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The Abingdon Square
Doughboy is located
in a small park along
Hudson St. between
8th and 9th Avenues
in Greenwich Village.
Sculptor is Philip
Martiney who also
created the Chelsea
Doughboy. The soldier
is holding a flag in
one hand and his
unholstered Colt 45 in
the other.
Doughboy is located
in a small park along
Hudson St. between
8th and 9th Avenues
in Greenwich Village.
Sculptor is Philip
Martiney who also
created the Chelsea
Doughboy. The soldier
is holding a flag in
one hand and his
unholstered Colt 45 in
the other.
107th Infantry Memorial - Author Cal Snyder put it best in his book - Out of Fire and Valor - its a
Doughboy Memorial to end all others! Sculpted by Karl Illava who was a WW1 Doughboy, this striking
monument captures 7 US soldiers forever frozen during a moment in their attack. As you can see the
Doughboys were created with a great deal of detail and realism, notice their range of expressions.
Prior to WW1 the 107th Infantry were known as the 7th NY Regiment. Like many pre-war regiments they
were re-numbered for the war and would fight as part of the NY based 27th Division. Many of the 7th's
soliders were a part of New York's upper class and came from wealthy and elite families which helped
the unit to earn their nickname "The Silk Stocking Regiment". The 7th's armory still sits today on Park
Ave. Their memorial is situated along Central Park East and 67th St. If you get the chance to visit the
memorial in person be sure to watch people as they walk down the street and become a bit awestruck
upon seeing it for the first time.
Doughboy Memorial to end all others! Sculpted by Karl Illava who was a WW1 Doughboy, this striking
monument captures 7 US soldiers forever frozen during a moment in their attack. As you can see the
Doughboys were created with a great deal of detail and realism, notice their range of expressions.
Prior to WW1 the 107th Infantry were known as the 7th NY Regiment. Like many pre-war regiments they
were re-numbered for the war and would fight as part of the NY based 27th Division. Many of the 7th's
soliders were a part of New York's upper class and came from wealthy and elite families which helped
the unit to earn their nickname "The Silk Stocking Regiment". The 7th's armory still sits today on Park
Ave. Their memorial is situated along Central Park East and 67th St. If you get the chance to visit the
memorial in person be sure to watch people as they walk down the street and become a bit awestruck
upon seeing it for the first time.
I had no room for this anywhere else! Camp Merritt NJ Monument. Situated in the middle of a
traffic circle along Knickerbocker Avenue in Cresskill NJ. The 66 foot tall obelisk marks what would
have been the center of wartime Camp Merritt. The camp served as a training and staging area for
soldiers either coming or going to the European battlefields. During the war over one million US
soldiers would transition through the camp. Railroad lines that ran from the camp would then carry
the soldiers down to Hoboken to embark upon transports that would carry them to Europe. The
monument below was dedicated Memorial Day 1924. General "Black Jack" Pershing was one of
those in attendance at the ceremony. Sculptor - Robert Aitken.
traffic circle along Knickerbocker Avenue in Cresskill NJ. The 66 foot tall obelisk marks what would
have been the center of wartime Camp Merritt. The camp served as a training and staging area for
soldiers either coming or going to the European battlefields. During the war over one million US
soldiers would transition through the camp. Railroad lines that ran from the camp would then carry
the soldiers down to Hoboken to embark upon transports that would carry them to Europe. The
monument below was dedicated Memorial Day 1924. General "Black Jack" Pershing was one of
those in attendance at the ceremony. Sculptor - Robert Aitken.