Colonel OConnell was awarded the Silver Star Medal, the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart Medal and the French Croix DeGuerre with Gold Star. MG Finley and his wife, Jackie, live in Colby, Kansas, and have two grown children and a granddaughter. He was a sergeant, U.S.A.R. A military career spanning 58 years of service to the State of Kansas and the United States of America was recognized by award and presentation of the Distinguished Service Award of the National Guard Association of the United States shortly before his retirement in December 1972. Rueger was one of two State Adjutants General to be selected as a Member of the Total Army Analysis General Officer Study Advisory Group. Shortly after his enlistment and assignment as Assistant Gunner on a Howitzer Section, his leadership skills and ability to motivate soldiers was recognized and he was promoted ahead of his peers to Gunner then Chief of the Howitzer Section. Inducted Into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame on November 2, 2008. Upon finding out Ballard was switching over to the Army, Westmoreland offered him a direct commission to be an active duty Army officer. While in the Kansas National Guard he found time to umpire basketball and softball from many organizations in the Wichita Area. However, his family objected and he became an artilleryman. Mitchells wound was such that he was for a long time confined to the hospital. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame, 4 November 2001. Holliday was the first president of the Topeka Town Company. Evans continues to dedicate a tremendous amount of time to civic and community organizations. His home in Armordale, located in northern Kansas City, eventually filled with seven daughters. When the Civil War broke out, Peter and his three brothers enlisted as privates. 352nd Civil Affairs Command (Forward), also known as, Civil Affairs Planning Team (CAPT), from July 2015 to present (?). Master Sergeant Anderson was born on December 22, 1928 in Clay Center, Kansas. His career culminated as the Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), Headquarters, 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was activitated with the 69th Infantry Brigade during the Vietnam War from May 13, 1968 to December 12, 1969, and was awarded the Legion of Merit and Meritorious Service Medal for this period of service. He personally found help, and the unit was saved from starvation and freezing to death. He was sent to the kitchen, quite a distance from where the adults were, to get coals to light the pipes. February 01, 1903 March 31, 1905. The next armored brigade Guard unit slated for mobilization is the 30th ABCT with the North Carolina Army National Guard. Rising through the ranks, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on December 1, 1937. By May 1943, he had been promoted to Captain and was reassigned to the newly activated 63rd Infantry Division as Commander, Headquarters Battery and Battalion Communications Officer of the 718th Field Artillery Battalion. He was later assigned to Headquarters, Kansas Air National Guard as the Senior Enlisted Advisor. He was the Distinguished Military Graduate of the Kansas State University ROTC program. Brigadier General Calvin E. Barry was born near Meriden, Kansas on January 9, 1898. Pliley worked several different types of jobs, but eventually made a living by dredging sand for contractors in downtown Kansas City. Goetz returned to serve the Kansas Air National Guard until his retirement in 1992. He also demonstrated the ability to motivate young people to join the National Guard and exercise their patriotic duty. That action is described in the Burlington Daily Republican on February 21, 1923. He became an Army aviator in 1967 and was assigned to A Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry in the Republic of Vietnam in 1968. Here he was responsible for the morale and discipline of 1200 students. He was assigned as Detachment Commander, Command and Control Headquarters, Kansas Army National Guard, upon reorganization of the 110th Ordnance Battalion on January 1, 1979. He was promoted to Major, Ordnance, on January 7, 1972, and to Lieutenant Colonel, Ordnance, on March 19, 1976. Unable to restart the engine soon enough, the airplane crashed into the French countryside and Billard was killed. In 1916, was elected to the Kansas State Senate. From 1953 to 1983, Hart served in a wide variey of positions within the Kansas Army National Guard including supply sergeant and food service supervisor. His leadership extended to the civilian sector as well. He became a member of the 127th Fighter Bomber Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard in Wichita after completing his Army enlistment in March 1953. He was one of the first to take up this work and originated several improved varieties of corn. