WW1 Doughboy Statue, High Point

WW1 Doughboy Statue, High Point

The memorial is a life-size depiction of a World War One “Doughboy” standing on a rectangular concrete base. The soldier is holding a rifle in the proper right hand and a grenade in the proper left hand. He is wearing a hip-length jacket, spiral leggings, an ammunition belt and army service hat. Large metal plaques are attached to each of the four sides of the base listing 600 names of High Point area men who served in the war. A star next to the name designates the 14 men who died while in uniform. The inscriptions at the top of each plaque are the same but the single word at the bottom of each is different: HONOR, JUSTICE, SERVICE, and PATRIOTISM. The total height is 14 ft. and total weight is 10 tons. Front, SW facing: THIS MONUMENT / IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF HIGH POINT, N.C. WHO SERVED GOD AND THEIR / 1917 * COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR * 1918 / [Three columns with approximately 150 names total] / HONOR Side, SE facing: THIS MONUMENT / IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF HIGH POINT, N.C. WHO SERVED GOD AND THEIR / 1917 * COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR * 1918 / [Three columns with approximately 150 names total] / JUSTICE Rear, NE facing: THIS MONUMENT / IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF HIGH POINT, N.C. WHO SERVED GOD AND THEIR / 1917 * COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR * 1918 / [Three columns with approximately 150 names total] / SERVICE Side, NW facing: THIS MONUMENT / IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF HIGH POINT, N.C. WHO SERVED GOD AND THEIR / 1917 * COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR * 1918 / [Three columns with approximately 150 names total] / PATRIOTISM

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Date of Installation:

November 11, 1923

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wrenn

Memorial War Era(s):

WWI

Location:

The memorial stands on a brick plaza, or, Memorial Park, located at the intersection of N. Main Street and E. High Avenue in High Point, NC.

 

Published on January 6, 2017