Near Northwood in Worth County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War II

Photographed By McGhiever, November 4, 2022

1. World War II Marker

Inscription.
Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II. She became the most iconic image of working women. By 1945 the percentage of women in the workforce was nearly 40%.

World War II
1941-1945
Ellen Marshall Church

Ellen Church was born in Cresco Iowa. After graduating Ellen studied nursing and worked in a San Francisco hospital. She also was a pilot. However at her own suggestion Boeing Air Transport hired her as a nurse to calm the public's fear of flying. During World War II Church served in the Army Nurse Corp as a captain and a flight nurse and earned numerous awards for her service including the World War II Victory Medal.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Communications • War, World II • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 43° 26.711′ N, 93° 21.251′ W. Marker is near Northwood, Iowa, in Worth County. Marker can be reached from Wheelerwood Road (County Road S28) north of County Road 105, on the right when traveling north. The memorial stands at the Hartland Rest Area & Iowa Welcome Center just south of the main building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Northwood IA 50459, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. World War I (here, next to this marker); Korean War / Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); The Civil War (here, next to this marker); Iraq and Afghanistan War (here, next to this marker); Historic Northern Iowa / Carrie Lane Chapman Catt - (1859 - 1947) (a few steps from this marker); Minnesota’s Roads / Welcome to Minnesota (approx. 4.9 miles away in Minnesota); South Shell Rock Lutheran (approx. 5.6 miles away); Jefferson Highway Completion (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwood.

World War II Marker (left background at center) at the Hartland Rest Area & Iowa Welcome Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed By McGhiever, November 4, 2022

2. World War II Marker (left background at center) at the Hartland Rest Area & Iowa Welcome Center

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.