Dedicated in 1926, the inscription on this memorial reads:
IN HONOR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE WORLD WAR
FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF
JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY.
ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES OF THE
FIVE RICHMOND POSTS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION,
1926.