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1962 and assigned as Executive Officer, Brigade Section, Headquarters, 35th Infantry Division. His knowledge of law and his talents as a public speaker gave him a splendid equipment. Each time the plane turned and its great mottled belly flopped back into normal position, the men of the lost battalion expected to see it tumble from the sky But on its way it went like a charmed thing, roaring up and down and across, rocked occasionally by the ash of big shells that had just passed the plane finally crashed into the French terrain.. CW4 Vandermottens military awards include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold and Bronze Hourglass Devices, the Army Service Ribbon, the Kansas National Guard Service ribbon with three Sunflower Devices, and the Army National Guard Recruiter Badge. He was born at Arma, Kansas on 20 September 1931. Late in 1969 SMSgt Webb was recruited by Brig Gen Speck Gardner to move to the State Headquarters, as the Personnel/Administrative Superintendent for all of the Kansas Air National Guard. A graduate of Washburn University of Topeka, he was named a Distinguished Service Award recipient in 1978 and in 1982 he was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame. Goetz was United Way coordinator for the Postal Service for five years and assisted the Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon in Wichita for ten years. Colonel Bennett was reassigned to Command Company L, 145th Infantry Regiment of the 37th Division and was separated from active service on May 27, 1946 completing over five and a half years on active duty. Van remained in this position for over thirteen years and also continued to teach and mentor soldiers as much as possible. Brigadier General Thomas J. Kennedy began his military career with enlistment on 26 September 1939, in Company B, 137th Infantry of the 35th Division at Emporia, Kansas. His Army service was as an Infantryman in both Korea and Japan as well as at Fort Ord, California and Fort Riley, Kansas. After the election of Governor George T. Anthony, Noble was appointed Adjutant General on April 8, 1878. The Army, for example, determined in March 2004 that all active duty troops who served after Sept. 11, 2001, merited the award because theyd all served in some way in support of GWOT, according to the Human Resources Command website. Following the war, Fry served with the occupation forces in Germany until 1946. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame, 7 November 2004. He enlisted as a private on August 1, 1915 and retired as a brigadier general. Upon his return, he received a direct commission in the Finance Corps on November 15, 1949 while with the United States Army Reserve. He received the Combat Infantrymans Badge and numerous military awards, which include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart (for combat injuries). Units were able to fall in line and pick up where they left off. His penchant for training and energizing the soldiers is legendary in his unit. I may get the fuel contract Those relations have only increased since then, and together, the U.S., UAE, along with other coalition members worked together to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1991. Asaph Allen Jr., served as a captain in the 9th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He graduated from the University of Chicago with an A.B. He was the first person in the unit, and the executive officer. Rejoined the active Guard in 1979, serving in a number of staff positions in the KSARNG Headquarters including Staff Supply Officer, Asst Inspector General, and S-3, Command and Control HQ where he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in March 1980. In the summer of 1862, he participated in the invasion of the Cherokee Nation and was present at the capture of the rebel Colonel Clarkson, with over one hundred of his band at Locust Grove, Cherokee Nation, July 3rd, 1862. His ability to connect with youth throughout his life made him an excellent role model and leadership figure for the youth of the Wichita community. Jurney served on three Iraq deployments from 2005 until now. Eleven days after arriving in Kansas, he and eight others contracted a case of cholera which killed everyone except McAfee in seven hours! Serving as a Field Artillery Officer, General Tritsch completed the Field Artillery Officer Basic, Officer Advanced and Special Weapons Schools. Army Reserve soldiers with the 210th Regional Support Group out of Puerto Rico handled the mobilization of the 155th. He received initial training on electronic fundamentals and upon graduation was selected for nuclear weapons electronics and mechanical training. He was also involved with youth activities during his career with the Guard as a Little League baseball coach and as a leader with the Boy Scouts of America. He attended Infantry Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Georgia in 1964, was commissioned Second Lieutenant and attended Engineer Officer Basic Course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He established classes, workshops and training programs that put the 190th on the leading edge of the tide into computers. Heavy precipitations, sub-freezing temperatures, a severe shortage of rations for the soldiers and forage for their horses combined to create great suffering for the men and their animals during the entire winter. He also enjoys special ceremonial titles bestowed by governors to include: Honorary Kentucky Colonel, Honorary Admiral of the Nebraska Navy, and Honorary