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CURRENTLY KNOWN LOCATIONS OF VIQUESNEY'S DOUGHBOY
E. M. Viquesney often boasted in his ads that "over 300" of his "Spirit of the American Doughboy" memorials were placed across the country, and that at least one of them could be found "in every state of the Union" (48 at the time). But the statue, or records of formerly existing ones, have only been found in the following 39 states*. Nevertheless, it's still possible to travel across the country east-west or north-south and always be in a state which has one or more.
The latest count: 135 originals or replacement replicas still standing on public display; 7 permanently removed from outdoor display; 2 destroyed and not replaced, for a total of 144 accounted for, but 6 of the 7 not on outdoor display are the remains or partial remains of originals that were replaced by replicas and are now stored in museums, American Legion Posts, or municipal facilities.
Click on any state link below to access the cities and towns which have, or had, a Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy".
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, *Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The latest count: 135 originals or replacement replicas still standing on public display; 7 permanently removed from outdoor display; 2 destroyed and not replaced, for a total of 144 accounted for, but 6 of the 7 not on outdoor display are the remains or partial remains of originals that were replaced by replicas and are now stored in museums, American Legion Posts, or municipal facilities.
Click on any state link below to access the cities and towns which have, or had, a Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy".
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, *Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
*Nebraska once had a "Spirit of the American Doughboy" in Omaha, the only one in the state, but it was stolen around 1959 and never replaced. Thus today the number of states with existing Viquesney Doughboys is 38.
If you know of a Viquesney Doughboy not listed on this website, please let us know at the e-mail address below. Please include location, photo, and plaque inscription(s), if any. Anything else you can find out will be helpful. If it's indeed one we haven't got on our list, you will be credited as the "discoverer" (to avoid wasting your time and ours, please see our Lookalikes pages).
