Month: February 2025

1940 7th-27th July State (Territorial) Staff and Detachment: The State (Territorial) Staff and Detachment, consisting of 6 officers and 18 enlisted men, held twenty-one days of field training from July 7 to 27, 1940, inclusive, at the Honolulu Armory. The…

Co. B, 1109th TASMG Company B, 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group The lineage of 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (1109th TASMG) traces back to May 1775, originally organized in Norwich, Conn., as the Norwich Light Infantry, that was…

1930 9th-23rd August (Picture from 1930-1931 Annual Report) The annual encampment for the fiscal year 1930 were held at the places indicated below: Schofield Barracks, Oahu, August 9, 1930 to August 23, 1930 both dates inclusive: Paukukalo, Maui, September 13,…

1920 September The first camp of instruction held after the War was during September, 1920, when 22 officers and 319 men went into the camp that the National Guard of Hawaii had established at Schofield Barracks while on active duty…

1910 The following year no regular encampment took place, but a Camp of Instruction for Infantry Officers was conducted at Fort Shafter by the regular army. The purpose of this camp was to give the National Guard officers experience in…

1900 The following two years similar camps were established and the new volunteer companies on Hawaii and Maui went on practice marches. – History of the Hawaii National Guard pp. 59-60 1901 The following two years similar camps were established and the…

1894 “COME HOME WITH ME FATHER”Early day photographs of Hawaii’s military clowning in uniform are practically non-existent. In this rare picture, Corporal Paul Smith (Right) of the national guard is seen playfully shaking his clenched right fist at a thirsty…

The Hawaii National Guard received $247,000 from the Federal Government to support County, State and Federal law enforcement agencies in local drug eradication and interdiction efforts. The program is controlled by the State and involves the use of Guard equipment…

Family Support Groups On January 27, 1988, the State Adjutant General (TAG) authorized and encouraged the formation of Family Support Groups throughout the Hawaii National Guard. The text of his instruction to the general officer heads of the Army and…

Brigadier General Thomas S. Ito assumed duties as the Assistant Division Commander, 29th Infantry Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, in 1976. On a full-time basis, he was the Deputy Adjutant General, Department of Defense, State of Hawaii. Ito was commissioned…

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS EDUCATIONAL DEGREES Chaminade University of Honolulu - BA - Business Administration United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED Advanced Joint Professional Military Education (AJPME) Army Senior Leader Development Program-Basic…

Command Sergeant Major William L. Duncan, Jr. was born on 16 September 1927 and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He entered the army in august 1946.  Upon completion of service with the army, CSM Duncan enlisted in the Hawaii Army National…