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The Doughboy - World War I
7th Street and Lincoln
South end of Hobart, IN
Erected 1925
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The small triangle of land where the memorial stands was dedicated
76 years ago to the city by members of the family of George Earle, one of Hobart's founding fathers.
Every patriotic holiday, members of the Legion and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts gather at the site, place a wreath and pay homage to veterans of two world wars and several conflicts, including Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. |
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History of the Doughboy Statues
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City Hall War Memorial
5925 Calumet Avenue
Hammond, IN
Conceived in 1950 |
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 This war memorial is located on the south lawn of the city hall grounds in a special landscaped section.
The monument is a hand carved 20 ton memorial sculptured from top grade Barre Vermont granite and stands 13 feet four inches high and 18 feet 10 inches wide. Shrubbery and a stone walkway will help to subdue the memorial from the dominance of the nearby city hall building.
Designer of the project was Robert H. Rogan of the Calumet Monument and Stone Company located in Hammond.
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Service Memorial of the Veterans and Volunteers Plaza
3210 N. Campbell Street
Valparaiso, IN
(219) 462-5144
Completed and dedicated on Sunday, October 26, 2003 |
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 Brick plaza, located in front of the park offices at Foundation Meadows Park, features landscaping, an interactive fountain, a gazebo, and, at the focal point, four granite monuments: Duty and Sacrifice, Charity, Friendship, and Hope. |
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Battle of the Bulge
Calumet Park Cemetery
2305 W. 73rd Ave., Merrillville, IN
(219) 769-8803
Dedicated May 18, 2003 |
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 Dark gray marble headstone with pictures taken at the battle etched in by lasers. A map of the battle area adorns the monument's back and between the rows of pictures, a simple statement of facts of the United States' longest fought battle is chiseled: 81,000 American troops died, were wounded or declared missing - an average of 1,976 every day for the 41 days the battle raged.
The monument was created by Bill Tuley, a member of the Northwest Indiana Veterans of the Battle of the bulge Chapter 30. |
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American Legion Memorial
Harrison Park
Waltham Ave. & Hohman Ave.
Hammond, IN
(219) 853-6378 |
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Highway of Flags Servicemen's Memorial
Southeast corner of U.S. 41 and Ridge Road,
Highland, IN
Erected 1975 |
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 A semi-circle dotted with flags and insignias of the eight states through which the Highway of Flags, US 41, passes. |
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Veterans' Plaza
Central Park, 600 N. Broad St.,
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A personalized tribute to the killed-in-action or missing-in-action from all wars who once called Griffith their hometown.
An addition was added to the original monument, in 1986/87, honoring 14 local men who died in World War II as well as to all veterans of all wars. It is a block of polished white granite with a foot-high ledge of black granite added to both ends and is etched with a 48-star U.S. It stands sentry at Central Park's southwest corner . |
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The 37,860 pound granite monument was dedicated on May 28, 1978. The monument is 20 inches thick and 17 feet long. An inscription across the top of the monument says, "Here we enshrine forever the memory of those who served their country." Just below the inscription is carved an eagle with its wings spread and the eagle's head is turned to the right indicating tranquility. |
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The monument, including three large boulders and a flagpole, was first dedicated in 1973 and was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baum of Crown Point in honor of their son David Michael Baum who died December 3, 1970 in Vietnam, near the Cambodian line while working with the U.S. Marines.
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Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Stretching 15 miles along U.S. 231
St. John to Hebron |
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 The monument includes five, 18-foot tall limestone columns for each of the Armed Forces, a central flagpole and monument wall with the names of the 101 soldiers from Lake County who gave the ultimate sacrifice. The rest of the two acre-site involves a walking path, parking lot, shelter and a one-acre restored prairie. |
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new memorial recognizes the 28 fallen veterans whose markers
have become worn with time or are missing entirely.
The cemetery contains graves that represent veterans who
fought in the Civil War, Spanish American War and World War
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Merrillville/Ross Township Veterans Memorial
west of the Ross Township Cemetery off 73rd Avenue just east of Broadway
Merrillville
Dedicated November 11, 2006 |
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The sculptor, Jerry McKenna of Boerne, Texas, was present at the ceremony on the morning of Nov. 11, shortly before the 11 a.m. in front of Town Hall, 7820 Broadway when a veterans statue for the Merrillville/Ross Township Veterans Memorial was unveiled.
McKenna, a U.S. Air Force veteran has also created a number of other well-known statues in the Chicago area. His other creations include sculptures of Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Brickhouse and former White Sox owner Charles A. Comiskey in Chicago.
He said he has created about 160 statues in his lifetime, but this piece is the first for a veterans memorial centerpiece.
"This is a very special day for me," he said. "It was truly a labor of love."
He advised those in attendance to study the faces and emotions of the figures in his creation, which represents the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and a Civil War Union soldier carrying a U.S. flag.
"Everytime I do a sculpture I use a family or friend," he said. "I do a private dedication."
In this case, he said he patterned the Marine after a good friend, Jack Connor, who served in the armed services and was an FBI agent prior to his death a few years ago.
McKenna then presented an American flag to Connor's widow, Alice, of Chicago.
The bronze statue includes life-size figures representing the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. At the center of the statue is a Civil War Union soldier carrying a U.S. flag.
The statue will eventually be erected at its permanent place at the veterans’ memorial west of the Ross Township Cemetery off 73rd Avenue just east of Broadway.
The cost of the statue is $123,000. The committee needs to raise about $377,000 for the entire project.
