U.S. World War One Centennial Commission and The Pritzker Military Museum and Library Announce the Final 50
“WWI CENTENNIAL MEMORIALS”

 

Los Angeles’ Memorial Coliseum, Chicago’s Soldier Field, San Francisco's War Memorial Veterans Building and Opera House and Washington DC’s Pershing Park, All Part of the Official 100 “WW1 Centennial Memorials”

CHICAGO, IL, April 5 – On the eve of the 101st Anniversary of the United States entering World War 1, the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library announced today the final 50 WW1 Memorials to be awarded grants and honored with the official national designation as "WW1 Centennial Memorials".

All 100 memorials, in all 100 cities have now been designated including such national landmarks as: Chicago’s "Soldier Field", LA’s "Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum", San Francisco’s “War Memorial Veterans Building and Opera House”, Honolulu’s "Natatorium" and Washington, D.C.’s “National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park”. In addition, many smaller local community projects are being recognized such as: Scranton Pennsylvania’s “Col. Frank Duffy Memorial Bridge and Park”, Cape May, New Jersey’s "Soldier and Sailors Monument", Ocean Springs, Mississippi’s "Emile Ladnier WWI Memorial," and North Carolina's NC State University “Memorial Belltower”, to name just a few. The newly-designated memorials are in 37 different states and each will receive a $2,000 matching grant, towards the restoration, conservation and maintenance of these local historical treasures.

The 100 Cities / 100 Memorials program, sponsored by the US World War One Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library with support from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars have now awarded $200,000 in matching grants and designated 100 memorials in 100 cities as official "WW1 Centennial Memorials".

“More than 4 million American families sent their sons and daughters to serve in uniform during World War I, 116,516 U.S. soldiers died in the war and another 200,000 were wounded,” said Terry Hamby, commissioner of the United States World War One Centennial Commission. “100 Cities/100 Memorials is a critically important initiative that will have an impact beyond these grants. These memorials represent an important part of remembering our past and preserving our culture.”

"I am impressed by the community involvement that has sprung from this project.” noted Dan Dayton, Executive Director of the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission. "By focusing on restoring these community treasures, local cities, veterans groups, historical society and citizens have come together to remember the community’s heritage - and that was really a key goal of the program."

Kenneth Clarke, former president and CEO of the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the originator of the program agreed. “By designating 100 WWI memorials across the nation, we believe the breadth and scope of this initiative will have a ripple effect beyond the 100 “WWI centennial memorials”. By promoting renewed interest and focus on these monuments and memorials — as a nation, we honor the names of those who served and the history of the communities where they lived."

The profound impact of the war moved citizens in places across the United States to commemorate both the national and local sacrifices from the conflict through monuments, buildings, plaques, parks, groves, even roads and highways.

The 100 Cities/100 Memorials program was created to help draw attention to WWI memorials across the United States, and enables all of America to take part in the WWI centennial commemoration. Many of these WWI memorials have deteriorated due to the ravages of time, exposure to the elements, neglect and even vandalism.

The funds will be used to conserve, restore or improve these memorials. More important, the program is designed to raise community awareness of those who served, and provides a tangible connection to the profound impact this war had on local towns and cities, securing an important place in military history.

 

The 100 "World War I Centennial Memorials"

