He maintained bank accounts, received and disbursed funds for construction and processed final payments. He joined the Kansas Army National Guard, serving in Company B, 174th Military Police Battalion on 1 November 1956. The unit mobilized to Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas and participated with the 35th Division in the Louisiana Maneuvers in 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 130th was sent to California as part of the Western Defense Command and he was reassigned to Battery D, 2nd Battalion 130th Field Artillery as Battery Commander. Then he represented the Illinois Life Insurance Company till it failed during the depression of the 1930s. This unit, the 117th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, is today the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Topeka.Fry was promoted to Brigadier General in February 1960 and assumed the duties of the Assistant Adjutant General (Air). During his 27 years in the Guard, Ballard has been an ambulance platoon leader, company commander and served in several key positions. This is what Army Central is doing in some of the 'most volatile and During Operation Desert Shield in 1990, Goetz was diagnosed with cancer. He reported that any assault was inpracticable and the project was abandoned. He served at Umpire in Chief for the Two Rivers Youth Club and for the youth programs of Sedgwick and Butler counties. %PDF-1.5 % General Gerhardt graduated with an EDD in education and served over 39 years as principal. To further a lawless greed; Those who were in a position to know, say that Doctor Huffman deserved as much credit as any other member of the State Government for the construction of the splendid Memorial Building which adorns the capital city and stands a tribute to those brave soldiers of the Union. He crossed the river into New Jersey and obtained work in a glass factory, afterwards on a farm, and in various capacities. His civilian occupation includes being a high school teacher, , a high school vice principal, and as director for the Northwest Kansas Area Kansas State University Extension. He was promoted to Major General with Federal Recognition effective June 16, 1988. He matriculated at the State University at Bloomington, Ind., but the war coming on caused the student to desert his books for the battlefield, for in August 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company I, 84th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served with this command until the cessation of hostilities. She summoned help from the office, and Mr. Campbell was found to be still alive. Following three terms as president of the association, he retired from the 35th Infantry Division in May of 1957. Due to numerous reports of theft, murder, rape and kidnapping of settlers by Indian warriors, Governor Crawford called for volunteers which resulted in the formation of the 18th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. 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. In addition to Ballard, there are two active duty Army officers. Lt. Col. Carlin Williams commanded 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment with the Kansas National Guard for the deployment. Following the Pentagon Tour, Chief Carbon was reassigned to the Chief of Management Procedures at Andrews air Force Base, Maryland, with the Air National Guard Support Center. In 1961, Idol received his masters degree in School Administration at Emporia State University and transferred to the 137th Infantry Regiment as a liaison officer. Byron P. Ayres became captain of the company. In his conversation, Colonel Hughes used many unique expressions; his vocabulary was extensive. Following World War II, he was very active in the Kansas Army National Guard. Attached to Army Central Command Headquarters (ARCENT), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. She was an exceptional NCO, a proven combat leader, and an avid trainer who found strength and value in every soldier. The Colonel was 33 years old at the time; very alert and keen. The purpose of their operation was to force the Indians into their reservations and to demonstrate that the winter offered no sanctuary for the plains tribes. By Courtesy Story COL Rayl enlisted in the USAR in January 1964 and was commissioned in the United States Army on March 1, 1965. In early 1942, Lentz was sent to Fort Mason, California to activitate the 736th Military Police Battalion for port security at the Port of Embarkation in San Francisco. In addition to farming he also worked laying stone for the basement and interior walls of the first portion of what is now the Kansas State Capitol building. He was employed by the Beech and Boeing Aircraft Companies in Wichita until the activation of the 127th Fighter Squadron in October 1950 during the Korean conflict to activate Alexandria Air Force Base (now England AFB) in Louisiana. In November 1973, Colonel Steinkruger was appointed as the State Surgeon of the Kansas Army National Guard. Upon activation of the Command and Control Headquarters for Kansas Army National Guard in Topeka he was named Commanding Officer and promoted to Colonel. In April 1945 the unit participated in President Roosevelts Funeral Procession in Washington, D.C. On June 18, 1945 the 154th Field Artillery moved back to Fort Bragg, North Carolina then to the Philippine Islands in preparation of the advance to Japan. He was initially assigned as Platoon Leader with Company C, 2nd Battle Group, 137th Infantry. In 1953 Chief Hayworth became a fulltime employee of the 127th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. He saw heavy combat and served until his discharge in August of 1865. 