Memorial Union’s Gold Star Hall Doors

On the second floor of the ISU Alumni Center, located on each side of the staircase near Cy’s Lounge and the Burnet Alumni Living Room, stand the Memorial Union’s original north-entry doors. In 1969, 10 bronze plaques bearing the names of 369 Iowa State men who died in World War II were mounted on the doors. These names, plus those of Iowa Staters lost in World War I, Korea, Vietnam, Somalia, and the Global War on Terrorism (Iraq), have been permanently engraved in limestone in the MU’s Gold Star Hall. Due to their weight, the original doors were removed from the MU to allow for more accessible accommodations. In 2008, the doors were gifted to the Alumni Center by the Memorial Union.