White Paper on the 3rd Military Police Battalion of 2nd Division of the Massachusetts State Guard including the date recognized and date disbanded of all subordinate unit. This paper also has a picture of the Armory where they drilled. Credits: Provided by John J. Gisetto Sr Click Here To Read This historical article is available
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White Paper on the 2nd Military Police Battalion of 2nd Division of the Massachusetts State Guard including the date recognized and date disbanded of all subordinate unit. This paper also has a picture of the Armory where they drilled. Credits: Provided by John J. Gisetto Sr Click Here To Read This historical article is available
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White Paper on the 1st Military Police Battalion of 2nd Division of the Massachusetts State Guard including the date recognized and date disbanded of all subordinate unit. This paper also has a picture of the Armory where they drilled. Credits: Provided by John J. Gisetto Sr Click Here To Read This historical article is available
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White Paper on the State Staff of the Massachusetts State Guard including the date recognized and date disbanded of all subordinate staff sections. This paper also has a picture of the Distinctive Insignia (DI). Credits: Provided by John J. Gisetto Sr Click Here To Read This historical article is available exclusively to our Patreon members
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Studio publicity photographs from the induction of CPT Marian Davies in the 1st Battalion, 1st Medical Regiment of the California State Guard which was a Hollywood Unit. The photographs also feature CPT Frank C. Nolan and 1LT John Castillo and are marked Universal Studios. CPT Marian Davie was an actress and girlfriend of media tycoon
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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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