Monument to the memory of American volunteers in World War I

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The Monument to the memory of American volunteers in World War I is a commemorative sculpture in Paris honoring U.S. citizens who volunteered to fight for France before the United States officially entered the war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf outdoor sculpture
war memorial
category Monuments and memorials in Paris
Outdoor sculptures in Paris
World War I memorials in France
commemorativePurpose to honor Americans who fought for France before U.S. entry into World War I
conflictCommemorated World War I NERFINISHED
coordinates 48.864°N 2.289°E
country France
hasArtStyle figurative sculpture
realism
hasDepiction American volunteer soldier
allegorical female figure representing France
hasHeritageStatus monument historique (France)
hasInscriptionLanguage English
French
hasSculptor Jean Boucher NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationDate 1998
honours American volunteers in World War I
Lafayette Escadrille volunteers NERFINISHED
U.S. citizens who volunteered to fight for France
inauguratedBy Raymond Poincaré NERFINISHED
locatedIn 16th arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED
Paris
locatedNear Trocadéro NERFINISHED
locatedOn Avenue du Président-Wilson NERFINISHED
maintainedBy City of Paris NERFINISHED
materialUsed bronze
stone
ownedBy City of Paris NERFINISHED
theme Franco-American friendship
military sacrifice
unveiledIn 1923

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Place des États-Unis hasMonument Monument to the memory of American volunteers in World War I
Meaux hasMemorial Monument to the memory of American volunteers in World War I
this entity surface form: American Monument (World War I)