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Submitted: 11/23/14 • Approved: 12/1/14 • Last Updated: 12/4/14 • R1053201-G0-S3
Hendrix Veterans' Memorial
◾In fall 1919, Hendrix faculty and students formed the Hendrix Memorial Association to raise funds for an on-campus monument to commemorate the school's war dead.
◾Hendrix senior James F. Wahl of Ozark and professor W.O. Wilson led the successful drive.
◾In November 1920, the association and the Hendrix Ex-Service Men's Club presented the monument to the College.
◾The sculpture of an American doughboy soldier in full marching equipment was part of a memorial that also included a semicircular bench with a high-carved marble back.
◾The memorial bore the names of honored alumni: Tabor Bevins of Booneville, James Craddock of England, James Dowdy of Clarksville, William A. McGuire of Mountain Home, Joseph W. Reynolds of El Dorado, and Robert W. Young of Okolona.
Contributed on 11/23/14 by hawkinsdonna
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