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George Dilboy Monument

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George Dilboy Monument
Highland Ave in front of City Hall
81 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA

Inscription: The Grenier Studio/A.D. 1930 Boston Mass (On bronze plaque on front of base:) PVT 1ST CLASS CO.H 103RD INF/26TH DIVISION AEF/BORN MAY 15, 1895/OF GREEK PARENTAGE/DIED HEROICALLY IN ACTION/AT BELLEAU FRANCE/JULY 18, 1918/FOR/GOD COUNTRY AND HUMANITY/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE BY/THE ORDER OF AHEPA AN AMERICAN HELLENIC/EDUCATIONAL AND PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION/1930 Founder's mark appears.

The bronze portrait bust of George Dilboy rests on a granite base. On the front side of the base is a bronze inscription plaque featuring an eagle perched on oak branches.