1, Department of Kansas, G.A.R., Topeka, Kansas, page 71, For additional information about COL Noble, please visit his great great grandsons (Dean A. Desalvi) web page at: Dean A. DeSalvi. Because of the popularity of both Billard and facination with flying and the future it might have for the military, Brigadier General Charles I. Martin, The Adjutant General, commissioned young Billard in the Kansas National Guard on 19 February 1916 with the mission of forming the first aviation unit, Company B, Signal Aero Corps. John Roberts was skilled in the manufacture of engines and machinery, having learned this trade in his fathers factory in Ohio. His career culminated as the Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), Headquarters, 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Throughout his career in the 154th and 130th Field Artillery, he was noted for his calm, caring leadership and personal commitment to the Guard. What campaign does Operation Spartan Shield falls under in year 2020? During the following year he occupied the position of chief clerk in the commissary department and in 1860 he bought a farm in Leavenworth county. He was discharged from service on July 31, 1865 and returned to civilian life in rural Topeka, where he began the study of law, but was interrupted by additional service to Kansas in 1867. The deed was committed at Kuhns hotel, No. In the 1920s, his units were activated on several occassions to counter violence associated with strikes. 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. Captain Pliley is buried in the Quindaro Cemetery located at 38th and Parallel, Kansas City, Kansas beside his wife,in lot 370, Section 5. The Allen family all took part in the border troubles, including his father, Asaph, who had his house attacked by bushwackers. His military career began in October 1953 when he enlisted in the Kansas Army National Guard, serving in Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 195th Field Artillery Group in Iola, Kansas. He was reassigned in 1967 as Commander of Headquarters Battery. 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. The following December, he was assigned to the 34th Group USARV in Vietnam with the 58th Transportation Battalion where he served as Aircraft Maintenance and Operations Officer. Veterans Preference and "Wartime" Service | National Archives MSG Anderson served to support the United States Armed Forces; an Active Live Member of the Sabetha VFW Post 7285, the VFW Military Order of Cooties, PupTent #3, Topeka Chapter and Fairview American Legion Post, he was known throughout Northeast Kansas for his work with elementary schools. After the war he returned to Kansas and as a major, joined Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 130th Field Artillery Group in Hutchinson, Kansas. At the age of twenty-one he entered the United States marine service and cruised among the South Sea Islands for three years, settled in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, in 1831, moved to Allegany County, New York, in 1843, served in the 85th New York Infantry from 1861 to 1863, removed to Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1868, was a farmer during his business life, but has now retired from active duty, and is spending the evening of his life in Fort Scott. What campaign does Operation Spartan Shield falls under in 2020? 2. Upon reorganization he was assigned as Platoon Leader and later Commanding Officer of the 132nd Ordnance Company (SD) with promotion to Captain in 1965. They were deployed to Camp Arifjan in support of Operation Spartan Shield. On 19 November, he made history when he became the first African American in the Kansas National Guard to be promoted to Brigadier General of the line and Commander fo the 69th Infantry Brigade. 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division until November 2017. General Sommers is highly active in community affairs; a volunteer licensed Ham Operator, 4-H Group Leader, deacon and elder of the Highland Christian Church, Board member, Hiawatha Community Hospital, Member and Past Master of the Masonic Lodge in Highland, Private Instrument rated pilot who performed agricultural soil conservation services with aerial photography, Sunday school teacher and life member of National Guard Association of the United States and Kansas. General Gerhardts awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Adjutant Generals Award of Excellence, and numerous other federal and state awards. His expertise in the military was recognized when he was chosen to testify before a House Armed Services Subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives, studying Reserve Component field training. Recalled to active duty again in 1949, Col. Dunkley served as a member of the Army General Staff during the Korean Conflict. 