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| Darius Girenas Memorial |
Darius-Girenas Memorial
Memorial to honor two Lithuanian- American pilots Captain Stephonas Darius and Lietenant Stacys Girenas, who died during an attempt to fly from New York to Lithuania, upon the threshold of their goal, in 1933.
Sculptor: Raoul Josset
Architect: Charles Koncevez
Installed: 1935
Location: Marquette Park, Chicago
Intersection of W Marquette Rd. & S California Ave.
Commissioned by Lithuanian Americans
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| Darius Girenas Memorial Large marble strcuture with a semi-circular bronze middle section consisting of two portrait reliefs located on either side of an inscription. At the top of the structure is a bronze globe which shows their plkanes flying from New York to Kaunas, Lithunia. |
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| Darius 1897 - 1933 |
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| Girenas 1895-1933 |
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| Darius-Girenas Memorial |
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