| Marker Number |
1156 |
| Atlas Number |
5215001156 |
| Marker Title |
1st North Dakota Infantry |
| Index Entry |
North Dakota Infantry, 1st |
| Address |
South Ohio Avenue and West 10th Street |
| City |
Mercedes |
| County |
Hidalgo |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
608817 |
| UTM Northing |
2891887 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics |
| Marker Year |
1960 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
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| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
State-approved marker |
| Marker Text |
Erected 7 April 1960 In recognition of 1007 officers and enlisted men of the 1st North Dakota Infantry, North Dakota National Guard which occupied this area as a camp site 1916-1917. HISTORY Organized as 1st Dakota Infantry 1883 Redesignated 1st North Dakota Infantry 1885 FEDERAL SERVICE Span.-Amer. War & War of Insurrection 1898-1899 Mexican Border Service 1916-1917 REDESIGNATED 164TH INFANTRY WWI - - AEF - FRANCE 1917-1918 WWII - Pacific Theatre of Operations 1941-1945 Korean Conflict - Camp Rucker, Alabama 1951-1953 This regiment, as a part of the Americal Division, was the first United States Army component to take the offensive in World War II - Guadalcanal, 13 October 1942. Converted to 164th Engineer Group NDAK NG 1955 |
