Shield shaped, brass colored coin, 2 1/2 inches high x 2 inches wide. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Mississippi Army National Guard
  • 155th Infantry Regiment (Mech)
Location
Coin Location: 18R1
Homebase: Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Deployment: Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 6 March 2010
Donated by: SPC Landry
Copies: 1 of 1

C001498

Location: 18R1 Height: 2.5

Coin: Command

National Guard » U.S. Army » Infantry

Narrative

Shield shaped, brass colored coin, 2 1/2 inches high x 2 inches wide.

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Journal - Page 43 - Line 32

The "Mississippi Rifles or the 155th Infantry Regiment, is Mississippi's oldest National Guard unit. Its history predates statehood, back to June 1799, and it is the seventh oldest infantry regiment in the United States Army. They patrolled the frontiers of the Mississippi Territory, captured Aaron Burr, defended Fort Mims during the Indian Wars, and served under General Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.