Tuscania Memorial
More than four years in the design and making, the Tuscania Memorial will be a bronze relief sculpture on permanent exhibit at Lower Ochsner Park in Baraboo, Wisconsin. It will commemorate the rescue of more than 1,900 American soldiers on the night of February 5, 1918 by the British Royal Navy after their troopship, the Tuscania, was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the northern coast of Ireland.
In particular, the memorial will draw attention to the courage and compassion of the Scottish civilians on the Isle of Islay in rendering assistance to dozens of frozen, bone-weary American "Doughboys" after a 10-hour lifeboat ordeal at sea.
The Tuscania Memorial is being designed by local Baraboo sculptor Homer Daehn. Every effort is being made to capture the drama and historical authenticity of the rescue operation as it actually happened. Using old photographs and letters, eyewitness accounts, and government records, Homer is capturing the minutest of details.
The memorial will be officially unveiled to the public at 10:00am on Saturday, November 10, 2018, one day shy of the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War. Of even greater importance, this will also be the day that the United States formally dedicates the National World War One Memorial in Pershing Park in Washington, D.C. Learn more about this long-overdue memorial in our country's capital.
In particular, the memorial will draw attention to the courage and compassion of the Scottish civilians on the Isle of Islay in rendering assistance to dozens of frozen, bone-weary American "Doughboys" after a 10-hour lifeboat ordeal at sea.
The Tuscania Memorial is being designed by local Baraboo sculptor Homer Daehn. Every effort is being made to capture the drama and historical authenticity of the rescue operation as it actually happened. Using old photographs and letters, eyewitness accounts, and government records, Homer is capturing the minutest of details.
The memorial will be officially unveiled to the public at 10:00am on Saturday, November 10, 2018, one day shy of the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War. Of even greater importance, this will also be the day that the United States formally dedicates the National World War One Memorial in Pershing Park in Washington, D.C. Learn more about this long-overdue memorial in our country's capital.
