Administered by City of Quincy Quincy Massachusetts
Located 8 Adams Street, grounds of the Adams Academy Quincy Massachusetts
Date:
1924
Notes:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Image on file.
(On front of base, in raised letters:) TO THE/MEN OF QUINCY/WHO SERVED/IN THE/WORLD WAR/1917-1918 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A standing World War I soldier dressed in his uniform carries a Springfield rifle in his proper right hand and a German helmet in his proper left hand. A gas mask hangs around his neck, and a bed roll, a shovel, and a canteen are strapped to his back. Around his waist is an ammunition belt. The sculpture rests on a square base.
