Army, First Division (1ID) Monument near the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.
by Daniel Chester French

Erected by the Memorial Association of the First Division & patriotic friends to the memory of the dead of the division who gave their lives in the world war that the liberty & the ideals of our country might endure. 0000500/00870_0000012580.jpg

Sommerviller Oct 20 - Nov 20 1917 Ansauville Jan 16 - April 5 1918 Cantigny April 19 - June 8 1918 Montdidier - Noyen June 9 - 13 1918 Cantigny June 14 - July 8 1918 Soissons - Aisne - Marne July 18 - 23 1918< 0000500/00870_0000012590.jpg

The Commander in Chief has noted in this division a special pride of ser vice & a high state of morale never broken by hardship nor battle. [?? G.O. 201 AEP 1918 ??] 0000500/00870_0000012600.jpg

The First Infantry Division United States Army To our heroic dead 8 Nov 1942 - 8 May 1945 Algeria Tunisia Sicily Normandy Northern France Ardennes Rhineland Central Europe Erected 1957 by members & loyal friends of the First Infantry Division & the Society of the First Division & 0000500/00870_0000012610.jpg

To the soldiers of the First Infantry Division United States Army who made the supreme sacrifice in Vietnam 12 July 1965 - 3 April 1970 Erected 1977 by the Society of the First Division & members & loyal friends of the First Infantry Division 0000500/00870_0000012620.jpg

To the soldiers of the First Infantry Division (Mech) who made the supreme sacrifice in Desert Storm (Iraq & Saudi Arabia) 1991 ... Erected 1995 0000500/00870_0000012630.jpg

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ADC Greater Washington, DC Street Map Book (60)
The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. (C3/p133)
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on First Division (114)
President's Park (White House) website
NPS.gov on 1st Div Monument
Society of the 1st Infantry Div
Army.mil 1st Infantry site
Wikipedia article on the 1st Div