| 1. | Frank Chalfant GAYLORD, II was born 9 Mar 1925, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; died 21 Mar 2018, Northfield, Washington Co, VT. Other Events:
- Military: paratrooper, 17th Airborne, WW II, Europe, Battle of the Bulge, Bronze Star
- Education: Carnegie Institute of Technology (sculpture), Temple University (Fine Arts)
- Occupation: sculptor
- Census: 1930, 1940, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
- Residence: SINCE 1951, Barre, Washington Co, VT
Notes:
Frank Chalfant Gaylord II (March 9, 1925 - March 21, 2018) was an American sculptor best known for "The Column," a sculptural tableaux of United States soldiers and sailors which is part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gaylord
Obituary:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/frank-gaylord-who-sculpted-korean-war-veterans-memorial-dies-at-93/2018/03/29/c63e255c-336b-11e8-8abc-22a366b72f2d_story.html?utm_term=.db0425a0f4dd
Obituary:
https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/entertainment/2018/03/28/barre-artist-frank-gaylord-sculptor-korean-war-veterans-memorial-dies-age-93/467876002/
Obituary:
https://www.timesargus.com/articles/he-had-an-arts-spirit-famed-barre-sculptor-frank-gaylord-has-died/
http://www.koreanwarvetsmemorial.org/the-memorial/
https://www.abmc.gov/about-us/history/korean-war-memorial
September 2003, sculptor Frank C. Gaylord received the Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts:
https://www.timesargus.com/articles/governor-to-honor-barre-sculptor-frank-gaylord-today/
Biography and tribute, May 2015:
https://www.timesargus.com/articles/frank-c-gaylordspas-tribute-to-our-national-treasure/
Frank Gaylord official website:
http://trianoj.wixsite.com/frankgaylordonline
Frank married Mary Margaret CORNWELL. Mary (daughter of John William CORNWELL and Mabel Lenore COFFMAN) was born 20 Mar 1928, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; died 19 Jan 2005, Barre, Washington Co, VT; was buried , Hope Cemetery, Barre, Washington Co, VT. [Group Sheet]
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