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. Civil War Campaign MedalGuilford Dudley was one of the oldest and most wealthy settlers of Shawnee county. General Buntings awards include Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal and numerous other State and National awards. He was appointed as Commanding Officer, Company A, 3rd Battalion 137th Infantry in December 1967. Operation Pacific Eagle Philippines, a dormant CT operation that has not had a new inspector general oversight report since. He served as president of the Board and also as the chairman of the Building and Grounds Committee. He handled several disasters at the scene, specifically the flood in 1951 in Kansas City and the tornado at Udall. And this is reform, O people! He was told that a job he might have had was gone and asked where he had been in the thirty days since the date of the letter. In 1948, Col. Weltmer retired from the military. Date of birth December 5, 1945, Kansas City, Mo. Brig Gen. Elizabeth Hoisington was the first commander of the Womens Army Corps. COL OConnell was born February 16, 1911, at Cimmaron. And this by the wooden pegs Several times he fell for temperance grace, but reformed each time and finally returned to the Christian ministry. He received his military and MOS training under the guidance and supervision of MSG Swiggett, the HHB Communications Chief. In 1880 he went to Kansas, settling at Manhattan as pastor of the Christian church there. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame 5 November, 1994. Dad died a few years after my brother was killed, and I think Erwins death had something to do with it. He also did post graduate work at Harvard University, Boston, MA in the Graduate Business School in 1961. He was admitted to the bar in Iowa, but he had never practiced law. He also received the Kansas National Guard Association Distinguished Service Medal. Notwithstanding his faults, he was a man of good impulses, and on that account his sins were overlooked by his friends, who frequently helped him to places of profit. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame, 7 November 1999. More than 3,500 soldiers with the 155th ABCT, which included elements of both the Mississippi and Kansas National Guard, deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield in U.S. Central Command from July 2018 to March 2019. He later served in France and Belgium. Brigadier General Leo P. Tritsch has been a leader in the military, the nation, his community and his family. He has conducted music groups performing in 14 states and six foreign nations, appearing before the president, vice-president, six governors and three foreign heads of state. The next year, Lentz was sent to Fort Sam Houston, Texas to activitateand command the 508th Military Police Battalion and deployed with them to England in December of 1943. In this position SMSgt Webb was selected to attend the Air National Guard Academy of Military Science (AMS) and completed the six-week course leading to his commissioning as a Captain in the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard on 15 February 1973. They have raised three boys: Sam, Charlie, and Randy. Between them they have five children, one Daughter-in-Law, three Sons-in-Law and five Grandchildren. Goetz strengthened senior NCO leadership by initiating the First Sergeants Council at the 184th Fighter Group, Wichita, and co-organized the council at the 190th Air Refueling Group, Topeka. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame, 2 November 2003. Goetz was United Way coordinator for the Postal Service for five years and assisted the Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon in Wichita for ten years. His knowledge of machinery was a major factor in his success in his business life, as a manufacturer. He is a Charter Member of the Albany Historical Society in Sabetha and Active in the Development of Local Historical Displays and Events. He played an important role as a section sergeant to help build unit personnel strength. Twice wounded in action, he received the Purple Heart Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. On December 23, 1940, he was inducted into federal service as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 35th Division when it was mobilized for World War II. In 1999 he also became the Insurance Administrator for the association and remains in that role. After release from active duty, he was commissioned a Captain in the Kansas Army National Guard and assigned on 1 March 1949 as S4, 3rd Battalion, 137th Infantry, 35th Infantry Division. Once in the National Guard unit, he had a personal agenda to assure each one was fully trained and dedicated to reach their maximum potential. COL Weller was born July 21, 1909 in Hardtner, Kansas. Fox died on March 6, 1938 and is buried in Sunset Park Cemetary (block 1, lot 150) in Manhattan, Kansas. He was promoted to Brigadier General on 25 august 1984 continuing as the Deputy Commander, State Area Command until September 1986. He is also a major contributor of time and money in the construction of the Hutchinson Cosmosphere, a world class restoration and display site for space artifacts and is rated the number one tourist attraction in Kansas. He served the 1-635th Armor as S-3, Executive officer and Battalion Commander and Chemical Officer of the 69th Infantry Brigade. He