(World War I Memorial to Marines), (sculpture).

(World War I Memorial to Marines), (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

(World War I Memorial to Marines), (sculpture).

(World War I Memorial to Air Force), (sculpture).

(World War I Memorial to Army), (sculpture).

(World War I Memorial to Navy), (sculpture).

Reliefs: metal.

4 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 3 ft. 3/4 in. x 2 ft. x 1 1/2 in.

(On Marines plaque beneath relief, raised lettering:) ERECTED BY/THE CITY OF BINGHAMTON/1925/AS A MEMORIAL TO THOSE CITIZENS/OF BROOME COUNTY WHOSE/UNSELFISH SERVICES/IN OUR AMERICAN WARS/EXPRESSES MAN'S HIGHEST IDEAL/OF PATRIOTIC DEVOTION (On Air Force plaque beneath relief, raised lettering:) ERECTED BY/THE CITY OF BINGHAMTON/1925/AS A MEMORIAL TO THOSE CITIZENS/OF BROOME COUNTY WHOSE/UNSELFISH SERVICES/IN OUR AMERICAN WARS/EXPRESSES MAN'S HIGHEST IDEAL/OF PATRIOTIC DEVOTION (On Army plaque beneath relief, raised lettering:) MEN OF BROOME/WHO SERVED FOR US/IN YOUR NAME THIS BRIDGE WE GIVE/THAT YOUR LAURELS MAY GROW GREEN/THAT YOUR MEMORY MAY LIVE/FLOWERY STREAM AND WOODED HILLS/SPANNED BY ARCH OF CLASSIC GRACE/HERE WE SPEAK OUR GRATITUDE/HERE WE HOLD YOUR DEATHLESS PLACE (On Navy plaque beneath relief, raised lettering:) MEN OF BROOME/WHO SERVED FOR US/IN YOUR NAME THIS BRIDGE WE GIVE/THAT YOUR LAURELS MAY GROW GREEN/THAT YOUR MEMORY MAY LIVE/FLOWERY STREAM AND WOODED HILLS/SPANNED BY ARCH OF CLASSIC GRACE/HERE WE SPEAK OUR GRATITUDE/HERE HOLD YOUR DEATHLESS PLACE

Four relief plaques commemorating World War I appear on each end of a bridge on opposite abutments. Each plaque honors one branch of the military. Relief scenes appear on the upper portion of each plaque followed by a commemorative inscription. On the southeast bridge abutment, the Marines relief shows five World War I infantrymen charging ahead, with one man down and one man throwing a grenade. Three men carry rifles at port arms with proper left legs forward in stride. On the northwest bridge abutment, the Air Force plaque shows four World War I biplanes amidst billowing clouds. On the northeast bridge abutment, the Army plaque shows five artillery soldiers firing a cannon. On the southwest bridge abutment, the Navy plaque shows two war ships on the ocean with smoke spewing from their stacks. One ship is in the foreground and one is shown on the horizon.

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- Military history

Figure group -- Male

Occupation -- Military -- Marines

Occupation -- Military -- Navy

Occupation -- Military -- Air Force

Occupation -- Military -- Armed Forces

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Cannon

Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane

Architecture -- Boat -- Warship

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Binghamton

Coadministered by City of Binghamton, Parks Department, City Office Building, Government Plaza, Binghamton, New York 13901

Coadministered by State of New York, Department of Transportation, New York

Located Memorial Bridge, On bridge abutments, Binghamton, New York

The reliefs were installed by the City of Binghamton to honor Broome County citizens who served during World War I and in all American wars in the Marines, Air Force, Army and Navy.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.

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