from a plaque on the front facade of Varnum Armory, East Greenwich, RI: Rhode Island State and National Guard Units Stationed at the Varnum Memorial Armory 15 July 1918 through 14 January 1996 seventy seven years and six months of service From: Unit June, 1916 Varnum Provisional Training Co. July, 1918 16th Co., RI State Guard June 1920 16th Co., Coast Artillery Corps (CAC), RI National Guard Sept., 1921 3rd Co., CAC Jan., 1922 347rd Co., CAC Oct., 1923 Battery I, 243rd Artillery, CAC April, 1924 Battery I, 243rd Coast Artillery, Harbor Defence (HD) April, 1940 Searchlight Battery, 243rd Coast Artillery (HD) Aug., 1945 Battery K, 243rd Coast Artillery (HD) July, 1946 Battery B, 705th Anti-Aircraft Gun Btn Oct., 1953 Battery B, 705th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Btn April, 1959 Battery B, 1st Automatic Weapons Btn, 243rd Artillery May, 1962 Battery B, 243rd Engineer Btn May, 1968 705th Military Police Co. March, 1972 Headquarters, 243rd Engineer Btn Sept., 1980 1207th Transportation Co.