Details for Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5237003429
Data
| Marker Number | 3429 |
| Atlas Number | 5237003429 |
| Marker Title | Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion |
| Index Entry | Lost Battalion, Mobilization Site of |
| Address | |
| City | Jacksboro |
| County | Jack |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 577995 |
| UTM Northing | 3674436 |
| Subject Codes | World War II; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | at interpretive center of Fort Richardson State Historical Park |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 36th Division, Texas National Guard mobilized here November 1940, for active duty. Sailed from San Francisco, November 1941, was at sea when Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Went to defend Java where unit was captured March 1942. Prisoners in many parts of Asia for three and one-half years. Performed forced labor for Japanese, suffering untold hardships and starvation. 8 of original 63 died. Most deaths occurred building Burma-Siam Railway. Survivors returned after Japanese surrender. (1968) |