*THIS GEOCACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES*

This Geoart is part of a Nationwide project:
THE USA 50 STATE STAR GEOART
celebrating every state in the USA !

Our Goal is to have a "50 STATE STAR" in each state of the USA.
Look for the states that proudly display the "STAR" !

Merle Haye, Marion Crandell, & Robert Losey:
 

• Merle Haye, from Glidden, was one of the first US soldiers killed in World War One when Germans overran the trench he was in on Nov 3, 1917.
• Marion Crandell, from Cedar Rapids, was the first American woman killed in active service in World War One. She died on Mar 27, 1918 when a shell exploded at the canteen where she worked.
• Robert Losey, from Andrew, Iowa, was the first American military casualty of World War Two. He was killed in a German bombardment on April 21, 1940 while assisting in the evacuation of American diplomats from Norway to Sweden.