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 7, 1945.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Brick, painted wood, and glass.
Dimensions:
Approx. 10 x 50 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(Across top of wall:) HONOR ROLL OF WORLD WAR II KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS (On center panel:) CITY/OF/MELROSE/
MASSACHUSETTS
/INCORPORATED/1900 (On panel 1:) IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR II, KOREAN WAR, VIETNAM WAR. (On panel 2:) OUR HONORED DEAD WORLD WAR II (names) (On panel 3:) OUR HONORED DEAD WORLD WAR II (names) (On panel 4:) OUR HONORED DEAD WORLD WAR II (names)/MISSING IN ACTION WORLD WAR II (names) (On panel 5:) OUR HONORED DEAD KOREAN CONFLICT/(names)/1023 SERVED IN KOREAN CONFLICT/IN HONOR OF THE GOLD STAR PARENTS OF ALL WARS - VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, AMERICAN LEGION, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, AMVETS, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (On panel 6:) OUR HONORED DEAD VIETNAM CONFLICT/(names)
Description:
The memorial is a brick wall with seven glass-enclosed inscription panels adorned with white-painted wood frames. An eagle with its wings spread is perched atop the center panel.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
World War II
History
--
United States
--
Korean War
History
--
United States
--
Vietnam War
Animal
--
Bird
--
Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Massachusetts
--
Melrose
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Melrose
,
Melrose
,
Massachusetts
Located Main Street at Route 610 & Route 612,
Melrose
,
Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial honors those from
Melrose
who lost their lives in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. IAS files contain a copy of the
Massachusetts
Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Massachusetts
survey, 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS MA000653
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Control Number
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