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

The Kensett Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Ray "Bubba" Sorenson II

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 17, 2026

1. The Kensett Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
POW/MIA ------- Elk Creek Herald ------- Hueys fly over Vietnam

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.

Location. 43° 21.182′ N, 93° 12.72′ W. Memorial is in Kensett, Iowa, in Worth County. It is on Willow Street north of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Willow St, Kensett IA 50448, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Kensett First Motorized School Bus in County (a few steps from this marker); First Methodist Episcopal Church (about 500 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Kensett Grain Shipping Center of County (about 500 feet away); Kensett Community Centennial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rock Island Terminal (approx. 4.8 miles away); Strand Stockyards (approx. 4.8 miles away); Crescent Park (approx. 6.2 miles away); Watts Service Station (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kensett.

The Kensett Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 17, 2026

2. The Kensett Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 17, 2026

3. The Kensett Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 17, 2026

4. The Kensett Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Located under a shelter outside Kensett Community Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.