An article that was published in the Austin American-Statesman on 11 Nov 1942 titled “The Texas Defense Guard Fifth Battalion” discussing how the national defense program has required the National Guard to be called into Federal Service which required the establishment of the Texas Defense Guard to provide an additional internal security. The photographs show Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson, Texas Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. J. Watt Page, Fifth Battalion (Austin) Commander Major William J. Lawson and the Firth Battalion doing inspection and drill and ceremonies.
Credits: Provided by MAJ (TX) Adam Gonzales and the Houston Public Library
Citation: “The Texas Defense Guard Fifth Battalion” Austin American-Statesman, November 11, 1941.
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