| Palisades Doughboys |
Located in Leonard J. Gordon Park along
Kennedy Avenue in Jersey City. The
enscriptions on the base are impossible to
read because of the numerous repaints.
Kennedy Avenue in Jersey City. The
enscriptions on the base are impossible to
read because of the numerous repaints.
Upon seeing the Jersey City Doughboy I
immediately knew it was not a unique
monument because there is a similar
statue pictured above that is located along
Bloomfield Ave. in Verona NJ. At base it
reads - J.W. Fiske Iron Works.
immediately knew it was not a unique
monument because there is a similar
statue pictured above that is located along
Bloomfield Ave. in Verona NJ. At base it
reads - J.W. Fiske Iron Works.
High above the NJ Palisades this Doughboy stands on one side of the Weehawken WWI
memorial. A WW1 era sailor in similar pose stands at the opposite end. The Doughboy enjoys a
commanding view of NYC and the Hudson River and was one of the easiest to photo. I wish they
did a better job scaling his helmet though, it kind of looks like he is wearing a salad bowl.
Sculptor - John Rapetti.
memorial. A WW1 era sailor in similar pose stands at the opposite end. The Doughboy enjoys a
commanding view of NYC and the Hudson River and was one of the easiest to photo. I wish they
did a better job scaling his helmet though, it kind of looks like he is wearing a salad bowl.
Sculptor - John Rapetti.
Heaven, Hell or Hoboken - is a phrase General Pershing used to let the Doughboys know where
they would be by Christmas 1918 if they fought the Germans well. Its only fitting that the city of
Hoboken has one of the great WW1 Doughboy memorials. During the war Hoboken was the main
point of embarkation for soldiers heading to Europe. The monument was dedicated Memorial Day
1922 by the citizens of the town. Note the German helmet between the Doughboys legs, the dog
staring up at them and that both soldiers are actually Marines. Located in Elysian Park alongside
Frank Sinatra Drive and 11th Ave. Park is famous for being a location for one of the great scenes
between Marlon Brando and Karl Malden in the movie - On the Waterfront.
they would be by Christmas 1918 if they fought the Germans well. Its only fitting that the city of
Hoboken has one of the great WW1 Doughboy memorials. During the war Hoboken was the main
point of embarkation for soldiers heading to Europe. The monument was dedicated Memorial Day
1922 by the citizens of the town. Note the German helmet between the Doughboys legs, the dog
staring up at them and that both soldiers are actually Marines. Located in Elysian Park alongside
Frank Sinatra Drive and 11th Ave. Park is famous for being a location for one of the great scenes
between Marlon Brando and Karl Malden in the movie - On the Waterfront.
The memorial above is located in one of my favorite NJ places - Morristown - along South Street
and right across from the town library. Almost every town in NJ seems to have some kind of
WW1 memorial. Most of them are not Doughboy statues but rather a bronze plaque or relief.
Although WW2 is more prevalent in the public conscience interestingly enough there are not
nearly as many individual WW2 memorials as there are WW1, at least in my area of the country.
After WW2 most towns seemed to just add an additional plaque or enscription to the existing
WW1 memorial. I chose to feature the relief above because it is one of the more remarkable
ones that I've seen in NJ. Dedicated Nov 11 1928. Sculptor - Joseph Nicolosi (1893-1961).
and right across from the town library. Almost every town in NJ seems to have some kind of
WW1 memorial. Most of them are not Doughboy statues but rather a bronze plaque or relief.
Although WW2 is more prevalent in the public conscience interestingly enough there are not
nearly as many individual WW2 memorials as there are WW1, at least in my area of the country.
After WW2 most towns seemed to just add an additional plaque or enscription to the existing
WW1 memorial. I chose to feature the relief above because it is one of the more remarkable
ones that I've seen in NJ. Dedicated Nov 11 1928. Sculptor - Joseph Nicolosi (1893-1961).