Indiana, Nebraska and Minnesota National Guards
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PeterNoG
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These three Texas Historical Markers are on the south side of the visitor's parking of Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension at 2401 US Hwy 83 Business in Weslaco, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKBF8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2014
Views: 4
They are listed together at THC and the order from west to east is Indiana, Nebraska then Minnesota. The older two are brass plaques but Minnesota is carved in stone.
Marker Title: Indiana, Nebraska and Minnesota National Guards
Address:
City: Weslaco
County: Hidalgo
Subject Codes: military topics
Year Marker Erected: 1960
Designations: na
Marker Location: Texas A & M experimental station, from Weslaco, take US 83 business east 1.5 miles.
Marker Size: State Approved
Marker Number: 2641
Marker Text:
In honor of the officers and men of the Indiana National Guard stationed at Llano Grande, Texas 1916-1917
One field artillery battalion — Two field hospital companies
Three infantry regiments — Two ambulance companies
One sanitary company — One signal company
Total troops 3702
Erected October 10, 1950
Erected in honor of the officers and men of the Nebraska National Guard stationed at Llano Grande, Texas
1916-1917
Two infantry regiments — One signal company
Two sanitary companies — One field hospital
One machine gun company
Total troops 2153
Dedicated 1962
Erected in honor of the officers and men of the Minnesota National Guard stationed at Llano Grande, Texas
1916-1917
Three infantry regiments
One field artillery regiment
Total troops 5117 — Dedicated 1966
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