Details for Lost Battalion
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5485003130
Data
| Marker Number | 3130 |
| Atlas Number | 5485003130 |
| Marker Title | Lost Battalion |
| Index Entry | Lost Battalion |
| Address | |
| City | Wichita Falls |
| County | Wichita |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 546762 |
| UTM Northing | 3752543 |
| Subject Codes | World War II; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1951 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | In front of Wichita Falls County Courthouse, Seventh and Lamar, Wichita Falls. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | State Approved |
| Marker Text | To the memory of those honored members of the Lost Battalion, native sons, members of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 36th Infantry Division. On March 3, 1942, these gallant men were taken prisoner by the Japanese on Java, held captive for three and one half years. The living members were released September 2, 1945. To these valiant men living and dead we offer our humble gratitude, August 1951. |