(World War I Doughboy Monument), (sculpture).

(World War I Doughboy Monument), (sculpture).

W. H. Mullins Company, founder.

Heaslip, Joseph T., contractor.

(World War I Doughboy Monument), (sculpture).

Dedicated July 23, 1921.

Sculpture: sheet copper; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 2 in.

(A large "J" superimposed with a small "S" appears of the west side of the plinth) (On plate on plinth, east side:) MANUFACTURED BY/MULLINS BODY CORPORATION/SALEM, OHIO, USA (On plaque on base, east side:) IN MEMORIAM/TO THOSE OF THE FUNKSTOWN DISTRICT/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/THE WORLD WAR, 1914-1918/(Seven names)/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/FOR HIS FRIENDS./JOHN 15:13 (On banner between figures on relief:) 1914 WORLD WAR 1918 (On plaque on base, west side:) THIS PLOT IS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC USE BY THE/CITIZENS OF FUNKTOWN DISTRICT/IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF THE/SERVICES OF THOSE OF HER CITIZENS/WHO WERE ENGAGED WITH THE/MILITARY, NAVY AND MARINE FORCES/OF THE UNITED STATES/IN THE WORLD WAR/1914-1918/(Fifty-one names)/THESE GALLANT MEN OF OUR ARMED/FORCES HAVE FOUGHT FOR THE IDEALS/WHICH THEY KNEW TO BE THE IDEALS OF/THEIR COUNTRY./Woodrow Wilson 1918 Founder's mark appears.

Full-length figure of a uniformed Doughboy stands atop a pedestal on a low, rough-hewn base. The figure is running, holding his bayoneted rifle horizontally in both hands. The pedestal is rough-hewn on the north and south sides and at the top and bottom. Decorative plaques with eagle and scroll motifs are installed on the east and west sides of the pedestal. The east plaque includes a relief of a soldier and sailor, each kneeling with rifles ready. There are army and navy images and accouterments in the backgrounds for each respective figure. Army images include a cannon, trench and shell of a building. Navy images include ships, waves, gulls and a buoy. The relief on the west plaque features artillery. Three cannons are lined up and men carry shells and load the guns. Trees and stumps dot the landscape.

History -- United States -- World War I

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Literature -- Wilson

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Funkstown

Administered by City of Funkstown, Office of the Mayor and Council, P. O. Box 235, Funkstown, Maryland 21734

Located Southwest corner of Alternate Route 40 at Baltimore Street, Funkstown, Maryland

The monument cost $2,500. Joseph T. Heaslip carved and finished the granite. The piece is illuminated with two footlights. In Oct. 1994, when conservation work was done on the sculpture, a new bayonet (possibly of aluminum) was added. For related reading, see the Daily Mail (Hagerstown, MD), July 23, 1921 and July 25, 1921.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994.

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