This memorial is dedicated to Menominee veterans from the Civil War to present day. 

This World War I Memorial was dedicated on November 8, 1930 to the citizens of Meridien who died in World War I. It consists of a bronze eagle with the laurels of victory in its talons, sitting atop a shaft of Vermont granite, 50 feet high. There are four bronze figures, a soldier holding a rifle, a sailor holding a rifle, a nurse, and a marine with a rifle. A later plaque was added with the roll of honor of the names of those from Meridien who died during World War II.

Within the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France, which covers 130.5 acres, rest the largest number of our military dead in Europe, a total of 14,246. Most of those buried here lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I. The immense array of headstones rises in long regular rows upward beyond a wide central pool to the chapel that crowns the ridge. A beautiful bronze screen separates the chapel foyer from the interior, which is decorated with stained-glass windows portraying American unit insignia; behind the altar are flags of the principal Allied nations.

On either side of the chapel are memorial loggias. One panel of the west loggia contains a map of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Inscribed on the remaining panels of both loggias are Tablets of the Missing with 954 names, including those from the U.S. expedition to northern Russia in 1918-1919. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.

A renovated, 1,600-square-foot center visitor center reopened in November 2016. Through interpretive exhibits that incorporate personal stories, photographs, films, and interactive displays, visitors will gain a better understanding of the critical importance of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive as it fits into the Great War.

Four bronze plaques are set on a limestone gateway, topped by a sculpted eagle on both sides. Each plaque has approximately 110 names of war dead, and they lead to an avenue of trees to provide a living memorial to those who gave their lives in WWI. It was designed by architect Edward B. Delk and was dedicated on November 11, 1930.

MICHAEL J. 
LEONARD 
MEMORIAL 
PLAZA 
TO HONOR 
THE MEMORY OF
CPL. MICHAEL J. 
LEONARD 
U.S. ARMY 
KILLED IN ACTION 
FRANCE
JULY 16, 1918 
AND ALL DECEASED 
MEMBERS OF 
GRASMER POST NO. 1191 
AMERICAN LEGION 
MAY 30, 1968 

Michigan Military Heritage Museum

Michigan Military Heritage Museum group had formed to develop a museum to tell the stories of Michigan veterans through the development of dynamic and informative exhibits. This partnership has truly lit a strong flame of interest local and statewide as projects develop to move to the establishment of a regionally significant museum project. Current projects include preparing an 18th century British cannon on extended loan from the Detroit Historical Society for exhibit. Locally donated burr oak will be used to build an authentically reproduced carriage for this cannon which was rescued from the Detroit River in the 1990s. Also underway is a project to replicate a World War I ambulance, using a 1917 Model T body with a wooden bed, just as those used in that war.

Erected to the memory of the officers and men of the Sixteenth Engineers, United States Army and Base Hospital Unit 36, United States Army

Who trained at the Michigan State Fair Grounds and served overseas in the World War, 1917 1918

Erected by the Board of Managers, Michigan State Fair Grounds, in colaboration with the Department of Michigan, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, September 5, 1928. 

This Memorial is lost, it is not at this location.

Michigan War Veterans Memorial

"We trust that this memorial, when completed, will serve as a constant reminder to the youth of Michigan 
and the nation that this nation shall never perish from the face of the earth!" 
Dr. Linwood Snow, General Manager of the Michigan State Fair, August 2, 1939 
at the laying of the cornerstone for the Michigan War Veterans Memorial.

On September 10, 1939, nine days after Germany's invasion of Poland and the start of what would become World War II, the Michigan War Veterans Memorial was dedicated during a ceremony attended by 5,000 people, who were mostly veterans of the Great War and their families.

The Memorial was designed to honor Michigan's military veterans of all wars and conflicts and was dedicated "to the memory of those living or dead, who served their flag and country so unstintingly". Its four sides contain about 250 stones identifying various veterans organizations from all across the state of Michigan. Represented were organizations consisting of veterans of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, the Great War and the Allied intervention in North Russia of 1918-1919. A full list of the contributors of the stones can be found here.

