Project Objective
The exhibition for the 203rd Coast Artillery Battalion (Anti-Aircraft) is being undertaken in order to show some of the contributions of the state of Missouri during World War II. The mission of the Museum of Missouri Military History is to preserve and exhibit Missouri’s military history. The project on the 203rd CAB (AA) during World War II fits into the Museum of Missouri Military History’s mission because there is currently no information on the 203rd CAB (AA) on display in the museum. The exhibit on the 203rd Coast Artillery Battalion (Anti-Aircraft) will preserve and showcase the efforts of the Missouri National Guard.
The 203rd CAB (AA) has been a part of Missouri’s state troops since 1876, initially known as the “Carthage Light Guard”[1]. Southwest Missouri still has a celebration for the 203rd CAB (AA) every year called the Houn’ Dawg Days in the city of Carthage, Missouri. The 203rd CAB (AA) currently does not have a home in a museum, and the objective of this project is to give the Houn’ Dawgs approximately a 16 square foot space in a museum to share their rich history with the rest of the state, along with out of state visitors who come to the Museum of Missouri Military History in Jefferson City, Missouri.
[1] Diggs, Rowland C., Sr. History and Lineage of the 203rd Engineer Battalion. (Cassville, MO: Litho Printers and Bindery, 2012).
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