![]() The 217th received the following unit awards during the Korean War: 2nd Platoon was stationed near Pusan, the 3rd Platoon was stationed near Uljomgby and 4th Platoon was stationed near Chucuhon and Yomdgumgpo and Tamjon. Headquarters Platoon and 1st Platoon were stationed at the K-9 Airbase near Pusan. The 217th conducted its basic mission of air evacuation of patients to Japan in an area from Pusan north to Seoul. The unit arrived in Pusan, Korea May 4, 1951. The unit then moved to Kyoto, Japan for training until May 3, 1951. The Company departed Fort Lawton, Washington, for January 15, 1951, and arrived in Yokohama, Japan on February 2, 1951. The 217th Medical Company was mobilized August 2, 1950, and underwent training at Fort Benning, Georgia. The battalion was awarded battle streamers for the following campaigns: The battalion was deactivated November 26, 1954. The 937th fired 223,400 combat rounds in Korea and suffered 13 killed in action and 156 wounded in action. The battalion continued in general support to IX Corps from July 28, 1953, until October 9, 1954. For the action with 2nd Division, Battery C and Headquarters Battery received the Distinguished Unit Citation. On May 17, 1952, the Battalion was attached to 2nd Division, IX Corps. Battery A continued with X Corps and was attached to the 1st Marine Division. During the Chinese Spring Drive the battalion fell back to Seoul and was moved to IX Corps. The battalion went in to line with the I Corps on April 30 near Uijongbu, Korea. It arrived in Korea on the same ship as the 936th and fired its first combat mission April 3, 1951. The 937th Field Artillery Battalion was mobilized on the same day as the 936th and moved to Fort Hood, TX for training. Army 25th Infantry Division, Munema, Korea, November 26, 1951 The battalion was awarded battle streamers for the following campaigns: Ī pair of M-40 155mm Gun Motor Carriages of Battery B, 937th Field Artillery Battalion, from Paris, Arkansas, providing fire support to U.S. The battalion was deactivated September 25, 1954. The 936th fired 348,547 combat rounds in Korea and suffered 10 killed in action and 28 wounded in action. The unit provided fire support to 3rd, 25th and 1st Republic of Korea Division as well as the 1st Cavalry Division. It arrived in Korea February 10, 1951, and fired its first combat mission March 30, 1951. The 936th Field Artillery Battalion mobilized August 2, 1950, and moved to Camp Carson, CO for training. The following Army National Guard units were called to active duty for service during the Korean War: State Headquarters and Headquarters DetachmentĪdditionally, the state was authorized to form several units under the new Arkansas Air National Guard. In addition, the following non-divisional units were stationed within the state immediately following World War II: Headquartersģ9th Division Headquarters (Arkansas Part) It was composed of units Arkansas and Louisiana, with its headquarters stationed at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Arkansas portion headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The 39th Infantry Division was reconstituted on 30 September 1946. With the end of hostilities, the Arkansas National Guard was directed by the War Department to begin re-organization with an expected strength approximately double the size of the pre-war organization. See also: 39th Infantry Division (United States) List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units.Arkansas Army National Guard and the Global War on Terrorism.Arkansas Army National Guard in Operation Desert Storm.Arkansas National Guard and the integration of Central High School.Arkansas Army National Guard and the Cold War.Arkansas Army National Guard and the Korean War.Arkansas National Guard and World War IIĪrkansas Air National Guard (1946–Present)Īrkansas Army National Guard (1949–Present).Arkansas National Guard during World War I.Arkansas Militia and the Mexican–American WarĪrkansas State Guard and the Spanish–American War. ![]() Arkansas Territorial Militia, (1804–1836) ![]()
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