Mt. Pleasant’s doughboy monument to mark 100 years after multiple collision comebacks
Kristina Serafini | TribLive
The World War I doughboy statue looks out over Main and Diamond streets in Mt. Pleasant on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the statue, which will be celebrated on Veterans Day.
Kristina Serafini | TribLive
The World War I doughboy statue is pictured as vehicles move along Main and Diamond streets in Mt. Pleasant on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the statue, which will be celebrated on Veterans Day.
Kristina Serafini | TribLive
A second former World War I doughboy statue head is displayed inside council chambers at the Mt. Pleasant Borough Building. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the statue, which will be celebrated on Veterans Day. This head replaced one that came off the statue when it was struck by a vehicle in 1968. This second head fell off in 1981.
Kristina Serafini | TribLive
A former World War I doughboy statue head is displayed inside council chambers at the Mt. Pleasant Borough Building. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the statue, which will be celebrated on Veterans Day. The 70-pound head came off the statue when it was struck by a vehicle in 1968.
Kristina Serafini | TribLive
A photograph of World War I soldier Andrew Sukenik is pictured at the Mt. Pleasant Historical Society on Thursday.
Kristina Serafini | TribLive
A uniform belonging to World War I soldier Andrew Sukenik is displayed at the Mt. Pleasant Historical Society on Thursday.
Kristina Serafini | TribLive
The World War I doughboy statue is pictured as vehicles move along Main and Diamond streets in Mt. Pleasant on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the statue, which will be celebrated on Veterans Day.
From the collection of Kirk Rumbaugh
Spectators fill the intersection of Mt. Pleasant’s Main and Diamond streets for the Veterans Day 1924 dedication of the town’s doughboy monument to its soldiers.
From the collection of Kirk Rumbaugh
Spectators view the unveiling of Mt. Pleasant’s doughboy statue, at center, during the monument’s dedication on Veterans Day 1924 at Main and Diamond streets.
Courtesy of Angela Rimlinger
Mt. Pleasant native Mary Sukenik, 96, attends an Oct. 19, 2024 event held at the local American Legion post to mark the 100th anniversary of the town’s iconic doughboy soldier monument. She is seated in front of a photo of her father, World War I veteran Andrew William Sukenik (1891-1967), and his military uniform - items she has loaned to the Mt. Pleasant Area Historical Society.
Jeff Himler | TribLive
Mt. Pleasant native Mary Sukenik, 96, shares memories of her father, World War I veteran Andrew William Sukenik (1891-1967), on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 at Newhaven Court at Lindwood, in Hempfield.
