"The Doughboy Statue" will represent what Soldier Field was originally named for. Also at Gate O are 28 benches that will have military and patriotic quotations along with pictures depicting …
It was finally restored and put on display at Soldier Field in 2003. The Doughboy at its original location in Garfield Park, 1939. Update August 29, 2016: An August 27, 2016 e-mail sent by site colleague Earl Goldsmith, from his daughter, Jennifer Ho, states that the rifle on the statue is now broken, but is to be repaired soon.
The statue depicts an American soldier advancing through barbed wire, his rifle in his left hand and a grenade in his raised right hand. The barrel end of the rifle is broken. The figure of the soldier is wonderfully detailed, from his puttees to his ammunition belt with canteen, the gas mask bag on his chest, and the field pack on his back.
"The Doughboy Statue" will represent what Soldier Field was originally named for. Also at Gate O are 28 benches that will have military and patriotic quotations along with pictures depicting …
We invite you for a behind the scenes tour that includes the South Courtyard, Doughboy Statue, Field, Visitor’s Locker Room, Skyline Suite, and Colonnades. Start the tour with a historical video that takes you back to the years of Soldier Field’s Golden Age.
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Upon entering Soldier Field at Gate O, visitors are greeted by a life-size bronze Doughboy statue. “Doughboys” a term used for the World War I infantryman is a tribute to the men and women of our armed services and one of the many memorials at Soldier Field.
100 Cities/100 Memorials A partnership between the Pritzker Military Museum & Library and the United States World War One Centennial Commission, with support from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, 100 Cities/100 Memorials is a fund-matching program to restore World War I memorials and name 100 official WWI Centennial Memorials across America.
As memories of its era fade, a doughboy statue finds a new home at Soldier Field. Other Chicago monuments to veterans haven't been as fortunate.
The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass-produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related …
"The Doughboy Statue" will represent what Soldier Field was originally named for. Also at Gate O are 28 benches that will have military and patriotic quotations along with pictures depicting …
As memories of its era fade, a doughboy statue finds a new home at Soldier Field. Other Chicago monuments to veterans haven't been as fortunate.
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The holiday began in 1919 as Armistice Day to mark the signing of the armistice which ended World War I. Soldier Field was named to honor the men lost in World War I, and the stadium is home to the Doughboy statue, which represents the soldiers from the same war.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Soldier Field was the fitting setting for the city’s annual Veteran’s day ceremony. The West Point Glee Club sang on the steps of Gate O at Soldier Field in front of the …
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The statue depicts a foot soldier dressed in military fatigues, with a rifle slung over his shoulder. The image (and nickname) is derived from the long marches that the infantry endured in the tropical Cuban climate and terrain.
The Chicago, Illinois Doughboy that was rededicated at Soldier Field in the fall of 2003 was a massive restoration of one that had been removed from Garfield Park in the 1960s and placed in storage after extensive and severe vandalism.
The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass-produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related …