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Kossuth Civil War Memorial
 
Gunnery Sergeant Jimmie Howard • Hill 488<br>(<i>east side</i>) image, Touch for more information
By Cosmos Mariner, June 25, 2021
Gunnery Sergeant Jimmie Howard • Hill 488
(east side)
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1 Iowa, Des Moines County, Mediapolis — Des Moines County Freedom Rock Features
On Main Street (County Road H38) at South Curve Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
☆ Jimmie Howard, a Marine Corps SSG, served in Viet Cong and Korea. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on Hill 488, along with many additional honors. ☆ The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant has been an important asset . . . Map (db m181877) HM WM
2 Iowa, Des Moines County, Kossuth — Yellow Spring Township Civil War Monument
Near Main Street, 0.1 miles north of Mediapolis Road (County Road H38), on the left when traveling north.
[east side]To the memory of our brave soldiers from Yellow Spring Township who died in the service of their country, and their comrades. Dedicated July 4, 1866 [north side]Co. C 30th Iowa Inf. Wm. F. Long • Mort E. . . . Map (db m181888) WM
3 Iowa, Des Moines County, Burlington — First Civil War Monument West of the Mississippi
On North 4th Street just south of Washington Street, on the left when traveling south.
At this site, on the 26th day of September 1864, the Donahue and McCosh Marble Shop put on display the first Civil War Monument west of the Mississippi River. It is now located at the Kossuth Cemetery east of Mediapolis Iowa.Map (db m238379) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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