Happy 375th Birthday to the National Guard
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:46 am
Happy 375th Birthday to the National Guard! "Always Ready, Always there". Thank you Citizen Soldiers for your service!
"The military organization we know today as the National Guard came into existence with a direct declaration on December 13, 1636. On this date, the Massachusetts General Court in Salem, for the first time in the history of the North American continent, established that all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60 were required to join the militia." The North, South, and East Regiments were established with this order. The decree excluded ministers and judges. Simply stated, citizen-soldiers who mustered for military training could be and would be called upon to fight when needed.
Men of the 26yd position an anti-tank gun on the front.
http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2011/12 ... -Born.aspx
List of National Guard Divisions that fought in WWII
Division Theater
26th Infantry division European
27th Infantry division Pacific
28th Infantry division European
29th Infantry division European
30th Infantry division European
31st Infantry division Pacific
32nd Infantry division Pacific
33rd Infantry division Pacific
34th Infantry division Mediterranean
35th Infantry division European
36th Infantry division Mediterranean & European
37th Infantry division Pacific
38th Infantry division Pacific
40th Infantry division Pacific
41st Infantry division Pacific
42nd Infantry division European
44th Infantry division European
45th Infantry division Mediterranean & European
"The military organization we know today as the National Guard came into existence with a direct declaration on December 13, 1636. On this date, the Massachusetts General Court in Salem, for the first time in the history of the North American continent, established that all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60 were required to join the militia." The North, South, and East Regiments were established with this order. The decree excluded ministers and judges. Simply stated, citizen-soldiers who mustered for military training could be and would be called upon to fight when needed.
Men of the 26yd position an anti-tank gun on the front.
http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2011/12 ... -Born.aspx
List of National Guard Divisions that fought in WWII
Division Theater
26th Infantry division European
27th Infantry division Pacific
28th Infantry division European
29th Infantry division European
30th Infantry division European
31st Infantry division Pacific
32nd Infantry division Pacific
33rd Infantry division Pacific
34th Infantry division Mediterranean
35th Infantry division European
36th Infantry division Mediterranean & European
37th Infantry division Pacific
38th Infantry division Pacific
40th Infantry division Pacific
41st Infantry division Pacific
42nd Infantry division European
44th Infantry division European
45th Infantry division Mediterranean & European