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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.
Lost Batallion is a historical marker in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, dedicated in 1951. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wichita County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.9140, -98.4942 near Wichita Falls. The nearest cataloged historic site is First County Officials (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Allred, James V., Texas Governor, Barwise, Joseph Hudson, and Charlye Ola Farris.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5485003130. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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