Doughboy Statue
 
 
Doughboy Statue in the 1920s or 1930s.
The statue is a memorial to the casualties of World War I.
 
 
The caption from this 1950s/1960s postcard reads:
DOUGHBOY MEMORIAL STATUE, Overton park, Memphis, Tennessee

Click photo to enlarge., Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn


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Submitted by: Robert Worden   :   19 Jan 2011, 12:35
I remember going to this statue as a child with my parents. It was here that my mother told me that my grandfather was a Doughboy. I am the 3rd generation of combat veterans. We also have ancesters in the Civil War, War of 1812 and American Revolution. This was a good Memphis memory.
Submitted by: Kelly Bustard   :   28 May 2011, 18:58
I used to pass the statue many times a week as a child. My uncle Reid Ferguson was killed in France in WWI and his name was either left off the momument or his name was mispelled as "Robert" Ferguson. How can I go about correcting this error?

Submitted by: Kelly Bustard   :   28 May 2011, 19:07
Here is the link to the casualty list my Uncle Reid Ferguson is listed on. His name should be on the doughboy statue - or his name corrected if "Robert Ferguson" list on the statute is my Uncle with his name misspelled. Anyone know how I can correct this error or omission?
Submitted by: Kelly Bustard   :   28 May 2011, 19:09
http://www.genealogybuff.com/misc/ww1/il-ww1-ago-casualties44.htm
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