The Kentucky National Guard's annual Memorial Day observance will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31st at 10 a.m. EST at the Kentucky National Guard Memorial located at the entrance to Boone National Guard Center (100 Minuteman Parkway) in Frankfort, Ky. These men fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany . On December 1, 1945, the 103rd Antiaircraft Artillery Amphibious Automatic Weapons Battalion (Mobile) was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Redesignated May 13, 1946 as the 441st Field Artillery Battalion, Kentucky National Guard with Headquarters at Lexington, Kentucky. On January 29, 1947, it was reorganized and redesignated as the 623rd Field Artillery Battalion with Headquarters at Glasgow, Kentucky.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 23, 2021 00:00 UTC