Monuments

A group of Gold Star mothers look over the view as they stand on the Aisne-Marne Memorial near Chateau-Thierry, France. In the center is A. Robert Ginsburgh who, along with other Army officers, accompanied the group on their visit to the graves of their sons and to several monuments. This impressive memorial was erected on Hill 204 to commemorate the services of the American and French soldiers who participated in the important operations in the region during 1918.

Snapshot of monument erected in 1948 at the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri, by order of the Jackson County Court, which reads: Here the Oregon Trail began. This monument honors the pioneer spirit of those courageous men and women who, by their heroic trek across the continent, established homes and civilization in the far northwest. From: A.W. Easter.