will ▁Games ▁medal ists ▁in ▁athlet ics ▁Category : Europe an ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships ▁w inners <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁Pas qu ale ▁Pol lia ▁ ▁( 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Sic ily , ▁Italy ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁New ▁York ▁City ) ▁ ▁was ▁an ▁Italian - born ▁American ▁sculpt or ▁who ▁created ▁numerous ▁monuments ▁and ▁war ▁mem orial s . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁– ▁parents ▁Pas qu ale ▁and ▁Alex andra , ▁and ▁older ▁sister ▁C ater ina ▁– ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Sic ily ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁His ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bar ber ▁at ▁ 2 1 ▁High ▁Street . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁with ▁B ela ▁Pr att ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁Boston . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁Joseph ▁Ba iley ▁Ell is ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁School ▁of ▁S cul pt ure ▁in ▁Boston , ▁and ▁taught ▁summer ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁S aw yer ' s ▁Island ▁Art ▁School ▁in ▁Bo oth bay , ▁Maine . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁early ▁success ▁with ▁his ▁statue ▁My ▁Bud dy ▁( 1 9 2 5 ), ▁for ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Hill ▁World ▁War ▁Memorial ▁at ▁Forest ▁Park ▁in ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York ▁City : The ▁mem orial ▁features ▁a ▁stra pping ▁soldier ▁who ▁takes ▁a ▁moment ▁to ▁stand ▁before ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁a ▁lost ▁com rade . ▁His