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THE TEXAS 36TH DIVISION Organized July 18, 1917 at Camp Bowie, Texas, the 36th Division was composed of National Guard units from the states of Texas and Oklahoma and traced a part of its lineage to the Washington Guards of the Texas Revolution. During World War I, the 36th Division participated in the San Mihiel offensive and the Meuse-Argonne offensive with the French army near St. Etienne-A-Armes and in the liberation of Rheims. Having spent twenty-three days in active sectors, the division captured 649 prisoners and suffered 2,628 casualties. In 1920 the division was reorganized with only Texas elements and was inducted into active duty on November 28, 1940. The division was sent to North Africa in April, 1943. In September 1943, the 36th was part of the amphibious landing near Paestum on the Gulf of Salerno. The first American troops to fight on the mainland of Europe in World War II. The division became part of the campaign on the Winter Line, near Mignano, and particularly at San Pietro. On May 18, 1944, the 36th participated n the Anzio beachhead operations. After completing the Italian campaign, the division was part of the amphibious landing near San Raphael and Frebus. In August, 1944, the 36th fought along the Rhone River valley until it crossed the Moselle River advancing through Lyon, Bourg, Besancon and Vesoulin September, 1944. The division fought extensively through Germany capturing such notables as Field Marshal Von Runstedt and Air Marshal Goering. During World War II, the 36th Division spent 400 days in actual combat, having fought five campaigns in four countries. The division captured 175,806 of the enemy and suffered 27343 casualties, the third highest casualty rate of all American divisions. The colors of the 36th Division were retired at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas, on April 1, 1980. The Texas Highway Department designated State Highway 36 as a memorial to the 36th Division in 1944 and the 67th Texas Legislature funded the marking of State Highway 36 in 1981. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY |
BRYANT STATION Pioneer Village of Milam County established as an Indian trading post by Major Benjamin F. Bryant, frontiersman who had commanded a company in the Battle of San Jacinto. Appointed Indian Agent in 1842 by Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas. Little River crossing on trail and stage routes. U. S. Post Office, 1845 - 1874.
Erected by the State of Texas 1936. |
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