20 Jul 1942

United States
  • The first members of the US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps began training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, United States. ww2dbase [Des Moines, Iowa | CPC]
25 Apr 2009

United States
  • The senate of Iowa, United States passed a resolution to support battleship Iowa remaining at Mare Island, California, United States as a museum ship. ww2dbase [Iowa | Des Moines, Iowa | CPC]
16 Aug 2011

Photo(s) dated 16 Aug 2011
Model of USS Iowa in the Iowa State Capitol building at Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 16 Aug 2011

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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