The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
Photo: Doughboy Searcher Marian Hobson-Lutz, Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania.
FRENCHTOWN, NEW JERSEY
N 40° 32.034 / W 075° 03.754
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: NJ000454.
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: NJ000454.
At Edith Ort Thomas Elementary School (formerly Frenchtown Elementary School) at 902 Harrison Street.
The inscription on a plaque on the front of the base reads:
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED
AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN OF
FRENCHTOWN WHO SERVED
IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR
1917 – 1918
(followed by 43 names of veterans in two columns and 4 names of those who died in service.)
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED
AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN OF
FRENCHTOWN WHO SERVED
IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR
1917 – 1918
(followed by 43 names of veterans in two columns and 4 names of those who died in service.)
A horizontal plaque in front of the lower part of the base to honor those who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam was dedicated November 11, 1995.
Dedicated in 1931. The Doughboy and monument were refurbished, sandblasted, cleaned and buffed in the summer of 1995. A replacement bayonet was added at that time. While the rifle sling appears to be missing, it is believed that the Doughboy is in generally good condition.
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