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The former National Guard Armory of Batesville, Arkansas, is located at 380 South Ninth Street. Built in 1936, it is a large and imposing sandstone structure with Gothic Revival and Art Deco features. It was designed by Peter Blaauw, a Dutch architect from Sulphur Rock, and built with funding from the Works Progress Administration.
Chief Warrant Officer Patrick W. Kordsmeier of North Little Rock, Age 49. Killed in Action, 24 April 2004; Staff Sergeant Billy J. Orton of Carlisle, Age 41. Killed in Action, 24 April 2004; Staff Sergeant Stacey C. Brandon of Hazen, Age 35. Killed in Action, 24 April 2004; Specialist Kenneth Melton of Batesville, Age 30. Killed in Action, 25 ...
Batesville is the county seat and largest city of Independence County, Arkansas, United States, [3] 80 miles (128 km) northeast of Little Rock, the state capital. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city was 10,268. [ 4 ]
In all the Arkansas State Guard was authorized 46 Officers and 478 Enlisted Soldiers. The State Guard responded to fires, tornados, and floods at Fort Smith, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Texarkana and Batesville during the War. The Arkansas State Guard was deactivated between 17 September 1946 and 16 December 1946. [35]
The Arkansas National Guard (ARNG), commonly known as the Arkansas Guard, is a component of the Government of Arkansas and the National Guard of the United States. It is composed of Army and Air National Guard units. The adjutant general's office is located at Camp Robinson MTC, North Little Rock.
Little Rock 1967 was the last whole sale reorganization of the Arkansas National Guard with virtually every unit being reorganized and restationed. Prior to 1967, reorganization and restationing occurred at the state level every few years (1946, 1959, 1964) After 1967 reorganizations and restationing occur much more often but involved fewer ...
Little Rock Clearing Company, 125th Med BN Little Rock Ambulance Company, 125th Med BN Little Rock 739th Ordnance Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company Little Rock Company A, 739th Ord BN Little Rock Company B, 739th Ord BN Little Rock 39th Division Artillery Headquarters and Headquarters Battery Little Rock 39th Replacement Company
The history of the Arkansas National Guard and World War I begins with the reorganization of the Arkansas State Guard following the Spanish–American War.As a result of difficulties encountered during the mobilization of state militia forces, the United States Congress passed new legislation which resulted in the renaming of the Arkansas State Guard as the Arkansas National Guard.