Albany The Spirit of the American Doughboy

Details: Last Updated: 17 July 2018

Albany The Spirit of the American Doughboy

Address : County Courthouse, Polk and Wood Sts.

Town/Suburb/City : Albany

State/County/Province : MO

Country : USA

Postal code/ZIP : 64402

This bronze WWI infantryman is advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land, holding his rifle in one hand and a grenade in the other. Beneath is a rusticated marble or granite base. This was sculpted by E.M. Viquesney and dedicated on May 30, 1926, to the Gentry County citizens who served in WWI. It was rededicated on August 24, 1984.