The Lost Battalion
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 8, 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, 1942. TO THESE
VALIANT MEN LIVING AND DEAD WE OFFER OUR HUMBLE
GRATITUDE. AUGUST 1951
OF THOSE HONORED MEMBERS OF
THE LOST BATTALION
NATIVE SONS
MEMBERS OF THE
2nd BATTALION 131st FIELD ARTILLERY
36th INFANTRY DIVISION
ON MARCH 8, 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, 1942. TO THESE
VALIANT MEN LIVING AND DEAD WE OFFER OUR HUMBLE
GRATITUDE. AUGUST 1951
Located on the courthouse square, 900 Seventh Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301.
GPS coordinates: 33-degrees, 54' 49.6" 98-degrees 29' 40.7".
GPS coordinates: 33-degrees, 54' 49.6" 98-degrees 29' 40.7".