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This memorial has been placed here by Veterans of the 206th Coast Artillery
(Anti-Aircraft) Col. Elgan C. Robertson - Commanding Officer
Honoring the memory of those men who served, fought, and died in defense of
their country as members of the 206th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft.
Originally
an all Arkansas National Guard Regiment federally recognized 24
November 1923
consisting of a regimental headquarters and service battery, a
medical detachment,
two anti-aircraft battalions - The first made up of a
searchlight and three, three inch
gun batteries, the second with four
anti-aircraft machine gun batteries. Pre
World War II trained at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma - Fort Barancas, Florida, Fort Sheridan,
Illinois- Camp Placios,
Texas, Camp Ripley, Minnesota, and Camp Pike, Arkansas.
Federally
mobilized 6 January 1941. Trained Fort Bliss and White Sands,
New Mexico.
Deployed to Asiatic Pacific & defended Dutch Harbor, Alaska
June 3 & 4, 1942,
defeating the Japanese attack rotated to Fort Bliss, Texas 1944
where personnel
were reassigned to units in the European and Asiatic Pacific commands.
N 34.44.334 W 092.15.775
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