The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
Photo provided by ''David'' of Roseland Park Cemetery.
BERKLEY, MICHIGAN
N 42° 30.296 / W 083° 10.901
Copyright version 1934, cast zinc.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: MI000024.
Copyright version 1934, cast zinc.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: MI000024.
In veterans section of Roseland Cemetery, bounded by Twelve Mile Road, Woodward Avenue and Coolidge Highway.
The plaque inscription on the base reads:
DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
OUR COMRADES
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTY
ON FOREIGN SOIL OR
HOSTILE WATERS IN TIME OF WAR
* * *
WAYNE COUNTY COUNCIL
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
OF THE U. S. A.
MAY 1941
DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
OUR COMRADES
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTY
ON FOREIGN SOIL OR
HOSTILE WATERS IN TIME OF WAR
* * *
WAYNE COUNTY COUNCIL
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
OF THE U. S. A.
MAY 1941
Dedicated May 31, 1941. The rifle barrel, bayonet and sling are all missing. Unfortunately, the sculpture is in very poor condition and in need of cleaning and restoration treatment.
Links:
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5N9E
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=7f951f22-a4cb-4f1c-a4c6-f539685117b2
http://nighttraintodetroit.com/2010/11/23/history-tour-roseland-park-cemetery/
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5N9E
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=7f951f22-a4cb-4f1c-a4c6-f539685117b2
http://nighttraintodetroit.com/2010/11/23/history-tour-roseland-park-cemetery/
