Spirit of the American Doughboy - Birmingham, Alabama
N 33° 31.200 W 086° 48.578
16S E 517678 N 3708952
This memorial statue is located in Linn Park in downtown Birmingham.
Waymark Code: WM1XYH
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2007
Views: 64
The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by Ernest Moore Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. The statue depicts a doughboy walking through shattered tree stumps strung with barbed wire, his rifle in his left hand and his right hand held high above his head, clutching a hand grenade.
The inscription on the base reads:
In memory of the comrades who gave their lives in the service of our country during the World War.
Presented to The American Legion Post No. 1 by the Greek-American Citizens, Birmingham, Alabama, Armistice Day, 1923.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1923
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: American Legion & Greek-American Citizens of Birmingham
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
Park Place & 20th St. N. (Linn Park)
Birmingham, AL USA
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