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      • Guido Rebechini's Lincoln Lookalike
    • 1939: Soldiers Memorial Pavilion
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    • 1943: "The Spirit of the Fighting Yank" >
      • Chicago, Illinois
      • Bloomington, Indiana
      • Port Huron, Michigan
      • Belmont, North Carolina
      • Oil City, Pennsylvania
    • 1946: "Comrades", Viquesney's Last Piece
    • Career-long Output: Plaques, Grave Markers
  • "And So the Scene Closes"
  • Carrying On: Frederic L. Hollis
  • E. M. Viquesney vs. John Paulding
    • Paulding's Model 2043-A
    • Paulding's Model 2043-B
    • Paulding's Model 2043-C
    • Paulding's Model 2043-D
  • Viquesney Doughboy Lookalikes and Derivatives
    • Greenville, Alabama (Engraved Panel)
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      • Clarksville, Tennessee
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  • Epilogue
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Photo provided by Jeff Smith.

EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND

N 39° 42.366 / W 077° 19.940

Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
(Described in error as "nickel plate" in Smithsonian record.)


Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260053.
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Located in small Legion Memorial Park in Town Center at the Emmit House, at end of "V" intersection of W. Main Street and Frailey Rd.
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The large impressive plaque reads:

1917                                                    1918
EMMITSBURG IN THE GREAT WAR

THIS MEMORIAL
ERECTED AND DEDICATED IN HONOR OF
THOSE FROM EMMITSBURG DISTRICT
WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE WAS MADE BY

(nine names with gold stars in three columns
followed by 123 names in three columns)

and then

COLORED SOLDIERS
(three names at bottom)
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The Emmit House behind the Doughboy, once a hotel, is now an apartment.  The area where the Doughboy stands was once a watering hole for cattle and horses, and later a public fountain. The land was donated by Mrs. A. M. Kalbach of Lancaster, Pennsylvania at the time of the Doughboy's dedication and became known as the Legion Memorial Plot.

The Doughboy was paid for by public subscription and its dedication at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 1927, was attended by a crowd that included many local dignitaries. The Emmitsburg Coronet Band played at the event and the principal speaker was Emory L. Coblontz of Frederick, Maryland. The Doughboy was unveiled by Mary Rowe, whose son, Charles, was Master of Ceremonies.

The 135 names on the plaque include only those from Emmitsburg. Many others served during the war from nearby locales. The American Legion and its Auxiliary place floral tributes at the base of the monument on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. The Town of Emmitsburg maintains the ground and the Emmitsburg Historical Society is responsible for the American Flag at the monument.

The Doughboy suffered major damage when the original granite base was completely destroyed by an automobile in 1970. The American Legion led a community project to restore and clean the Doughboy and build a new concrete base. The bayonet was finally replaced in about 1990. The sculpture is in relatively good condition.


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Doughboy Searcher Les Kopel, and his cousin, Elyse Jacob-Bass at the Emmitsburg Doughboy during the weekend of April 29 – May 1, 2005.
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An old postcard view of Emmittsburg's Doughboy.
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Update June 19, 2015: A driver lost control of her car in the rain and smashed into the monument. The statue was undamaged, but the base was broken into pieces. Repairs are underway, and there are plans to move the statue, subject to local public approval.
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Photo courtesy of The Frederick News-Post.
Update July 6, 2015: Local resident Bob Rosensteel lead a move to have a new plaque installed which includes all the names in alphabetical order without regard to race. The current plaque lists three soldiers at the bottom as "colored".

Update August 1, 2015: Veterans and members of the local VFW and American Legion rejected any proposals to change the location of the statue or wording on the plaque.

Update August 27, 2015: The bidding process for repairs began.

Update December 7, 2015: A low bid of $40,000 for repairs was accepted by city commissioners, and it was decided to keep the old plaque. A second plaque, to be placed next to the original, is being considered.

Update March 16, 2016: The cleaned and repaired Doughboy was returned on a new limestone pedestal. The stone came from the same Indiana quarry as the destroyed original.

Update May 28, 2016: The statue was rededicated. Among the attendees was 99-year old Eugene Zacharias, who was present at the original dedication on May 28, 1927.

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