Memorial To Our World War Dead, (sculpture).

Memorial To Our World War Dead, (sculpture).

Unknown (Italian), sculptor.

Gould Monument Works, fabricator.

Memorial To Our World War Dead, (sculpture).

Doughboy Statue, (sculpture).

Cherokee County War Memorial, (sculpture).

1928. Dedicated April 1928. Relocated 1992. Rededicated May 30, 1992.

Sculpture: marble; Base: marble; Tablets: black marble; Tablet bases: white marble.

Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 24 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 4 x 4 ft.

(On front of base, incised lettering:) MEMORIAL/TO OUR/WORLD WAR DEAD/APRIL 1928/SPONSORED BY/THE JOLLY WORKERS CLUB (On left, right and rear sides of base: names of Cherokee County World War I veterans) (On front of left tablet:) IN MEMORY OF ALL/CHEROKEE COUNTY VETERANS/WHO SERVED WITH HONOR/IN THE ARMED FORCES OF/THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (On rear of left tablet: names of Cherokee County soldiers killed in the Korean and Vietnam Wars) (On front of right tablet:) TO THOSE WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, THEIR SPIRIT,/DEVOTION AND LOVE OF COUNTRY WILL LIVE FOREVER./WORLD WAR II/(Names of those killed during World War II) (On rear of right tablet: names of those killed during World War I) unsigned

A World War I soldier stands holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands, the butt of which rests at his feet. He is dressed in uniform, consisting of a helmet, a hip-length jacket with artillery belt, and puttees. The sculpture is mounted on a block base with a curved cap and a two-tiered bottom. The sculpture is flanked on each side by two black marble commemorative tablets containing the names of Jacksonville residents killed in action during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The tablets are mounted on stepped white marble bases with columns at each end. The sculpture and tablets are sited on a triangular-shaped concrete plaza.

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Jacksonville

Administered by City of Jacksonville, Parks Department, P. O. Box 1390, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Located Jacksonville City Park, Main Street & West Larissa, Jacksonville, Texas

The sculpture was installed by the Jolly Workers Club in memory of Cherokee County's World War I dead and the veterans who served during the war. In 1990, the sculpture was knocked over and damaged by a tornado. It was removed, repaired and later integrated into a new war memorial one block west, in Jacksonville City Park. The new memorial, designed to honor all war dead, was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1992. IAS files contain related articles from the Jacksonville Daily Progress, June 4, 1990; May 29, 1992; and May 31, 1992.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

Jacksonville Daily Progress, May 31, 1992.

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