Erected 7 April 1960 In recognition of 1007 officers and enlisted men of the 1st North Dakota Infantry, North Dakota National Guard which occupied this area as a camp site 1916-1917. HISTORY Organized as 1st Dakota Infantry 1883 Redesignated 1st North Dakota Infantry 1885 FEDERAL SERVICE Span.-Amer. War & War of Insurrection 1898-1899 Mexican Border Service 1916-1917 REDESIGNATED 164TH INFANTRY WWI - - AEF - FRANCE 1917-1918 WWII - Pacific Theatre of Operations 1941-1945 Korean Conflict - Camp Rucker, Alabama 1951-1953 This regiment, as a part of the Americal Division, was the first United States Army component to take the offensive in World War II - Guadalcanal, 13 October 1942. Converted to 164th Engineer Group NDAK NG 1955
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