Article that was published in the 12 August 1941 edition of the Crenshaw-Mesa Southwest Wave titled: California State Guard Plans Regiment of Engineers For Emergency. According to Col, Ernest N. Wilcox this was the first time that an Engineer Regiment was established in the Los Angles Area in the California State Guard. Enlistments were accepted
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Selected photographs from the mobilization of the California State Guard on 18 August 1941 at the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California. The mobilization included competitive drills, religious ceremonies, individual and squad marching demonstrations and a pass and review high ranking Army and Navy officers and was attended by15,000 spectators. This was the first mass
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Selected photograph from the California State Guard Base Hospital No. 1 (Marion Davies War Work Hospital) from the collection of Corporal Marion Bross circa 1941-1942. Corporal Bross joined the California State Guard Women’s Ambulance and Medical Battalion in September of 1941. On 13 January 1942 the keys of the Marion Davies Children’s Hospital were turned
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The Texas Guardsman Magazine from April of 1946. The Texas Guardsman was a monthly publication by the Texas State Guard Officers Association. In this edition you will find articles on: 1.Walker Is A “Soldier’s Soldier”: Major General Fred L. Walker who is originally from Ohio, transplanted himself in Texas to become the Commander of the
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The Texas Guardsman Magazine from March of 1946. The Texas Guardsman was a monthly publication by the Texas State Guard Officers Association. In this edition you will find articles on: Texas-A Century Old: On February 19th at 100th anniversary of Texas Statehood in Austin a military theme predominated. The Fifth Battalion of the Texas State
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The Texas Guardsman Magazine from February of 1946. The Texas Guardsman was a monthly publication by the Texas State Guard Officers Association. In this edition you will find articles on: Tornado: The Texas State Guard in East Texas (Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Palestine, Corsicana, Crockett, and Greensville) responded to a Tornado on 4 January. Guardsmen spend long
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The Texas Guardsman Magazine from January of 1946. The Texas Guardsman was a monthly publication by the Texas State Guard Officers Association. In this edition you will find articles on: Federal Inspection “Darned Good”: Federal Inspection were conducted by the Eighth Service Command under the direction of Lt. Col. Thomas R. Black, G-3 were much
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The Texas Guardsman Magazine from December of 1945. The Texas Guardsman was a monthly publication by the Texas State Guard Officers Association. In this edition you will find articles on: 1. Texans Take Reins of Supreme Army, Navy Commands: During the critical post war period, President Truman named General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower to
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Letter from Brigadier General L.F. Guerre the Director, Security and Intelligence Division to the State Guard Instructor titled Reports of Disasters and Emergencies dated 4 May 1944. The letter discusses how in order for Headquarters to be properly informed that any disaster or emergency which may seriously affect the civil population or Federal activities or
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Letter from Brigadier General L.F. Guerre the Director, Security and Intelligence Division to the State Guard Instructor titled State Guard Training dated 5 May 1944. The letter discusses how publicity for training will be based on natural disasters. Letter also stated that training for riots, sabotage, looting, and strikes should occur, but that their should
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