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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*.
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.
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 either contributed to a WWII scrap metal drive in 1944 or stolen around 1959, depending on which account you believe. In any case the statue was 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 before reporting your find.
To avoid wasting your time and ours, please see our Lookalikes pages before reporting your find.
Links:
http://www.flickr.com (Not all Doughboys shown at this link are by Viquesney, and some, like the statue at Knoxville, TN, are misidentified as such.)
http://www.flickr.com (Not all Doughboys shown at this link are by Viquesney, and some, like the statue at Knoxville, TN, are misidentified as such.)