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Name of Memorial	Organization /Team	City	State
Memorial Park	Stewards of Memorial Park	Mobile	AL
101 Memorial	Colbert Landmarks Foundation teamed with citizen ad-hoc Steering Committee	Sheffield	AL
World War I Veterans Memorial	Arizona Statewide World War I Memorial Restoration Team	Phoenix	AZ
Yuma Armed Forces Park	City of Yuma and Yuma County Chamber of Commerce	Yuma	AZ
Berkeley World War I Commemorative Plaques	Berkeley Historical Plaque Project	Berkeley	CA
Carmel-by-the-Sea World War I Memorial Arch	American Legion Post 512	Carmel-by-the-Sea	CA
Albert Harry Bode Gravesite	Sierra Amador Chapter NSDAR	Jackson	CA
Memorial Tablet at Victory Memorial Grove	Los Angeles - Eschscholtzia Daughters of the American Revolution, American Legion Post 43, Disney Salutes, LA City Council District 10, City of LA Dept. of Recr. and Parks and more...	Los Angeles	CA
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission	Los Angeles	CA
Chinese Americans War Memorial	VFW Post 4618 & American Legion, Cathay Post #384 & SF Recreation & Parks Department	San Francisco	CA
War Memorial Veterans Building and Opera House	City of San Francisco	San Francisco	CA
Santa Monica Memorial Open Air Theater	Sons of the American Legion Squadron 283, Pacific Palisades, CA	Santa Monica	CA
National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park	U.S. Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars	Washington	DC
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial	Friends of Wilmington Parks, Inc	Dover	DE
World War I Memorial Spiritualized Life	Memorial Park Association	Jacksonville	FL
USS Tampa Memorial Window	USS Tampa 100 Committee	Tampa	FL
War Memorial Natatorium	Hawaii WWI Centennial Task Force	Honolulu	HI
WW1 Veterans Memorial	Clinton Historic Preservation Commission	Clinton	IA
Women of Iowa WWI Memorial	Iowa World War I Centennial Committee	Des Moine	IA
Polk County Gold Star Memorial	Iowa World War I Centennial Committee	Des Moines	IA
Pierson World War I Monument	Harrison F. Pedersen Post 291, The American Legion	Pierson	IA
St Anthony's Doughboy	City of St Anthony	St. Anthony	ID
WW1 Veterans	Lincoln Cemetary WW1 Memorial Stone	Alsip	IL
Victory Monument Memorial	Friends of the 370th INF Regiment	Chicago	IL
Soldier Field	City of Chicago	Chicago	IL
WWI Doughboy n Veterans' Park	Needs and Goals (NAG) of Elkhart	Elkhart	IL
WWI Seaton/Trenatz Doughboy Statue	Glen Carbon Heritage Museum Commission	Glen Carbon	IL
Doughboy Statue	Doughboy Statue	Morton Grove	IL
Guthrie Park Gold Star Memorial	American Legion Post #0488	Riverside	IL
WWI Obelisk	Wheaton Park District	Wheaton	IL
Winnetka Village Cenotaph	New Trier Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4831	Winnetka	IL
The James Bethel Gresham Arboretum	Evansville Cemeteries	Evansville	IN
Memorial Grove	Allen County Council Of Veteran Organizations	Fort Wayne	IN
The Doughboy	HOPE Initiative, LLC	New Castle	IN
Victory Eagle WWI Memorial	Kansas University Endowment Association	Lawrence	KS
Solomon War/Veterans Memorial	Solomon Booster Club	Solomon	KS
Patton and the US Tank Corps	Patton Battalion - USABOT	Fort Knox	KY
Ninth Ward Victory Arch	Monumental Task Committee, Inc.	New Orleans	LA
Mount Greylock Veterans War Memorial Tower	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation	Adams	MA
Harvard World War I Monument	War Monument Restoration Committee	Harvard	MA
Godfrey Triangle WWI Monument	Indian Orchard Citizens Council	Springfield	MA
Wellesley Memorial Grove	Wellesley Memorial Grove team (21 organization)	Wellesley Hills	MA
Memorial Grove at Green Hill Park	Green Hill Park Coalition	Worcester	MA
The Grove of Remembrance	Friends of the Grove (FOG)	Baltimore	MD
Ft. George G. Meade WWI Memorial	Descendants & Friends of the 314th Infantry A.E.F.	Ft. Meade	MD
Jacob Cousins Memorial Renovation Project	Friends of the Eastern Promenade	Portland	ME
The Survivor' WWI War Monument	WWI Monument Restoration Team, Beaverton, Michigan	Beaverton	MI
World War I Doughboy Memorial	Althenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158	Jackson	MO
