The doughboy figure was erected in the wake of World War I, to honor the community’s soldiers from all wars. Located at the intersection of Main and Diamond streets, it has suffered its own ...

It was commissioned by the Clinton District Association as a memorial to the young men from the neighborhood who died in World War I, and was dedicated on June 8, 1930. The monument features a pensive ...

The Woodside Doughboy, alternately known as “Lest We Forget” or the “Returning Soldier,” commemorates those from this community in Queens who served in World War I. The sculpture was created by Burt W ...