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2nd Battalion 131st Field Artillery is

131st Field Artillery,
131st Field Artillery coat of arms
Activemobilized 25 November 1940
CountryUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Army National Guard
RoleArtillery
Size588
Nickname(s)The Texas Lost Battalion
Motto(s)We Play The Game
ColorsRed and Gold
EngagementsBattle of Java (1942), World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lt. Col. B. S. Tharp
Insignia
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The 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, better known as the Texas Lost Battalion of the United States Army during World War II, was a National Guard unit composed of mostly soldiers from Texas. The 2nd Battalion was captured after a determined stand at the Battle of Java (1942), and was placed into Prisoner of War camps in Thailand, Burma, and Japan. They remained imprisoned for the remainder of World War II, working on the infamous Burma Railway and in other labor camps.

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Surrender and Imprisonment

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Burma-Siam Death Railroad

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