Project aided Legion posts across the country – among other groups – in strengthening local memorials to the Great War.
The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission and Doughboy Foundation’s online store offers a new book detailing the 100 Cities, 100 Memorials project that aided Legion posts across the country – among other groups – in strengthening their local memorials to the Great War.
“100 Cities 100 Memorials: Restoration, Recognition & Remembrance,” written by fine-arts professor Jennifer Wingate and published by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, was published in May 2024 to coincide with the fall installation of “A Soldier’s Journey” frieze at the National World War One Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C. The store describes it as “much more than a picture book. Through the powerful and personal stories it tells, this volume stands as a moving testament to those who answered the call of duty and shaped a pivotal era in American history.”
The project was launched in 2016 by the commission and Pritzker as a fund-matching program with the goal of helping people across the country restore and preserve local World War I memorials. It was adopted per resolution by the American Legion National Executive Committee, and posts were encouraged to apply for funds through the program. The 100 recipients were announced in 2018 and named official national World War I memorials of the United States; in all, 20 had some kind of Legion post involvement.
The cost of the book is $49.95.
- Honor & Remembrance