Michigan's Secretary of State, Harry F. Kelly, was the main speaker during the dedication ceremony and the eternal flame on top of the memorial was lit by Augustus F. Chappell, who was commander of the Michigan Department of the GAR.

This unique Memorial is located at the northeast corner of Woodward and State Fair Avenues in Detroit, MI. For many years, the Memorial was the scene of the annual "Veteran's Day" activities of the Michigan State Fair. More information about the history of the Memorial can be found here.

Over the years, the Memorial has been sadly neglected and is now in need of significant structural and cosmetic restoration. The eternal flame's gas supply has been shut off for decades. The foundation is settling and some of the stones have fallen off. It has been estimated that it will take about $250,000 to restore the Memorial to all its former glory.

[AMERICAN LEGION SEAL]

TO HONOR / THE MEMORY OF THE / HEROES WHO FOUGHT / IN THE WORLD WAR/
1917-1918 / MIDDLE VILLAGE POST 784 / ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF
MIDDLE VILLAGE / PROPERTY OWNERS ASS'N OF MIDDLE VILLAGE/ WORLD WAR II /
1941-1945/ KOREA / 1950-1955 / VIETNAM / 1964-1975 / 

Central inscription: MIDLAND BEACH VETERANS MEMORIAL / DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO / SERVED AND DIED / WORLD WAR I / CHARLES C. KRIDER / WORLD WAR II / JOSEPH ALOI / JOHN J. KOHM / JAMES J. MOLLOY / ANDREW T. OTT / CHARLES E. STEINIGER / 

Left inscription: KOREA / JOHN J. CRAIG / PAUL E. PAKIDES, JR / 

Right inscription: VIETNAM / LOUIS W. BELLACH, JR. / CHRISTOPHER W. MEAGHER / RAYMOND RODRIGUEZ / JOHN R. TAMBURRI, JR. /

Midland County WWI Veterans Memorial 

This is a small plaque that is dedicated to those from Midland Country who served during the Great War. Plaque is located at the top of the WWII memorial at the Midland County Courthouse.

This statue of Westerly blue-white granite depicts a uniformed WWI doughboy standing at ease-with his right hand holding his rifle barrel. In his left hand is a German helmet and sword. He wears a combat helmet, and carries a canteen on his ammunition belt. He is standing in a rocky formation that rises to his thigh, and all is set on a multi-tiered base atop a square platform with bricked siding. This was designed by T.P. Murray and was dedicated on No­vember 11. 1921, in Supple Square, and was moved here and rededicated on October 8, 1932. It commemorates the soldiers of WWI.

The monument was originally constructed in the Milford City Park in 1931 by the members of Milford’s American Legion Post 171 and dedicated on May 30, 1931. It was constructed of field stones collected from local farms. Each of the 52 Legion members was asked to bring 2 stones for the monument. There was a water fountain built into one side and a plaque above the fountain that read “In Memory, of Those Who Served, 1917 World War 1918, Milford Post 171, the American Legion, Milford, Nebr. May 30 1931”. In early 2012, the city maintenance crew inspected the monument and found it to be in disrepair and possibly dangerous. The water fountain was no longer in use and had probably contributed to the decline. It had always been a favorite climbing spot in the park for children and it was felt that it was no longer safe. After consulting with several qualified masons, it was determined that repair wasn’t really a good option. The cracks and structural issues meant that it wasn’t a good candidate for being moved. A consensus was reached that the best thing would be to disassemble the monument and rebuild it at another location in the park. The monument was disassembled by the city maintenance crew and the stones and plaque put into storage. Inside the monument was found a glass jar with a typed list of the Legion and Auxiliary members from 1931.

