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

Korean War
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Vietnam War

Photographed by McGhiever, November 4, 2022

1. Korean War / Vietnam War Marker

Inscription. Korean War
1950-1953 Women were active participants in the war effort, filling noncombat support roles, from nurses and caregivers to supply clerks. Women served as communication technicians and intelligence analysts in addition to medical support occupations such as surgeons and dentists.

Vietnam War
1955-1975 Known as the longest US combat participation, thousands of women took part in the Vietnam War mostly in support services. Most women went as volunteers. They participated as air traffic controllers, intelligence officers, weather monitors, clerks, medical support team members, communication specialists and many other roles but 90% were nurses. Over 11,000 women were stationed in Vietnam during the conflict.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 43° 26.71′ N, 93° 21.251′ W. Marker is near Northwood, Iowa, in Worth County. It can be reached from the intersection of Wheelerwood Road and County Highway 105, on the right when traveling north. The marker is at the Hartland Rest

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Area and 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.

Regionally, this marker is in North 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 Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Iraq and Afghanistan War (here, next to this marker); World War II (here, next to this marker); World War I (here, next to this marker); The Civil 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.

Korean War/Vietnam War Marker (fourth from left) at the Hartland Rest Area and Iowa Welcome Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, November 4, 2022

2. Korean War/Vietnam War Marker (fourth from left) at the Hartland Rest Area and Iowa Welcome Center

Women's Service Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, November 4, 2022

3. Women's Service Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

Korean War⎯⎯⎯Vietnam War

Korean War
⎯⎯⎯
Vietnam War