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A 1953 view of Winchester's Doughboy.
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WINCHESTER, INDIANA
N 40º 10' 20.68" / W 84º 58' 56.42"
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
Smithsonian Art Inventor Control Number: 47260034.
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
Smithsonian Art Inventor Control Number: 47260034.
On northwest corner of Randolph County Courthouse Square, 100 S. Main Street.
The plaque on the front of the base reads:
1917 1918
IN HONOR OF THE WORLD WAR HEROES OF
RANDOLPH COUNTY WHO MADE THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE FOR THEIR BELOVED COUNTRY
(followed by 36 names in three columns)
FOR GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.
A plaque on the Doughboy’s right side of the base reads:
1917 1918
IN HONOR OF THE WORLD WAR HEROES OF
RANDOLPH COUNTY
NO SOLDIERS OR SAILORS EVER PROVED MORE QUICKLY READY FOR
THE TEST OF BATTLE OR ACQUITTED THEMSELVES WITH MORE
SPLENDID COURAGE AND ACHIEVEMENT WHEN PUT TO THE TEST
ERECTED BY THE WINCHESTER CHAPTER D.A.R. AND LOYAL CITIZENS
1917 1918
IN HONOR OF THE WORLD WAR HEROES OF
RANDOLPH COUNTY WHO MADE THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE FOR THEIR BELOVED COUNTRY
(followed by 36 names in three columns)
FOR GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.
A plaque on the Doughboy’s right side of the base reads:
1917 1918
IN HONOR OF THE WORLD WAR HEROES OF
RANDOLPH COUNTY
NO SOLDIERS OR SAILORS EVER PROVED MORE QUICKLY READY FOR
THE TEST OF BATTLE OR ACQUITTED THEMSELVES WITH MORE
SPLENDID COURAGE AND ACHIEVEMENT WHEN PUT TO THE TEST
ERECTED BY THE WINCHESTER CHAPTER D.A.R. AND LOYAL CITIZENS
A plaque placed in 1986 on the right side of the pedestal and visible in the color photo on the left, is in memoriam and dedicated to David Krabel and Francis Simpson as the last surviving, active World War I members of Randolph County American Legion Post #39 Winchester, Indiana. It was made possible by the John B. Goodrich American Legion Trust Fund. The postcard photo on the right was taken in 1946, before the second plaque was placed.
The monument was dedicated November 11, 1928 and is in good condition. According to an entry on Yelp.com, the statue was restored in the 1990s.
