Bronx River Parkway

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Seventh Draft Board

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Artist:
Charles W. Stoughton
Dedicated:1923
Location:219th St., Bronx Boulevard
Description:Octagon obelisk, incised letters
Materials:Deer Isle granite
Dimensions:20'h x 9'5"diam
Donor:Seventh Draft Board

Inscription

South side:
MASSIMO GAMACONE / JOSEPH F. GRASEK / EDMUND H. HAMF / R. J. HANRAHAN JR. / CHRISTIAN M. HANSEN / WALTER HELLMERS / ALBERT HUNTLY / HENRY KANE/ --- / CAMBRAI / CHAMPAGNE MARNE /

West side:
PAUL A. ALBUS / GEORGE S. ASKEY / ERNEST F. BAUER / SYLVESTER V. CANALES / EDWARD J. COHEN / GUIDO DI AGOSTINO / THOMAS F. DONOVAN / ALPHONSO FRENGS / --- / LEST / WE FORGET / ST. MIHIEL / MEUSE ARGONNE /

North side:
JAMES C. PRITCHARD / HENRY QUIST JR. / JOSEPH RAIA / WILLIAM F. RUSER / WALTER SMITH / CARMINE SPACCERELLI / JOHN UZZI / WALTER BRANDT / --- / VITTORIO VENETO / CHATEAU THIERRY /

East side:
PAUL MARINO / FRANK J. MURPHY / MATTHEW W. MURRAY / LUIGI NARDOZZA / WILLIAM J. NOVY / JOSEPH J. PAVIA / WILLIAM PEGG / MARK PENNACHIO / --- / SOMME / YPRES LYS /

Northwest side:
MCMXXIII

Southwest side:
STOUGHTON / ARCHITECT

Please note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namingsoften in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, butnot necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the yearlisted reflects the date of installation.

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