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Clarinda in Page County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Page, Banner County of Iowa

— Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —

 
 
Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
1. Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

POW / MIA
Duty • Honor • Sacrifice
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"America means freedom and there's no expression of freedom quite so sincere as music."
Major Glenn Miller

1Lt Vernon Baker
Medal of Honor Recipient
WWII • Korea


 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainmentWar, KoreanWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials, and the Medal of Honor Recipients series lists.
 
Location. 40° 43.276′ N, 95° 2.259′ W. Memorial is in Clarinda, Iowa, in Page County. It is on 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue (U.S. 71) south of Essie Davison Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1600 South 16th Street, Clarinda IA 51632, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern 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 walking distance of this marker: Jessie Field Shambaugh (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Jessie Field Shambaugh (within shouting distance of this marker); Mattie Lou Cavender (within shouting distance of this marker); Goldenrod School
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Historical Goldenrod (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Page County Orphan Train Story (about 300 feet away); Essie Pearl Davison (about 500 feet away); Birthplace of Glenn Miller (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarinda.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
 
Also see . . .  The Freedom Rock & Freedom Rock Tour. (Submitted on September 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
2. Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
3. Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Artist image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
4. Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Artist
Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
5. Clarinda Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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