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum	Missouri Historical Society, City of St. Louis	St. Louis	MO
Emile Ladnier WW I Memorial	American Legion Post 42 Ocean Springs, MS.	Ocean Springs	MS
Gosman Memorial	American Legion Post #20	Dillon	MT
Over the Top to Victory Doughboy Statue	Missoula County, The American Legion Post #27, Western MT Military Officer's Association	Missoula	MT
1918 Fort Caswell Rifle Range Memorial	Friends of Fort Caswell Rifle Range, Inc.	Caswell Beach	NC
Memorial Belltower	NC State Memorial Belltower	Raleigh	NC
World War Memorial Building	North Dakota World War One Centennial Committee	Bismarck	ND
World War I Memeorial Hall	Flaxton Memorial Hall Preservation Committee	Flaxton	ND
Rock of the Marne	The BC Rocks of the Marne	Burlington	NJ
Soldier and Sailors Monument "All Wars"	Greater Cape May Historical Society	Cape May	NJ
The Memorial Trees at Beach Park	The Historic Borough of Keyport, New Jersey	Keyport	NJ
Oradell World War One Memorial	Oradell Department of Public Works	Oradell	NJ
World War 1 Memorial	Village of Ridgewood	Ridgewood	NJ
Rutherford World War I Monument	Borough of Rutherford	Rutherford	NJ
The Men of Springfield	The Township of Springfield Department of Public Works	Springfield	NJ
Baldwin (NY) World War I Memorial	Baldwin Post # 246 of the American Legion - Memorial Committee	Baldwin	NY
Highbridge War Memorial Doughboy Plaque Replication	City of New York, NYC Parks, Art & Antiquities	Bronx	NY
Kingsbridge War Memorial Bell Tower	City of New York, NYC Parks, Art & Antiquities	Bronx	NY
Dover Patrol	City of New York, NYC Parks, Art & Antiquities	Brooklyn	NY
Governors Island World War One Memorials	Kevin C. Fitzpatrick	Brooklyn	NY
Lynbrook Doughboy Memorial	Inc. Village of Lynbrook, New York	Lynbrook	NY
WWI Centennial Room at American Legion Post 72	Bob Chappelle, Bill Payne, Lisa Polay and the community of Saugerties	Saugerties	NY
Hudson WWI Memorial	Hudson WWI Memorial Centennial Committee	Hudson	OH
The Spirit of the American Doughboy	Village of Swanton	Swanton	OH
Monument to WWI U.S. Airmen	League of World War I Aviation Historians	Wright Patterson Air Force Base	OH
Caddo County Veterans Memorial	Caddo County Veterans Memorial Committee and American Legion Post 24	Anadarko	OK
Fort Towson World War I Memorial	Cecil Evan Hopson Memorial Team	Fort Towson	OK
World War 1 Veterans Memorial Park	Paul Garett American Legion Post 121	Granite	OK
Muskogee Doughboy	Muskogee Doughboy Project	Muskogee	OK
World War I Monument	Borough of Danville	Danville	PA
Lackawanna County World War I Memorial	Rotary Club of Dunmore	Dunmore	PA
World War I Monument	Jenkintown Borough	Jenkintown	PA
Col. Frank Duffy Memorial Bridge and Park	City of Scranton	Scranton	PA
American Legion Post 911 WWI Memorial	American Legion Post 911	Shanksville	PA
Springdale Veterans Memorial Field	VFW Post#1437 Springdale, PA	Springdale	PA
Trafford World War I Memorial	Trafford Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee	Trafford	PA
Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower	Miantonomi Memorial Plaques Restoration Team	Newport	RI
Dell Rapids Veterans Memorial Park	American legion Post #65	Dell Rapids	S.D.
World War I Memorial Fountain	World War I Memorial Fountain Restoration Committee	Jackson	TN
Tennessee War Memorial Building	Tennessee State Museum	Nashville	TN
Sgt. Alvin C. York Grave	Sgt. York Grave Project	Pall Mall	TN
Brown County Texas WWI Memorial	Central Texas Veterans Memorial, Inc	Brownwood	TX
Buffalo Soldier WWI Memorial	Buffalo Soldier Museum WWI Memorial Team	Houston	TX
World War One Memorial, Veterans Plaza	Veterans Recognition Foundation	Longview	TX
WWI doughboy monument	Weber County Historical & American Legion Post 9 Ogden Utah	Ogden	UT
Clarendon War Memorial	Arlington County, VA Government	Arlington	VA
World War I	VFW, Pacific Post 968	Raymond	WA
Spirit of the American Doughboy	Sculpture Valley	Appleton	WI
Tuscania Memorial	Sauk County Historical Society	Baraboo	WI
World War I Memorial	Louis J. Ferris, President Korean War Veteran's Association	La Crosse	WI
Nitro War Museum	The Nitro Branding Committee	Nitro	WV
Soldier's Memorial	Hampshire County Historical Landmarks and Preservation Committee	Romney	WV