IA State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Robert Shove
November 7, 2026
Navy Fireman First Class Robert Glenn Shove was born in Washta, Iowa, and served aboard the USS Canopus in the Pacific during World War II. He was captured in the Philippines and died as a prisoner of war at Cabanatuan Prison Camp in 1943 at age 21. His remains were identified in 2025, and he will be buried with full military honors in Sioux City on November 7. Governor Kim Reynolds ordered flags lowered in his honor.
Flag protocol
Flags in Iowa fly at half-staff on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from sunrise to sunset.