The seven-foot sculpture at the corners of Grand Island Boulevard and Baseline Road honors Private First Class Charles DeGlopper who was from Grand Island and died in Normandy, France battling in World War II for the United States.
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Officials fear statue could be sold for scrap after theft
April 14, 2021
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) An artist and officials in Columbus are pleading for the return of a statue they fear may be sold for scrap.
A statue of a young girl in a raincoat and hat, entitled “May Flower,” went missing over the weekend from the spot in downtown Columbus where it has stood since 2007. Someone pried it up from the metal plate it was welded to.
“It’s a sad thing when people are brought down to ripping sculptures off the sidewalk. I’m not taking it personally, but it’s a sad thing, sculptor Susan Geissler told WRBL-TV. “And I’d probably forgive them.