89th Division Memorial

Dedicated in 1948, this seventy-foot memorial flagpole was designed by Kansas City architect Edward Buehler Delk and honors the 89th Division. The base of the flagpole includes bas-relief portraits of Major Generals Leonard Wood, Frank L. Winn, and William Mason Wright along with a plaque recognizing the service of the 89th Division and their service in England, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Germany from 1917 to 1918. The 89th Division included many Kansas and Missouri men as it was formed at Camp Funston in Fort Riley in August 1917. Members of the 89th Division fought in several engagements including the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.