It was decided to build the memorial back (as close as possible) to the way it had been, but leave out the water fountain. A nice visible corner in front of the community and library building was chosen. This was more visible and away from the playground equipment. The city had supplied the labor to tear down the old monument, but they thought that the Legion should pay for rebuilding it. $5,500 was raised for the reconstruction.

In May of 2012 the monument was reconstructed. This time it would have a nice solid concrete base, a steel internal support structure, the stones from the old monument, the plaque from the old monument and a new rededication plaque.

In the spring of 2019, the mayor of Milford gave some money to plant some grass, small bushes, and street bricks for a walk way up to the monument.

A central shaft of Milford pink granite has a rounded top and carvings on the side. It is flanked by low, curved retaining walls, at the outer edge of each sits a pedestal topped by a carved granite urn. Beneath is a platform of blue and red flagstone.

This was sculpted by Robert A. Cook and Wendell T. Phillips as a W.P.A. project, and it was dedicated in November of 1939, replac­ing a previous wooden marker. It honors the Milford citizens who participated in WWI.

Miller Park is the home of an amazing Civil War Memorial Cenotaph.
There are also World War 2, Korean War and Vietnam War Cenotaphs.
The memorial to World War 1 is a bit more subjective as it consists of
a WW1 M1917 6 Ton Light Tank, produced by Van Dorn Iron Works,
Maxwell Motor Co. & C.L. Best Co.Of the 950 produced, only 10 made
it to Europe before the Armistice and none saw combat. It was a new
American design of the French Army Renault FT-17.
Armament: 37MM Cannon
Crew: 2
Also included in the WW1 exhibit/memorial is an unidentified German
Field Artilery Piece from World War 1.

The inscription on this building's plaque reads:

Formerly the main Crossville United States post office, this courthouse annex bears the name of Cumberland County World War I hero Milo Lemert (1890 - 1918).

Milo Lemert was a sergeant in Company G 119th Infantry 30th Division of the Tennessee National Guard nicknamed the "Old Hickory Division". He is credited with destroying 3 German machine gun nests on the Hindenburg line and was killed while attempting to subdue the fourth on September 29, 1918.

Milo Lemert, a courageous Cumberland Countian, was honored with America's highest military recognition The Medal of Honor.

Additional background on Milo Lemert:

Born in Marshalltown, lowa, on March 25, 1890, Lemert entered service in his hometown of Crossville, TN. The American Legion Post in Savannah, TN, is named for him. Savannah's Milo Lemert Memorial Bridge was dedicated in 1930 and served the area until it was taken down in 1980. The new bridge, dedicated in 1981, was named the Harrison-McGarity Bridge in honor of two other Hardin County Medal recipients. The area Post Office is now the Milo Lemert Memorial Building. In 1991, the Tennessee Department of Transportation announced that the bypass around Crossville would be designated the Sergeant Milo Lemert Memorial Parkway.

On Sept. 29, 1918, near Bellicourt, France, the left flank of Lemert's company was under fire from a machine gun emplacement causing heavy casualties. Lemert found the location of the gun and, under heavy fire, he rushed it single-handed, one man against the machine gun. He killed the entire enemy crew with grenades and continued along the enemy trench ahead of his company. He charged again, silencing the second gun with grenades. When a third gun emplacement opened up on him from the left, he destroyed it as well. With another sergeant, he then attacked a fourth machine gun nest and was killed as he reached the emplacement. His courageous action and skill against the enemy guns prevented many casualties in his company.

Less than two months before he was killed, Lemert wrote to his mother, "I am a pretty good soldier and am proud of it....As for me I can shut my eyes and dream such sweet dreams of Tenn. that I am sure I will have to be chained in heaven if I do get bumped off in No Man’s Land."

After Milo's death, his brother and fellow soldier Nathan Lemert, wrote to their mother, "There is no use to grieve, tho Mama...He died like a man and hero. No one can die a braver death than he did...Every man in the company loved him and would do anything for him...His last words were, ‘I am finished, boys, give them hell.’...I helped bury him. We put him with the rest of our boys who were killed."