was later assigned as Assistant G-1 (Personnel) then as the State Maintenance Officer and Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics. Hart married Wilma Gantz in 1947 and raised three children, Sarah, Shelli and Stanley. He would also be assigned numerous additional duties while on staff at the State Headquarters. Her military awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (5th Award), the Army Commendation Medal (5th Award), the Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award), the Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (4th Award), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2nd Award) the NCO Proficiency Development Ribbon (with Numeral 4 Device), the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, the Kansas National Guard Meritorious Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Kansas National Guard State Emergency Duty Service Ribbon, and the Kansas National Guard Service Medal (Class III). CSM Elliott was again ordered to active duty with the mobilized 69th Infantry Brigade on 13 May 1968 as a result of the Pueblo Crisis and conflict in Vietnam. He was next mustered into Federal Service for World War I duty in August of 1917. General Tritsch exemplified the role of the citizen-soldier. Throughout his career, George made a reputation for outstanding supply and administrative discipline. He was activated for the Mexican Border incident in 1916 and World War I. Hoisington was promoted to colonel in 1895 and held that rank for over 25 years, until his retirement in 1921. He also handled disasters and disorders at the scene, i.e., the flood of 1951, the Tornado at Meriden and the Riots of 1968 in Kansas City. The Colonel was an inveterate cigarette smoker. The NCO school was chartered to begin by requiring all senior NCOs in the state to attend the school before they could send their junior NCOs. Howard Sanford Searle was born October 24, 1891 at Edgar, Nebraska and raised in Kansas. He is a great Kansas National Guardsman, Kansan and American. He is very well known in the community as well as several veterans organization in which he is an active member. His release was secured by influential friends and a ticket given him for Chicago. His first assignment as an officer was the liaison officer with the 154th Field Artillery. He was a member of the Kansas Military Board from 1921 until his death June 13, 1951. While Adjutant General, Rueger brought expansion to facilities, new programs and modern equipment to the Kansas National Guard. Becoming over-age-in-grade for combat branches in 1941, he was detailed as Base Quartermaster, Merced (California) Army Air Base. W. S. Campbell and George W. Campbell were his brothers. I was deployed to Jordan. His excellent leadership in organizing a camp that contained up to 6,000 prisoners earned him the Army Commendation Ribbon. When Groover Cleveland was elected President, he was dismissed, but later was re-appointed to the same position under President William McKinley. He also organized and was president of the Newton Hotel Company which financed and erected Hotel Ripley in Newton. On the military side, he attended the Field Artillery Advanced Course, 1944, Command and General Staff College, 1959 and the Senior Field Artillery Officer Course in 1961. He has led a life of more that ordinary activity, and his well-earned reputation will descend as a rich legacy and heritage to his children. In Los Angeles, Cal., I tried to commit suicide but did not take enough of the drug. His military education includes Artillery Officer Basic, Ordnance Officer Basic and Advance Courses, Infantry Officer Basic and Advance Courses, Armor Officer Associate Course, Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. Retired Command Sgt. His leadership extended to the civilian sector as well. Soon after, he came back to his old position as chief clerk to Meade. His military career began when he enlisted in the Kansas Air National Guard on 20 May 1957. A fellow soldier who had campaigned across the Plains of Kansas with Pliley, later wrote, Mr. He built 155 miles of track between Arkansas City and Purcell. You usually dont see that many days continuous in the field, Vantress said. He returned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field artillery and in April 1970 was transferred to Headquarters, 69th Infantry Brigade. As a businessman in Newton, Hoisington was secretary and general manager of the Railroad Building, Loan and Savings Association of Newton for 20 years. He continued to serve on the Adjutant Generals Staff until his retirement in March 1995 with almost 50 years from the time he entered service in 1945 with over 41 years credible service to his state and nation. USD(P&R) memorandum, Operation NEW DAWN - Revised Campaign, Expeditionary, and Service Medal Policy, September 1, 2010, authorized award of the GWOT-E Medal for OND. Fox was educated in Lansingville and Elmira, New York. In the spring of 1868 he was appointed steward and quartermaster of the Soldiers Home at Knightstown, which position he occupied until the fall of 1869, when he resign and removed to Leavenworth, Kan. For a year he was engaged as a bookkeeper and then opened a large furniture and carpet business in Atchison. During the period from November 1, 1966 to December 