World War II Memorial, (sculpture).

World War II Memorial, (sculpture).

Vittor, Frank, 1888-1968, sculptor.

World War II Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 31, 1947.

Sculpture: approx. 56 in. x 12 ft. x 3 in.

(Two panels listing the names of those who served in the war flank the center relief panel.) (On book which appears in the border design below the panel on the right side:) Frank Vittor/sculptor,/1947 (Below center relief:) 1941 WORLD WAR TWO 1945/IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO THE HEROIC SACRIFICE OF THE SONS AND/DAUGHTERS OF SAINT GEORGE'S PARISH WHO ANSWERED THE CALL/OF DUTY AND SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES/THE SACRED MEMORY OF THESE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR/DEMOCRACY, PEACE, AND JUSTICE IS ENSHRINED IN THE HEARTS OF/TIS PARISHIONERS. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND ETERNAL GLORY. (A list of names of those who died in service follows this inscription.) signed

The central panel features Saint George, the knight dressed in armor, as he stands atop a dragon. He holds a spear in his proper right hand and a shield in his proper left hand. To the upper left is a portrait of Rear Admiral Bertram J. Rogers, below him is a servicewoman and to the right are two servicemen. Two small eagles flank the top portion of the relief and a larger eagle spreads its wings at the bottom of the inscription. Two honor roll panels flank the center relief panel.

History -- United States -- World War II

Religion -- Saint -- St. George

Fantasy -- Dragon

Portrait male -- Rogers, Bertram J. -- Bust

Occupation -- Military -- Rear Admiral

Occupation -- Military

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

Administered by Saint George's Parish, 823 Climax Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15210

Located St. George's Church, Allen & Climax streets, Facade above cornerstone, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15210

Parish and local community donations paid the five thousand dollars for the commission. The memorial was restored in 1991. Inscription on plaque located on the wall next to the left panel reads: THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL PLAQUE WAS RESTORED IN 1991/WITH THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF THE DEVOTED PARISHIONERS/AND FRIENDS OF SAINT GEORGE CHURCH/OUR GRATEFUL THANKS/FATHER ALBERT SEMLER, PASTOR/THE RESTORATION COMMITTEE/HELEN BANEY, BERNICE COUNTS, ROBERT KRESS,/MARY LONGO, WAYNE WYANT/RESTORATION WORK DONE BY PAUL KIEFER & SON PAUL

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 149.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0184, 1989.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 156.

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