Source: Town of Merrillville November 2006 newsletter. |
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World War II Memorial
Outside of Roosevelt High School, Harrison Street and 25th Avenue
Gary
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One of the only memorials in the country that commemorates
every conflict of the 20th century.
Bronzed sculptures by Rotblatt-Amrany depict soldiers in action during the conflicts of the 20th century. Actual wartime artifacts are included, such as sections of aircraft, a Vietnam-era helicopter and weapons.
The landscape resembles the geography of each war.
A stream encircles the park. |
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East Chicago Servicemen's Memorial
James Knight Public Safety Building
2301 East Columbus Drive
East Chicago, IN
Dedicated May 29, 1972 |
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Made possible by the citizens of East Chicago.
A monument memorializing more than 20 brave East Chicago servicemen who gave their lives in the Vietnam conflict. A flag pole was added later. |
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The memorial structure includes the names of 17 sailors killed in the terrorist attack on the USS Cole, and servicemen form St. John Township who were killed in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. It also features the likeness and personal information of township veterans killed in action from all wars. Commemorative bricks surround the memorial.
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 The monument is 25 feet high, with a nine foot granite base, and is surmounted by a figure of a Union soldier. |
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Persian Gulf War Monument
East side of Evergreen Park on Commercial Ave.
Lowell, IN |
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Porter County Old Courthouse dedication plaque.
Valparaiso, IN |
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Dedicated to the memory of
Porter County’s Soldiers and Sailors
of all American Wars.
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Veteran's Garden
Maplewood Cemetery (Southeast corner of the cemetery)
555 S. Indiana
Crown Point, IN
Dedicated November 12, 1979 |
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 Flags with the insignias of the five armed services and the Indiana and United States flags fly there. The WWI doughboy a long time resident of Crown Point also resides there. The statue is made of solid Indiana limestone and is the likeness of one or more men of the Lake County region. |
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WWII Triangle Memorial
Main and Goldsborough Streets
Crown Point, IN
Dedicated 1953 |
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 M-4 Sherman Tank, American Flag and memorial dedicated to WWII veterans. The tank was turned to face north away from the town of Crown Point in 1987.
Owned and maintained by the City of Crown Point.
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On the middle panel of the memorial, a two-paragraph narrative tells some of
the monument's history and purpose.
It says, "This memorial honors the men and women who served in the Vietnam Conflict. As a special tribute, this memorial is dedicated to the men from Whiting-Robertsdale whose images are represented here.
"May we never forget them." The images of their faces, these eight men long dead or missing in Southeast Asia
. They were young - some 18, most 21 - when death came in a faraway land. Today, they would be 50 or older. But the eight remain forever young at the Whiting-Robertsdale Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the corner of 119th Street and Schrage Avenue in Whiting.
While their faces seem ready to speak or break into a big smile, it's the listing on each panel that tells a brief tale of their lives - the dates of their births and deaths, where they went to school, their branch of service and rank, where they were killed and their ages. All this information has been sandblasted into the granite.
Four of the 600 pound granite panels, mounted on the two wings of the three-sided memorial, honor:
* David G. Brown, died 1965.
* Richard F. Bubala, died 1966.
* Teddy L. Hamel, died 1969.
* John R. Klapak Jr., died 1969.
* Michael J. Kurella, died 1968.
* Gerald F. Lenz, died 1968.
* Dennis Muvich, died 1968.
* Ronald P. Soucy, MIA since 1967.
The dedication of this memorial on Oct. 24 honors all the local men and women who served in Southeast Asia in
America's longest-running military action. It also brings to a close 15 years of work, setbacks, fund-raising and finally, dreams realized.
When the dedication is complete, the memorial will be turned over to the city of Whiting and maintained as a park. |
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Wicker Memorial Park
Ridge Road and Indianapolis Blvd.
330 acres in the following towns: Highland,
Munster, Hammond, Griffith, Whiting and East Chicago. |
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Dedicated June 24, 1925 by President Calvin Coolidge as a recreational
memorial to the soldiers and sailors who died in the service of the United States during World War I.
Maintained by the
North Township Trustees office. |
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Memorial Wall
Highway 49 and Porter Avenue
Chesterton,
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of the National Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. and
lists the names of 1,617 Indiana men and women who lost
their lives in the Vietnam War. The names include 64 who
were listed as POW or MIA. Three names have been added since
the memorial was erected.
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Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker
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Located on the west side of I-65 at the first rest stop south of the Kankakee River and north of Indiana 10 near Roselawn.
Dedicated October of 1979, the marker is a living memorial to all who have served, are serving and will serve our nation's armed forces. |
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| Located on the plaza of five city blocks, the four-story limestone building in the northeast corner houses the national headquarters of the American Legion. A cenotaph honoring Indiana's war dead is in the north square, and a 100 foot obelisk rises from the center square. |
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Recognized as one of the world's outstanding monuments, the structure has come to symbolize both the City of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana. The Limestone used for the monument is gray oolitic limestone from the Romona quarries of Owen County. It stands 284 feet, 6 inches high, only 15 feet shorter than the Statue of Liberty.
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This stately Doric Temple commemorates the winning of the old Northwest Territory and the achievements of Clark and his associates during the American Revolutionary War.
Dedicated June 14, 1936 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. |
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Located seven miles north of Lafayette, just off the St. Rd. 43 exit of
I-65.
A towering white monument stretching skyward amid sixteen wooded acres in Tippecanoe County marks the site where a pioneer army under the leadership of General William Henry Harrison defeated the Indians in their last united attempt to drive the whites back south of the Ohio River.
The monument was constructed in 1908 and dedicated on November 7th of that year. |
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