page_title: Arkansas Army National Guard and the Korean War
section_title: Korean War
hierarchical_section_title: Arkansas Army National Guard and the Korean War / Korean War
caption_attribution_description: A pair of M-40 155mm Gun Motor Carriages of Battery B, 937th Field Artillery Battalion, providing fire support to U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division , Munema, Korea, 26 November 1951.
context_page_description: The history of the Arkansas Army National Guard and Korean War begins with the reorganization of the Arkansas Army National Guard following World War II. During this period, the Arkansas Air National Guard became a separate component of the Arkansas National Guard. The Arkansas Army National Guard provided Field Artillery and Medical units in support of combat operations in Korea.
context_section_description: The following Army National Guard units were called to active duty for service during the Korean War:
  The 936th Field Artillery Battalion mobilized August 2, 1950, and moved to Camp Carson, CO for training. It arrived in Korea February 10, 1951 and fired its first combat mission March 30, 1951. The unit provided fire support to 3rd, 25th and 1st Republic of Korea Division as well as the 1st Cavalry Division.  The 936th fired 348,547 combat rounds in Korea and suffered 10 killed in action and 28 wounded in action. The battalion was deactivated September 25, 1954. The battalion was awarded battle streamers for the following campaigns:
  First U.N. Counteroffensive
  CCF Spring Offensive
  UN Spring Offensive
  UN Summer – Fall Offensive
  Second Korean Winter.
  . The 937th Field Artillery Battalion was mobilized on the same day as the 936th and moved to Fort Hood, TX for training. It arrived in Korea on the same ship as the 936th and fired its first combat mission April 3, 1951. The battalion went in to line with the I Corps on April 30 near Uijongbu, Korea. During the Chinese Spring Drive the battalion fell back to Seoul and was moved to IX Corps. Battery A continued with X Corps and was attached to the 1st Marine Division. On May 17, 1952 the Battalion was attached to 2nd Division, IX Corps. For the action with 2nd Division, Battery C and Headquarters Battery received the Distinguished Unit Citation. The battalion continued in general support to IX Corps from July 28, 1953 until October 9, 1954.  The 937th fired 223,400 combat rounds in Korea and suffered 13 killed in action and 156 wounded in action. The battalion was deactivated November 26, 1954. The battalion was awarded battle streamers for the following campaigns: 
  First U.N. Counteroffensive
  CCF Spring Offensive
  UN Spring Offensive
  UN Summer – Fall Offensive
  Second Korean winter
  Korea, Summer – Fall 1952
  Third Korean Winter
  Korea, Summer 1953.
  The 217th Medical Company was mobilized August 2, 1950, and underwent training at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Company departed Fort Lawton, Washington, for January 15, 1951, and arrived in Yokohama, Japan on February 2, 1951. The unit then moved to Kyoto, Japan for training until May 3, 1951. The unit arrived in Pusan, Korea May 4, 1951. The 217th conducted its basic mission of air evacuation of patients to Japan in an area from Pusan north to Seoul. Headquarters Platoon and 1st Platoon were stationed at the K-9 Airbase near Pusan. 2nd Platoon was stationed near Pusan, the 3rd Platoon was stationed near Uljomgby and 4th Platoon was stationed near Chucuhon and Yomdgumgpo and Tamjon. The 217th received the following unit awards during the Korean War:
  The Meritorious Unit Citation
  The Distinguished Unit Citation
  The Korean Presidential Citation
  Japan Occupation Citation
  The following units also were called to active duty during the Korean War as well, but were reorganized with combat medical units that were already deployed overseas, many to Korea:
  Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 142nd Field Artillery Group — Germany
  Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 101st Medical Battalion — Germany
  218th Medical Ambulance Company — Fort Hood and Fort Leonard Wood
caption: A pair of M-40 155mm Gun Motor Carriages of Battery B, 937th Field Artillery Battalion, from Paris, Arkansas, providing fire support to U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division, Munema, Korea, November 26, 1951
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