The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
LUFKIN, TEXAS
N 31° 20.3256 / W 94° 43.666
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: TX001037.
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: TX001037.
On Angelina County Courthouse lawn, on corner of Lufkin and North 2nd Street in downtown Lufkin.
The engraving on the front of the base reads:
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
OUR BOYS WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
WORLD WAR
1917 - 1918
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS
OF ANGELINA COUNTY
SPONSORED BY ANGELINA
POST NO. 113 AMERICAN LEGION
(35 names are engraved on the two sides of the base)
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
OUR BOYS WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
WORLD WAR
1917 - 1918
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS
OF ANGELINA COUNTY
SPONSORED BY ANGELINA
POST NO. 113 AMERICAN LEGION
(35 names are engraved on the two sides of the base)
Just beyond the Doughboy are three tall tablets with three identically worded inscriptions honoring those who gave their lives in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. On the backs of the tablets are 149 names for World War II, 6 for Korea and 24 for Vietnam.
Dedicated in 1926 and generally well maintained and in good condition.
According to the Angelina Veteran Service Officer, the rifle is a replacement that is a different model from the 1903 Springfield at other Doughboys.
By April, 2006, the once-missing bayonet had been replaced, but the rifle sling had disappeared.
According to the Angelina Veteran Service Officer, the rifle is a replacement that is a different model from the 1903 Springfield at other Doughboys.
By April, 2006, the once-missing bayonet had been replaced, but the rifle sling had disappeared.
