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Description: The memorial is composed of a tall, tapered granite column, bronze plaques on the front and rear, and a bronze eagle perched atop the column. The eagle, the symbol of the United States of America, is depicted with its wings outstretched. The left and right sides of the column each bear a bronze bas-relief of an olive branch, a classical symbol of both peace and victory. The monument bears two inscribed plaques: the rear plaque is the original plaque, and the front plaque is a newer plaque, duplicating the names on the original plaque with the addition of fallen servicemen who were not included in the original. Additionally, the original plaque included the names of African American servicemen separately. In the new plaque, all servicemen are listed in alphabetical order.

Inscription:
Front plaque: In memory of the men of Iredell County who gave their lives in World War I /

Clarence Alvin Arthurs / James Garland Ayers / J.A. Barkley / Donnie Bicle Bess / Samuel Burette Blackwelder / Clint Brown / Dempsey Brown / Carl Augustus Byers / William Andrew Cash / William Iliff Castles / Horace Bryan Connelly / John Kinsley Culbertson / Luther Carson Dalton / Fred Frank Davidson / William Clarence Davidson / Elam Monroe Dishman / Joseph C. Elam / Moyer B. Elliott / Claude Butler Fry / Albert Grant / Garland V. Hager / James Henry Hedrick / James Monroe Josey / Robert Bruce King / Clyde Claude Madison / John W. McCoy / Oscar L. McCoy / Albert Glenn McKay / Quincy Sharpe Mills / Monroe Moore / Ernest Morgan / Hackett Munday / William Berry Murray / John R. Myers / George Foster Niblock / Risden S. Parks / David Reid Pool / Wilborn Reid / Frederick A. Settlemeyer / George Sharpe / Clyde M. Sheppard / Preston D. Sipes / Clarence H. Sloop / Fred. Jones Smith / Lonnie Weaver Smith / Nester Lee Smith / Thomas P. Snow / Thomas Boyd Speaks / Gurney A. Stamper / Davis King Summers / Loyce Bryan Thompson / John Wilder Tomlinson / John Torrence / John Troy Troutman / Robert Hurst Turner / Ray M. Wagner / Paul Fraley Ward / Lonnie C. Welborne / Dewey A. Williams / Franklin B. Wilson / James L. Woodsides / Isadore Cheshire Woodward / Jack Wyckoff /

Placed by their comrades and citizens of the county /

This monument honors the sacrifices of Iredell County citizens in World War I. Originally / dedicated on May 30, 1928. It was erected at the end of West Broad Street. After cleaning / and restoration in 2005, the monument was moved to the Walk of Honor at the Iredell County / Hall of Justice. The names of four fallen servicemen who were not included on the original / monument have now been added to the alphabetical list of names.

Rear plaque: In memory of the men of Iredell County who gave their lives in the World War /

Clarence Alvin Arthurs / James Garland Ayers / Donnie Bicle Bess / Samuel Burette Blackwelder / Clint Brown / Demps Brown / Willie Cash / William I. Castles / Horace Bryan Connelly / Kingsley Culbertson / Clarence Davidson / Elam Monroe Dishman / Joseph C. Elam / Moyer Elliott / Claude Frye / Albert Grant / Garland Hager / James H. Hedrick / James Josey / Robert Bruce King / Clyded Claud Madison / Albert G. McKay / John W. (Lee) McCoy / Oscar McCoy / Quincy Sharpe Mills / John R. Myers / Hackett Munday George Foster Niblock / Risden Parks / David Reid Pool / Wilborn Reid / Fred A. Settlemyer / Clyde M. Shepherd / Preston D. Sipes / Clarence H. Sloop / Lonnie Weaver Smith / Fred Jones Smith / Nester Smith / Thomas P. Snow / Boyd Speaks / Gurney A. Stamper / Davis King Summers / Loyce B. Thompson / John W. Tomlinson / John Troy Troutman / Robert Hurst Turner / Ray M. Wagner / Paul Fraley Ward / Lonnie C. Welborne / Dewey Williams / Franklin B. Wilson / James L. Woodside / Isadore Cheshire Woodward /

Colored / Luke Dalton / Fred Frank Davidson / Monroe Moore / Ernest Morgan / William Berry Murray / George Sharpe / John Torrence /
Placed by their comrades and citizens of the county

Dedication date: 5/30/1928

Materials & Techniques: Granite, bronze

Sponsor: The American Legion

Cost: $Unknown

Unveiling & Dedication: Details of the dedication and unveiling are unknown. In 2005, after restoration, it was moved from West Broad Street to the Walk of Honor at the Iredell County Hall of Justice.

Subject notes: The monument honors the service of Iredell County men in World War I.

Location: The monument sits in the Walk of Honor outside the Iredell County Hall of Justice off Constitution Avenue in Statesville.

Former Locations: West Broad Street

Landscape: The monument sits in the lawn next to the Iredell County World War II Memorial. The monuments are surrounded by the lawn and mature trees.

City: Statesville

County: Iredell

Subjects: World War I