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 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, Texas National Guard ~ Canyon, TX Posted by:  YoSam.
N 34° 58.796 W 101° 54.306
14S E 234800 N 3874674
Unit served in Europe during WWII, and was disbanded in 1968.
Waymark Code: WM7KJ7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2009
Views: 3
Marker Erected by: Texas Historical Commission, 1968.
County of Monument: Randall County.
Location of Monument: TX-217 (4th Ave.), east limits, Canyon.
Monument Text:
COMPANY F
2nd BATTALION
142nd INFANTRY REGIMENT
36th DIVISION
TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD
In Remembrance of Those Who Served
1918 ..... 1968
Texas Historic Commission Marker on Site, text of that Marker:
CO. F., 2ND BN., 142ND INF.,
36TH DIV., TEXAS NATIONAL GUARDThe 36th Division of the U.S. Army served with distinction in World War II. When mobilized, Company F of the Division's 142nd Infantry consisted primarily of Randall County soldiers, including ten sets of brothers, as well as a father and son. The unit deployed for Italy in 1943 and was among those landing at Salerno. The men actively served in the European theater of operation, spending 400 days in combat, participating in two assault landings and receiving seven campaign streamers. During the war, eight local men lost their lives and two received the Distinguished Service Cross. From 1951 to 1968, when it disbanded, the company trained at a National Guard Armory at this site.
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
None, roadside memorial.
Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Monument
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