Marion G. Crandall - Davenport, Iowa
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Hikenutty
N 41° 32.822 W 090° 33.139
15T E 704150 N 4602378
Quick Description: This marker tells about Marion G. Crandall, the first American woman to die in the war zone during WWI.
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 7/10/2007 11:19:15 AM
Waymark Code: WM1V1X
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Long Description:Text from the marker:
"Marion G. Crandall: 1872-1918
Marion Crandall was the first American woman to die in the war
zone during World War I. She was born in Cedar Rapids, but spent
several years in France where she attended the Sorbonne University.
In 1916 she came to Davenport as a teacher at St. Katharine's
School. When the war broke out she offered her services to the YMCA
division which aided French soldiers and arrived in Paris in
February 1918. She was killed on March 27th when a German artillery
shell struck the building in which she was lodging. She was buried
in a French military cemetery."
You will find this marker near the entrance of the historic
Annie Wittenmyer Complex, originally an orphanage for children who
lost their parents during the civil war.
