Fort Dodge in Webster County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Fort Dodge Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Webster County Freedom Rock
| | -- Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II -- | |
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 18, 2019
1. Fort Dodge Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
The Stories of the Webster County, Iowa Freedom Rock
Lindsay, Darrell R.
Graduated Fort Dodge High School 1938
Killed in action in France 9 August 1944
Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
Moeller, Willis H.
Graduated Fort Dodge High School 1940
Earned the Distinguished Flying Cross at the Battle of Kagoshima Bay
Dr. William E. Ryan
Founding member Fort Dodge Dragoons
Started the 1st Frontier Days Celebration and led that event for 30 years
Not all scars show,
Not all wounds heal,
not all pain is obvious!
For all of the veterans of
all branches of the service
who have P.T.S.D.
Flag in honor of all who
served. Ashes of 24 veterans
in paint used on flag.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials, and the Valor in Aerial Operations series lists.
Location. 42° 30.03′ N, 94° 12.474′ W. Memorial is in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of A St and 2nd Ave S on A St. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this memorial is 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 Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Brick Building in Fort Dodge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort Dodge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of the Military Post (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dragoon Trail Historical Site (approx. one mile away); Fort Dodge City Hall, Police & Fire Department (approx. one mile away); Webster County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Vincent House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Adeline M. Swain (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Dodge.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 18, 2019
2. Fort Dodge Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 18, 2019
3. Fort Dodge Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 18, 2019
4. Fort Dodge Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 18, 2019
5. Fort Dodge Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 18, 2019
6. Artist's Signature
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 26, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