31, 1979, he served as a Guided Missile Special Weapons Officer, Ammunition Supply Officer, Ammunition Officer, Materiel Officer, Executive Officer and Battalion Commander. He received a BBA Degree from Washburn University in 1949 and a Juris Doctorate Degree from the Washburn University School of Law in 1951. I bid all my friends a tender and loving good-by. Colonel Ericsson, Emporia, served the state and the country for 36 years as a member of the Kansas Army National Guard and as a citizen. This page was last edited on 15 April 2023, at 08:01. Operation Spartan Shield | Museum of the Kansas National Guard The Generals awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, European-African Middle Eastern Campaign medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army Occupation Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster, Presidential Unit Citation, Distinguished Unit Badge, French Fourragere, Kansas National Guard Service Medal with 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster, Kansas Emergency Duty Service Ribbon, Kansas National Guard Distinguished Service Medal and the National Guard Association of Kansas Distinguished Service medal. General Charles I. Martin, born on January 25, 1871 in Ogle County, Illinois, moved to Kansas as a youth and resided on a farm in Allen County. Ballard said he plans on using the same philosophy he learned as a Corpsman, Preserving the force as far forward as possible which means taking the training closer to the units rather than having unit personnel come to a central training site. He again excelled in his duties and progressed rapidly, being promoted to Colonel in September of 1954, as Commander of the 496th Ordnance Group. In 1909, Martin, then a practicing lawyer in Fort Scott, was selected to be Adjutant General of Kansas, with the rank of brigadier general. In December 1950, Gardner transferred toAir Base Flight E, Air Section, State Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment. He was again activated for active duty during the Vietnam Conflict with his unit, a portion of the 69th Infantry Brigade with duty in Fort Carson, Colorado. After a short break in service, he joined the United States Navy during the Korean Crisis on 31 October 1950, serving as a Hydraulics and Structural Mechanic on the U.S.S Randolph in the Mediterranean Sea Being discharged on 10 August 1954. . 430 Featured Videos U.S. Army engineers conduct medical. CW4 Cornelius Vandermotten was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 16 June 1933. In 1940, as Chief Master Sergeant, he was in charge of Motors and Supply Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 161st Field Artillery. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 18 November 1968 and transferred to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin as Post Surgeon. Kansas 4th Adjutant General General Rueger was mobilized in 1968 for duty in Vietnam and served as Commander of the 377th Light Maintenance Company near Cam Ron Bay. He remained in Oklahoma for two years and took a prominent stand in the affairs of that remarkable territory. He served overseas in the Pacific Theater with the 78th Engineer Combat Battalion 1944-1945. Col. OToole was mobilized to serve during the Desert Shield/Desert Storm War and the Kosovo Campaign being one of the first Air Refueling Crews in support of both Kosovo and the War with Iraq. During the years he was secretary of the State Poultry Association, he raised many chickens. Major General Jack Strukel Jr. began his military service by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in 1953. He served there until called on active duty for the Korean conflict in 1950. He is buried in Lawrences Oak Lawn Cemetery Section 8 Lot 291. Born March 10, 1839, in Brownville, Pennsylvania, Col. Martin began his military career at the early age of 21 when he was called to duty during the War Between the States in 1860. That action is described in the Burlington Daily Republican on February 21, 1923. A.H. Reeder escaped from Kansas with Lyman Allens help in early May of 1856. Upon returning from active duty, General Sommers was again assigned to Headquarters Battery, 154th Field Artillery Battalion serving as Forward Observer, Radar Officer, and assigned as Battery Commander, Headquarters Battery , 2nd Battalion 130th Field Artillery (formerly the 154th Field Artillery Battalion) In may 1959 as a Captain. He served in the G-4 (logistics), G-3 (training and operations), and G-1 sections at 35th Infantry Division headquarters and was the S-3 at the 137th Infantry Regiment before becoming executive officer of the 2nd Battle Group, 137th Infantry Regiment in 1959. Returning to Kansas, he was a member of the United States Army Reserve. He refused it, saying that the U.S. Government had paid him during this time. The mother of Charles was Elizabeth Quay, a descendant of Lord Bond of Ireland. His decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two Hourglass Devices, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, NCO professional Development Ribbon, Armed Services Ribbon, the Kansas National guard Service Medal with three Sunflower Devices, the Kansas Emergency service Ribbon and the Expert Rifle Marksman Badge.
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