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National Guard on D-Day Plaque

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On the side of the National guard monument bunker, on the lower level, next to the opening with the artillery piece. Plaque This plaque commemorates all the United States Army National Guard units that participated in the assault on Normandy on June 7th and 8th of 1944. 

Monument Text:

IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD UNITS
WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT ON D-DAY
6-7 JUNE 1944

WWII DESIGNATION           STATE
115TH INFANTRY       MARYLAND
175TH INFANTRY       MARYLAND
110TH FA BN               MARYLAND 
224TH FA BN               MARYLAND
104TH MED BN           MARYLAND
29TH DIV BAND         MARYLAND
29TH DIV ARTY (HHB)          VIRGINIA 
227TH FA BN                            VIRGINIA 
29TH SIGNAL COMPANY     VIRGINIA
29TH RECON TROOP             VIRGINIA
116TH INFANTRY                   VIRGINIA
111TH INFANTRY                   VIRGINIA

HHC 29TH INF DIV            DISTR OF COLUMBIA
121ST ENGR CMBT BN     DISTR OF COLUMBIA
29TH QM COMPANY          DISTR OF COMUMBIA
729TH ORDINANCE CO    DISTR OF COLUMBIA
MP PLTN 29TH ID              DISTR OF COLUMBIA
987TH FA BN                          OHIO
112TH ENGR CMBT BN        OHIO
HHC 1121ST ENG CBT CP    OHIO
254TH ENGR CBT BN              MICHIGAN
HHT 102D CAV RCN GP (M)        NEW JERSEY
102D CAV RECON SQDN (M)      NEW JERSEY
186TH FA BN              NEW YORK
187TH FA BN              NEW YORK
 
HHB 190TH FA GP           PENNSYLVANIA
190TH FA BN                    PENNSYLVANIA
200TH FA BN                    PENNSYLVANIA
635TH TD BN         KANSAS
HHB V CORPS ARTY              CALIFORNIA
(EX-B/144TH FA REGT)                 
BTRY B 980TH FA BN            CALIFORNIA
(EX-B/144TH FA REGT)                 
TRP B 125TH CAV RCN SQDN (M)           IOWA

Commemorates:

Units:

104th Medical Battalion

110th Field Artillery Battalion

111th Field Artillery Battalion

112th Engineer Combat Battalion

115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division

116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division

121st Engineer Combat Battalion

175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division

186th Field Artillery Battalion

187th Field Artillery Battalion

190th Field Artillery Battalion

200th Field Artillery Battalion

224th Field Artillery Battalion

227th Field Artillery Battalion

254th Engineer Combat Battalion

29th Infantry Division

29th Infantry Division Band

29th Military Police Platoon

29th Quartermaster Company

29th Signal Company

635th Tank Destroyer Battalion

729th Ordinance Company

987th Field Artillery Battalion

Battery B. 980th Field Artillery Battalion

Headquarters Battery, 29th Division Artillery

Headquarters Company 29th Division

Headquarters Troop, 102D Cavalry Reconnaissance Group (M)

Headquarters, 1121st Engineer Combat Group

Headquarters, 190th Field Artillery Group

Headquarters, V Corps Artillery

Troop B. 125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (M)

United States Army

United States Army National Guard

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Normandy Invasion

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