Jacksboro in Jack County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion
Photographed By Larry D. Moore, June 15, 2018
1. Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion Marker
Mobilization site Battery F of World War II's Lost Battalion
Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 36th Division, Texas National Guard mobilized here November 1940, for active duty. Sailed from San Francisco, November 1941, was at sea when Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Went to defend Java where unit was captured March 1942. Prisoners in many parts of Asia for three and 1/2 years.
Performed forced labor for Japanese, suffering untold hardships and starvation. 8 of original 63 died. Most deaths occurred building Burma-Siam Railway. Survivors returned after Japanese surrender.
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3429.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Thailand-Burma Railway series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1942.
Location. 33° 12.357′ N, 98° 9.847′ W. Marker is in Jacksboro, Texas, in Jack County. Marker is on Park Road 61, 0.6 miles South Main Street (U.S. 281/380), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 228 Park Road 61, Jacksboro TX 76458, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Richardson (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867
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More about this marker. Note that the title of the marker (Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion) is taken from the Texas Historical Commission's Texas Historic Sites Atlas.
Also see . . .
1. Lost Battalion. from the Handbook of Texas Online (Submitted on June 26, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.)
2. US POWs who worked the Thai-Burma Railway. The link relates the story of the Texas National Guard 2/131 FA Reg and crew of the USS Houston who became POWs of the Japanese in March 1942. The 2nd BN 2/131 FA Reg became known as the "Lost Battalion" since the Japanese never admitted their capture.
This website relates the results of my on-going journey (since 2016) of discovery to learn the story of the(Submitted on June 10, 2023, by Jj Karwacki of Tha Maka, Kanchanaburi.)hellish ordeal of the US POWs who worked the Thai-Burma Railway (TBR). There are many stories to be told; almost as many as there were men to tell them. Not all of the men ‘involved’ were sent to the TBR; a significant number lived out their separate ordeals in a number of other places in Southeast Asia.Photographed By Larry D. Moore, June 15, 20182. Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion Marker Area
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
