The Spirit of the American Doughboy, Price, Utah

At 155 East Main Street in Price City Peace Garden in front of College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum. The Smithsonian IAS record doesn't name the sculpture by its full title, "The Spirit of the American Doughboy". The plaque inscription on the front of the base reads: HONOR ROLL IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE WORLD WAR I (followed by five names) WORLD WAR II (followed by eight names) ERECTED MAY 30, 1948 The statue itself was not erected in 1948. That date reflects the addition of World War II names on the plaque while the statue was still at Hiawatha. The statue and plaque were moved and reinstalled at Price, Utah in 1989 and rededicated there the next year. The statue was first dedicated at Hiawatha, Utah, on May 30, 1922, on a site between the community amusement hall and the U.S. Fuel office building. It was moved to Price in 1989, and rededicated there on November 10, 1990 (Veterans Day, the 11th, fell on a Sunday that year). The lower plaque on the base’s front concerns the Doughboy’s original dedication in Hiawatha, Utah, and reads: This statue was erected in Hiawatha, Utah by the Henry Holdsworth Post # 15 of the American Legion May 1922, to honor five men from Hiawatha who died in World War I. In June 1948 eight names were added for those killed in World War II. In 1989 through the efforts and sole expense of American Legion Price Post #3, this statue was graciously donated to Price City by the mayor and town; council of Hiawatha, Utah. Henry Holdsworth is one of the five original names listed on the May 30, 1948 plaque. ​The plaque on the back of the base honors Lt. (J. G.) Wm. E. Hall, a native of Stor, Utah, whose heroism in the Battle of the Coral Sea in World War II resulted in the award of the Congressional Medal of Honor. It reads: CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR to Lt. (J. G.) Wm. E. Hall At the risk of his life, on May 7, 1942, he dive bombed and helped sink enemy carrier Shoho in Coral Sea. May 8, 1942 on anti-torpedo patrol, destroyed three enemy planes. Though badly wounded, he landed his damaged "Dauntless" on the USS Lexington. His indomitable and aggressive spirit and his will to come through at all costs against tremendous odds, with utter disregard for his personal safety, is attested by his conduct on this occasion. Entered service from Hiawatha, Utah. Plaques on the two sides of the base contain honor rolls naming those from Carbon County (which includes both Price and the former site at the town of Hiawatha) who served in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. They were made by James L. Young, head of the College of Eastern Utah Art Department, and were dedicated on St. Patrick's Day, 1991.