Salina-Saline County War Memorial, (sculpture).

Salina-Saline County War Memorial, (sculpture).

Bergen, Richard, 1925- , sculptor.

Hinde, Gene F., designer.

Salina-Saline County War Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 5, 1994.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze and concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 36 in. x 6 ft. x 27 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 11 ft. x 11 ft.

Richard D. Bergen (On plaque below United States War Office Seal:) THIS MEMORIAL WAS CONSTRUCTED BY DONATIONS OF/SALINA-SALINE COUNTY CITIZENS TO HONOR ALL THE MEN/AND WOMEN FROM THIS COUNTY WHO SERVED IN THE/ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND IN MEMORY OF/THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY (Seven additional plaques with Seals and inscriptions appear on the base and twenty-eight plaques detailing the history of the war events and people and listing names of donors are installed nearby) signed

The County war memorial consists of an eight-sided base, tapered toward the top with plaques on each side, and an eagle in flight at the top. Each plaque has a national or state Seal or an insignia for a military branch and text. The work is installed in a circular plaza and is surrounded by a low wall with additional plaques. These plaques detail war events and people and list memorial donors.

Among those honored in nearby plaques are: Sergeant Major William "Willie" Harrington III, Buffalo soldier (18494-1994); David Carl Schilling (1918-1956), George Seanor Robb (1887-1972), the U.S. Merchant Marine, Shilliing Air Force Base and Shilling waiting wives, Smoky Hill Army Air Field, the K-9 Corps, Prisoners of World War II, the Infantry Division at Camp Phillips, Camp Phillips Air Force Base, Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, USO, American Red Cross, Nurses and Women in the Military. Also part of the memorial is a Walk of Honor, an area containing bricks that individuals could have inscribed with names of loved ones or messages.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Military history

History -- United States -- Persian Gulf War

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Emblem -- Military Insignia

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Salina

Administered by City of Salina, Salina Parks & Recreation Department, 300 West Ash, Salina, Kansas 67401

Located Sunset Park, Northeast entrance, Salina, Kansas

The monument was funded with private donations. The cost was $160,000. The idea for the monument was first suggested at a Marine Corps League meeting in 1991. It honors Saline County's war dead from the Civil War to the Persian Gulf War. IAS files include a related article from the Salina Journal, June 4, 1994 and photocopies of text found on plaques.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.

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