Arkansas Traveler.. He was the second man to enlist according to Col. Bruce Griffith, unit commander, who organized the unit for World War I. When the 69th Brigade was mobilized for Vietnam, there was a chance to accelerate the academy and graduate people in Class 22. Iron Union is a recurring, bilateral exercise that is designed for U.S. forces to train with UAE counterparts in addressing common threats to regional security in Southwest Asia. Topeka mourned his death. He continued to serve in the Company as Executive Officer and Station Commander in Beloit. On May 13, 1855, he assisted in organizing the first Sabbath-school in Kansas (Indian missions and government forts excepted). Examples of campaign stars worn on the Inherent Resolve Campaign service ribbon: The following ribbon devices are authorized for wear on the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal: Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Should a Kuwait deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield (2015?) In this action at Porac, Luzon, Phillipine Islands on September 28, 1899, he single-handedly charged a body of the enemy and enabled his unit to advance. He was later assigned as Assistant G-1 (Personnel) then as the State Maintenance Officer and Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics. In May of 1881, Anderson resigned from the staff of the Santa Fe and was appointed Topeka Postmaster. He was activated with the unit for World War II in 1940 and participated in the Normandy Landing at Omaha Beach and was in continuous combat in Europe. Chief Zerger probably came to be recognized for his true passion and legacy, that of an organizer. BCTs in the active component go a few weeks at a time, return, refit, then go back out for the next iteration, he said. Colonel Elders decorations and awards include; the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Armed Forces Reserve Medal. During the Civil War, he progressed through the ranks serving as a corporal, 1st sergeant, and second lieutenant and participating in engagements in Missouri and Kansas against the forces of Confederate Major General Sterling Price. At the conclusion of the Korean War, he served the remainder of his enlistment at Warner Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, being discharged in 1952. In World War II he landed on Omaha Beach with the 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion he had organized and trained, and later successfully held one sector against the Germans final drive in the Battle of the Bulge. His knowledge of machinery was a major factor in his success in his business life, as a manufacturer. COL William E. Searcy was born on 2 October 1935 in Cresco, Iowa. Information taken from the Williamsburg Star on April 4, 1902, page 3. He received the Governors Commendation for Exceptionally Meritorious Service for his efforts. Throughout his career in the 154th and 130th Field Artillery, he was noted for his calm, caring leadership and personal commitment to the Guard. At the University of Tennessee, military training was compulsory. It had been the home of the Billard family before they moved to America. In the mid-1950s, Fry moved to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff (Air), Kansas Air National Guard, where he worked to obtain a second Air National Guard unit for the state. In August of 1863, in compliance with orders from the War Department, he became a member of a Board of Officers to examine and report upon the qualifications of applicants for appointments as commissioned Officers of Colored Troops. The General is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Guard Association of the United States, National Guard Association of Kansas, American Legion, Lions Club, Pioneer Country Inc., 7th Infantry Division Association. Colonel Whittaker died September 6, 1904 and is buried in Topeka Cemetery 69, Loy 150. He holds membership in the American Legion, Patriot Guard, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Pratt Rifle and Pistol Association, Enlisted Association of the Kansas National Guard and many other community organizations. P. S. Since writing the above I have bathed and dressed myself and am in a perfect condition for burial. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame on 7 November 1993. He retired in 1987. He continued to serve as Brigade Surgeon until September 1968 at which time he was assigned Chief, Department of Clinics MEDDAC, Fort Carson, Colorado. During World War II, Gen. Breidenthal served in the Pacific Theater as an officer of the 1st Cavalry Division and was on the staff of General MacArthurs headquarters. Col. Hughes was the Mayor of Potwin in 1898-99. He received high praise from Secretary Baker and General Pershing. Upon enlistment, the 130th Field Artillery, then later the 1st Battalion, 130th Field Artillery and then the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery. Was elected Police Judge in 1881, for a term of two years. one of the earlier settlers of Douglas County and a member of the territorial council of 1857-1858. He transferred from the 1st Battalion 235th Field Artillery of the 35th Infantry Division on 1 May 1959 as Battalion Surgeon. His first important