Co. F, 2nd Bn., 142nd Inf., 36th Div., Texas National Guard
The 36th Division of the U.S. Army served with distinction in World War II. When mobilized, Company F of the Division's 142nd Infantry consisted primarily of Randall County soldiers, including ten sets of brothers, as well as a father and son. The unit deployed for Italy in 1943 and was among those landing at Salerno. The men actively served in the European theater of operation, spending 400 days in combat, participating in two assault landings and receiving seven campaign streamers. During the war, eight local men lost their lives and two received the Distinguished Service Cross. From 1951 to 1968, when it disbanded, the company trained at a National Guard Armory at this site.
Marker is on 4th Avenue (Route 217) 0.2 miles west of Russell Long Boulevard (Texas Route 48 Spur), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
