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Kingsley in Plymouth County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Kingsley Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Plymouth County

— - Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —

 
 
Kingsley Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 30, 2018
1. Kingsley Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Inscription.


Plymouth County
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Pvt. Gripp
Cpl. Groepper
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Jack & Jim Nicholson
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[Army Unit Patches
US Army Republic of Vietnam
5th US Army
47th Infantry Division
Iowa State National Guard
42nd Infantry Division
34th Infantry Division]

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd IraqWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.
 
Location. 42° 35.222′ N, 95° 57.789′ W. Memorial is in Kingsley, Iowa, in Plymouth County. It is at the intersection of E. 1st St and Clarendon St on E. 1st St. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 108 Clarendon St, Kingsley IA 51028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the
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Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Russ Dixon (approx. 11.3 miles away); How Correctionville Got Its Name! (approx. 11.9 miles away); Strong, Simple and Economical (approx. 12 miles away); Correctionville's Engine for Growth (approx. 12 miles away); Built for a Lifetime of Service (approx. 12 miles away); Veteran's Memorial (approx. 12 miles away); Theobald Subwatershed (approx. 14 miles away); Woodbury County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 14.7 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Plymouth County Freedom Rock Dedication. KLEM website entry (Submitted on November 29, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.) 

2. Pvt. Isaac Gripp, Civil War Veteran. (Submitted on November 29, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)
3. Jim Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (Submitted on November 29, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)
4. Jack Nicholson, Brigadier General, Retired. (Submitted on November 29, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)
5. Cpl. Chad Groepper Military Times Article.
Kingsley Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 30, 2018
2. Kingsley Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(Submitted on November 29, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)
 
Pvt. Gripp & Cpl. Groepper image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 30, 2018
3. Pvt. Gripp & Cpl. Groepper
Jack & Jim Nicholson image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 30, 2018
4. Jack & Jim Nicholson
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.   4. submitted on November 30, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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