Untitled, (sculpture).

Untitled, (sculpture).

Lupinacci, Gino, designer.

Untitled, (sculpture).

War Monument, (sculpture).

Installed 1956. Dedicated May 20, 1956.

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Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 18 x 7.5 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 7 in. x 9.5 ft. x 3 ft.

(On front of sculpture, below the figures, incised:) IN REVERENT MEMORY/OF THOSE FROM THE/TOWN OF GREENWICH/WHO MADE THE/SUPREME SACRIFICE/WORLD WAR II KOREA/VIETNAM (On front of sculpture, bottom, incised:) DEDICATED BY/THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE OF GREENWICH/SPONSORED BY/ITS VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS/MAY 20, 1956 (Names of those who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam incised on two pieces flanking the central stele and on the base of flagpole) unsigned

Memorial comprised of central stele with relief figures; surrounding name markers and octagonal flagpole. The central stele includes carved high relief figures of a soldier, a women and a girl. Soldier dressed in uniform, carrying a rifle slung over his proper left shoulder and holding a helmet on his proper right hand. His helmet is resting on a pile of cut stones. Soldier's proper left hand is resting on the woman's proper right shoulder. She is kneeling at his proper left side; her arm around a young girl, who stands at her side facing the soldier. Flanking the center stele, on the same platform, are two lower piers with shields of the United States and the Armed Forces incised in circular recessed medallions. On either side of the central memorial are rectangular blocks inscribed with the names of those who served in various wars; and opposite the stele is a octagonal base, also inscribed with names, supporting a flagpole.

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Figure male -- Full length

Figure female -- Full length

Figure female -- Child -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Emblem -- Coat of Arms

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Greenwich

Administered by Town of Greenwich, Department of Parks & Recreation, 101 Field Point Road, Town Hall, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

Located 290 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut

The War Monument was a fundraising project of the numerous local veterans' organizations, led by a committee chaired by former town First Selectman Griffin E. Harris and with active assistance from U.S. Senator Prescott Bush. The committee raised $25,000. The memorial was originally erected to honor the men and women of Greenwich who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II. Two granite columns on either side of the monument with the names of the men who died in Korea and Vietnam were added later. IAS files contain a copy of an excerpt from "Monuments and Memorials" folder in Greenwich Library.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.

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