Macarthur Park in Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
206th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018
1. 206th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Memorial
Inscription.
206th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Memorial. .
This Memorial Has Been Placed Here By Veterans Of The 206th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Col. Elgan C. Robertson Commanding Officer, . Honoring the memory of those men who served, fought, and died in defense of their country as members of the 206th Coast Artillery Anti Aircraft. Originally an all Arkansas National Guard regiment federally recognized 24 November 1923 consisting of a regimental headquarters and service battery, a medical detachment, two anti-aircraft battalions - the first made up of a searchlight and three, three inch gun batteries. The second with four anti-aircraft machine gun batteries. Pre World War II trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma - Fort Barancas, Florida - Fort Sheridan, Illinois - Camp Placios, Texas - Camp Ripley, Minnesota, and Camp Pike, Ark. Federally mobilized 6 January 1941. Trained Fort Bliss and White Sands, New Mexico. Deployed to Asiatic Pacific and defended Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 3 and 4, 1942, defeating the Japanese attack. Rotated to Fort Bliss, Texas 1944 where personnel were reassigned to units in the European and Asiatic Pacific commands.
This Memorial Has Been Placed Here
By Veterans Of The 206th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft)
Col. Elgan C. Robertson
Commanding Officer
Honoring the memory of those men who served, fought, and died in defense of their country as members of the 206th Coast Artillery Anti Aircraft. Originally an all Arkansas National Guard regiment federally recognized 24 November 1923 consisting of a regimental headquarters and service battery, a medical detachment, two anti-aircraft battalions - the first made up of a searchlight and three, three inch gun batteries. The second with four anti-aircraft machine gun batteries. Pre World War II trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma - Fort Barancas, Florida - Fort Sheridan, Illinois - Camp Placios, Texas - Camp Ripley, Minnesota, and Camp Pike, Ark. Federally mobilized 6 January 1941. Trained Fort Bliss and White Sands, New Mexico. Deployed to Asiatic Pacific & defended Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 3 & 4, 1942, defeating the Japanese attack. Rotated to Fort Bliss, Texas 1944 where personnel were reassigned to units in the European and Asiatic Pacific commands.
Erected by Veterans of the 206th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft).
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is January 6, 1941.
Location.
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34° 44.287′ N, 92° 15.936′ W. Memorial is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in Macarthur Park. It can be reached from East 9th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 503 East 9th Street, Little Rock AR 72202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Story of David O. Dodd (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); In Memory of David O. Dodd (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
More about this memorial. The memorial is in MacArthur Park which
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018
2. 206th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Memorial (on far right).
is the former grounds of the U.S. Arsenal in Little Rock. The memorial is behind the only remaining building from the 1840 arsenal building which is now the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
