In Memory of Our Brave Boys

In Memory of Our Brave Boys

Memorialists should look at this extract from a 1922 periodical for background information - https://books.google.com/books?id=cltVAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA10&lpg=RA2-PA10&dq=anadarko+war+monuments&source=bl&ots=hNakgK3Zqv&sig=xu9ArrXwjNkAodeC1ht1gyL8pRo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGwPmD1N7SAhVL1oMKHXT4D-YQ6AEITDAN. Additional descriptive information - base description for WWI Memorial - This memorial is approximately five feet square. It sits on a foot-thick granite base. At each corner is a rounded pillar. Three sides have granite slabs engraved with the names of those local veterans who served in four wars. The monument has a metal roof. On each side of the roof the words "IN MEMORY OF OUR BRAVE BOYS" is engraved, along with an eagle in relief. The fourth side has an engraved wreath. The three granite slabs commemorate those who fought in: World World I - 46 World War II - 78 Korea - 8 / Vietnam - 24 This monument formerly stood in front of the Caddo County Courthouse in Anadarko, Oklahoma. The courthouse is undergoing extensive remodeling and additional building. A new war memorial is being planned for the courthouse. When standing on the courthouse grounds, this monument had a statue of a World War I Doughboy holding a flag pole atop the monument. (visit link) The statue is no longer there. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCN8J_Our_Brave_Boys_Anadarko_OK

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Organization Responsible for Installation:

Caddo County Oklahoma

Memorial War Era(s):

WWI

Location:

The base has been installed for viewers at the Anadarko Philomathic Museum (formerly the Burlington Northern Depot). It has severely degraded with age and warrants refurbishment to its original glory. The life-sized Doughboy is temporarily housed in the Caddo County Courthouse. It is in good shape considering age but like the base deserves refurbishment.

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In Memory of Our Brave Boys

In Memory of Our Brave Boys

In Memory of Our Brave Boys

In Memory of Our Brave Boys

 

Published on March 21, 2017