Operations Desert Shield / Storm Memorial

Historical marker location:

Kenosha, Wisconsin

( Memorial is at the intersection of 6th Avenue and 52nd Street, on the right when traveling south on 6th Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1992

August 7, 1990 - February 28, 1991.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is the oldest and largest public university in the state, and is often referred to as the "Harvard of the Midwest." It was founded in 1848, just two months after Wisconsin became a state.