The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
Photo provided by Bobby Zibouich of the Reference Department, Secaucus Public Library.
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
N 40° 47.286 / W 074° 3.312
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: NJ000238.
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: NJ000238.
Located on the lawn of the Town Hall at John Street and Patterson Plank Road.
An inscription on the primary plaque on the front of the base reads:
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
IN MEMORY OF
JOSEPH HASSENFORDER
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
AND IN HONOR OF THE BOYS OF
SECAUCUS
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD WAR
1917 - 1918
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS
OF SECAUCUS, N. J.
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
IN MEMORY OF
JOSEPH HASSENFORDER
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
AND IN HONOR OF THE BOYS OF
SECAUCUS
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD WAR
1917 - 1918
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS
OF SECAUCUS, N. J.
A lower plaque is in honor of Raymond Frank Schopman, a Corporal in the U. S. Army who was born in 1949 and was killed in Vietnam in 1968.
The Doughboy was dedicated in 1927, but the exact date has not been determined.
It is believed that the Doughboy has been painted and would benefit from some treatment. He is leaning sharply to his right.
It is believed that the Doughboy has been painted and would benefit from some treatment. He is leaning sharply to his right.
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