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B-Btry 1/206th Field Artillery

 
 
B Battery 1/206th Field Artillery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Hayot, August 29, 2026
1. B Battery 1/206th Field Artillery Marker
Inscription.
B-Btry, 1/206th Field Artillery
Arkansas Army National Guard
Who served honorably in Operation Iraqi Freedom II, 2003-2005

Left column:
Spc. Adair, Clyde L. Jr. · Spc. Bullock, Hayden E. · Ssg. Bullock, Keith A. · Spc. Canada, James E. · Ssg. Canada, Ryan B. · Sgt. Clark, Bert R. · Sfc. Collier, James P. · Ssg. Collier, Ronald E. · Spc. Denton, Jason W. · Sgt. Dorrough, Larry E. · Spc. Fleming, Anthony G. · Cpt. Garrison, Joel L. · Spc. Geels, Keith D. · Sgt. Geels, William J. · Sgt. Griffith, Jeremy C. · Sgt. Harrison, Stephen F. · 1Lt. Hawkins, Louis P. · Ssg. Hice, Clifton D. · Ssg. Hice, Martin D. · Ssg. Hodge, Dean A. · Sgt. Jarrell, Adam N. · Cpt. Johns, Bradley W. · Sgt. Jones, Christopher P. · Sgt. Jones, Kristian · Spc. Koenig, Patrick S. · Sgt. Lavalley, Craig E. · Sgt. Luker, Richard · Spc. Martin, Raymond

Right column:
Ssg. McCombs, Jason P. · Spc. McDonald, Ramon P. · Sgt. Phillips, Shawn B. · Spc. Puckett, Nathan S. · Sgt. Rhineheart, Marcus A. · Ssg. Rieder, Brandon G. · Msg. Rieper, David J. · Ssg. Riley, Shawn M. · Spc. Robinson,
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Douglas R. · Spc. Robinson, Larry D. · Spc. Robinson, Tommy J. · Sgt. Salazar, Juan C. · Sgt. Schembra, Shane · Ssg. Schluterman, Frank E. · Spc. Seaman, Eric L. · Spc. Sewell, William T. · Ssg. Smith, Robert D. · Sgt. Smith, Roy S. · Spc. Snowden, Jeffrey A. II · Sgt. Stevens, Mark W. · Ssg. Terry, Clifford E. · Ssg. Tucker, Kevin J. · Ssg. Wade, Marvin D. · Spc. Watson, Thomas · Sgt. Watts, Steven W. · 1Lt. Webb, Joshua W. · 2Lt. Shipman, Bryan

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.
 
Location. 35° 17.537′ N, 93° 43.831′ W. Memorial is in Paris, Arkansas, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of Walnut Street (State Highway 22) and North Express Street, on the left when traveling east on Walnut Street. The marker is located near the front of the courthouse on the western end of the building with other military memeorials. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 25 W Walnut Street, Paris AR 72855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Arkansas River
Paris Veterans Markers surrounding view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Hayot, August 29, 2026
2. Paris Veterans Markers surrounding view
Valley. 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 nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paris War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Eiffel Tower Park (within shouting distance of this marker); 1903 Logan County Jail (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Skirmish at Haguewood Prairie (approx. 2˝ miles away); First Site of Hendrix College (approx. 10.2 miles away); O'Kane-Jacobs House (approx. 10.6 miles away); German-American Bank (approx. 10.8 miles away); Skirmishes at Roseville (approx. 14.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Regarding B-Btry 1/206th Field Artillery. The marker lists the names of the men and women who fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The unit served there from 2003-2005.
 
Also see . . .  1st Battalion - 206th Field Artillery.
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This is a link from GlobalSecurity.org It details the history of the 1st Battalion - 206th Field Artillery.
The 1st 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery was originally organized in the Arkansas National Guard from elements of the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment and mustered into Federal service 27 September- 18 October 1917 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, as the 141st Machine Gun Battalion, an element of the 39th Division. It deployed to Europe, near Chaumont, Department of Haute-Marne, France. It was demobilized 13 January 1919 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana.
(Submitted on October 21, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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