business venture was as a contractor for the construction of a short line of railroad in his native state, on which he realized a profit of $20,000. Next, he was shipped to Newport News, Virginia and assigned to the USS Gideon Wells, a Liberty Ship and sailed to Excabier, Africa, a Submarine Base. In 1874 he commanded the state troops during the Indian troubles on the Kansas border, resigning his position in 1876. Colonel Laughon, as a young officer, maintained the plans, specifications and supporting documents to control state and city funds for the Adjutant General to build 59 armories throughout Kansas in the 1950s and 1960s. A month later, August 5, 1917, his unit was drafted by the President of the United States to report for active duty in World War I. He returned to the Guard in 1939 and was activated along with the remainder of the 35th Infantry Division in December 1940. He had many associations with the social and business life of his home city, was active in the Columbus Commercial Club, was a prominent Mason, belonging to Prudence Lodge No. His daughter, Alice, in the East at the time, felt embarrassed about it. He served as a member of the Committee on Integrity for Colby Community College for the North Central Accredition. Although only 17 at the time, Davis and a cousin ran away from home to join the fight. He was elected in 1954 as the first president of the National Guard Association of Kansas. Adjutant General-Army and commander of the Kansas Army National Guard. He received his commission on July 15, 1942 and was assigned for further training as an ordnance officer. Leaders from Battalion trough platoon level could count on MSG Anderson for straight answers, honest guidance and helpful observations on all topics related to the Field Artillery problem in a field environment. A native of Indiana, Col. Crawford migrated to Kansas in 1859 and settled in Garnett, Anderson County, and established a law practice. He saw arduous service and participated in many of the fiercest battles of the Western armies, including Thompkins Station, Franklin (1863), Triune, Guys Gap, Shelbyville, War Trace, Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Franklin (1864) and Nashville. One month later, July 5, 1917, he was discharged honorably and commissioned as a second lieutenant in Field Artillery upon the recommendation of Griffith. It also doled out nearly 2,000 Army Commendation Medals and Army Achievement Medals with combat . Allen was active in the free-state movement in early Kansas and served in a variety of positions which included; member of the board of trustees of Lawrence University in 1859, a member of the Emporia Town Company in 1857, which selected the site for the town of Emporia, and the railroad convention of 1860. Operation Spartan Shield builds partner capacity in the Middle East to promote regional self-reliance and increase security. The UAEs long running partnership with the U.S. Armys Task Force Spartan aides in growing security and cooperation in the region. Col. Paul E. Idol graduated from Reserve High School in May 1950 and attended Highland Community College. He became the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, Logistics, Headquarters, Kansas Army National Guard on 1 March 1971. In addition to his National Guard duties, Chief Hayworth was active in the community, supporting various church activities, including responsibilities of Sunday School Teacher and member of the Church School Board. He retired from the military in June of 1991 after 37 years of service. During the years 1895-1896 he took post-graduate work in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York City. He retired on 10 February 1997 with 34 years of service to his state and nation. Ultimately, he finished his career with duty as Assistant Adjutant General, Air, and Commander, Headquarters, Kansas Air National Guard. From 1980-83 he served as Commandant of the Kansas Military Academy, Salina, Kansas. On July 22, 1868, he was married to Minerva Murray, and shortly after came to Williamsburg, Kansas and set up a farm. It clarifies that direct service doesnt include the previous support loophole as well. October 01, 1980 October 17, 1987. His next assignment was as Commanding General, 69th Infantry Brigade from 1980-1983 with promotion to Brigadier General. In September of 1950, his unit was ordered to active duty in Korea and Japan during the Korean War. After Basic Training, he was sent to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, serving first in the 505th Airborne Infantry Regiment and later in the 15th Field Hospital. In 1841, went to Westfield, Chautauqua County, to write as a clerk in the Surrogates office of that county, and commenced the reading of law with his uncle, the Hon. He was appointed Deputy Brigade Commander, 69th Infantry Brigade February 1963, and then assigned as commander and promoted to brigadier general on December 7, 1965. While residing in Clay Center he enlisted in Company H, 4th Infantry, Kansas National Guard. Colonel Robert Baker was born on 8 March 1923. Doctor Huffmans grandmothers ancestors were from England. He had previously received a citation for gallantry in action while serving as a Corporal with Company E, 20th