Month: January 2025

Brigadier General Aiona entered the US Army in August 1944 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers in December 1945 upon graduation from Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. General Aiona joined the Hawaii…

Hana, Maui-born, Wilhelm A. Andersen, joined the National Guard of Hawaii prior to World War I. After graduating from Officers' Training Camp held at Schofield Barracks in Nov. 26, 1917, the newly commissioned first lieutenant was assigned to the 2nd…

Brigadier General Dwight M. Kealoha was appointed by Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano as the commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) on February 1, 1996. As HIANG commander, he is responsible for overseeing the training and readiness of the…

General Maguire was born on 5 December, 1924 in Los Angeles, California He grew up and attended schools in Glendale, California, where he graduated from Glendale High School in June 1942. General Maguire enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps…

Brigadier General Allen M. Mizumoto is the Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard. He is responsible for providing command and control over 22 units located on four islands in the State of Hawaii. The Hawaii ANG has an authorized…

Brigadier General Myles M. Nakatsu was appointed the deputy adjutant general on September 15, 1988. Subsequent to his appointment, he served as the executive support officer to the adjutant general for nine years. He was promoted to brigadier general (Hawaii)…

Colonel David M. Rodrigues is the commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG). He is responsible for providing command and control over 23 units located on four islands in the State of Hawaii. The HIANG has an authorized strength…

Frederick August Schaefer, III, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on 3 January 1921. He graduated from Cornell University in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture. He was also commissioned a second lieutenant, United States Army Reserve, upon…

Brigadier General Haruo Shigezawa is the deputy commander, State Area Command, Hawaii Army National Guard, in Honolulu. He is responsible for assisting the adjutant general in the training, deployment and coordination of programs, policies and plans affecting more than 4,500…

Brigadier General Kenji (Ken) Sumida is chief of staff for the Hawaii Air National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii. He is responsible for directing and coordinating the state headquarters staff which provides policy guidance and supervision for the two groups and a…

Brigadier General Bernard M. Watson was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1966 through the ROTC program at the Montana State University as an engineer officer. After three years and two months of active duty service with the U.S. Army in…

Brigadier General Edward M. Yoshimasu, who fought with the famous 100th Battalion in Italy and France during World War II, retired 31 August 1976 after 37 years with the military service. General Yoshimasu was with the U. S. Treasury Department…