Kansas Volunteer Regiment. Bu August of 1918 Ericssons unit, the 35th Infantry Division was placed in reserve behind the battle-front at St. Mihiel and then near the Meuse-Argonne front. In 1985 he was promoted to colonel as the chief, Selective Service Section, Headquarters, State Area Command, Kansas Army National Guard. During the next six years he attended various schools and served as Platoon Leader and Executive Officer of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry. Putman re-enlisted on Nov. 27, 1974, in his old company, the 169th Engineers, as a maintenance squad leader and was promoted to staff sergeant as a combat construction foreman in 1976. He attended U. S. Air Force Basic Training in San Antonio, Texas followed by the Aircraft Maintenance School in Amarillo., Texas. He was authorized his Overseas ribbon, Both GWOT's as well. In 1963 Eckert began working full time for the Kansas Army National Guard serving as Operations and Training Officer, Executive Officer and Chief of Staff. In 1980 he graduated from Pilot Training and served as a Traditional Guard Pilot until 1986 when he became a Full Time Instructor Pilot. CSM Shaumeyer enlisted in the Kansas Army National Gaurd on 10 October 1952 with Company G and served in the 137th Infantry Regiment until his retirement on 18 June 1983. In 1999 he also became the Insurance Administrator for the association and remains in that role. But, the lieutenant wrote many letters home, telling his parents to keep their younger son home. A veteran of the Mexican Border Campaign, CPT Smith was wounded by a German bayonet while leading his combat infantry command during the hand-to-hand and trench warfare of World War I. They have had four children. He certainly supplied a wealth of material. The Kansas Army National Guard Mobilization and Training Equipment Site at Fort Riley is due in large part to Colonel Searcys knowledge and work in procurement of facilities for Kansas. Kansas 19th Adjutant General He provided countless role modeling for many youths on the court and fields. COL Searcy is well respected nationwide for his professionalism, attention to duty and drive to get things accomplished. He is a great Kansas National Guardsman, Kansan and American. Operation Inherent Resolve ( OIR) is the U.S. military's operational name for the international military intervention against the Islamic State, [96] including both a campaign in Iraq and a campaign in Syria, with a closely-related campaign in Libya. This made Kansas one of the very first states to have an aviation unit and made Captain Billard the Father of Kansas Army and Air National Guard Aviation.. In 1964, COL Fox attended the Army Aviators Course to become Fixed Wing qualified. He was also awarded the Kansas Medal of Excellence, NGAKS and NGAUS Distinguished Service Medals and the Honorable and Ancient Orders of St Barbara and the Col Jim Gamble Award. After three years enlisted service, he attended OCS Class #1 in Topeka and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on 19 July 1957. Since his enlistment came at the wars end, Sergeant Bausch would spend the first 22 years of his military service in the peacetime National Guard. Peter enrolled in Company E, 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. In attempting and performing his mission Lieutenant Bleckley showed the highest possible contempt of personal danger, devotion to duty, couage and valor.. He, with some of his friends, determined on the site of Topeka for their new town which they intended to be a permanent capital of the new state. He continued to serve in that position at Fort Carson, Colorado until ordered to service in the Republic of Vietnam in 1969. When the grenade failed to detonate, he calmly arose from his dangerous position and resolutely continued his determined efforts in treating other Marine casualties.HC2c. In 1854 he attended the Richburg Academy, and afterward that at Friendship, both in Allegany County. In May of 1962 Sergeant Webb volunteered to cross train in the Personnel Section and after 60 days Technical Sergeant Webb was asked to become a Personnel Technician. Smyth also established the first state headquarters public affairs section which became the 105th Public Affairs Detachment. In November 1973, Colonel Steinkruger was appointed as the State Surgeon of the Kansas Army National Guard. Later, this location was engulfed in a crossfire between the Marines and the enemy. Chief Master Sergeant Bernard E. Carbon was born on August 25 1929 in Fort Scott, Kansas. The unit had drill every Monday night for a 2 hour period. Goetz served as first sergeant with the Supply Squadron, Group Headquarters, and the 190th Resource Management Squadron on five separate occasions among those units. In April, 1981, Sommers was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Kansas Army National Guard as the assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 and also served as the Assistant Chief of Staff G-2. %PDF-1.5 % Chief Carbon is involved in many civic organizations, National Guard Related Activities and the Department of Emergency Management of Kansas. Fox was educated in Lansingville and Elmira, New York.
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