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1940’s

1942 Sinking of the Royal T. Frank

Posted on Mar 7, 2025 in 1940's, HING History

1941 Capture of the First Japanese POW of World War II

Posted on Feb 25, 2025 in 1940's, HING History

75 YEARS OF HISTORY by SGT Ronald Fellows December 7. 1941, found the Hawaii Guardsmen serving up defenses along the coast of Windward Oahu. and it was here that the ...
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1940’s Annual Training – Summer Camp – Annual Encampments

Posted on Feb 20, 2025 in 1940's, HING History

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 ...
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Five Decades of Service Excellence Hawaii Air National Guard Golden Anniversary 1946-1996 Photographs

Posted on Jan 9, 2025 in 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, HING History

SOME OF THE FIRST HANGmen AT BELLOWS FIELD, 23 November 1946. Seated: 1st Lt George R. Duncan, 1st Lt Walter F. Judd, 1st Lt John L. Perry, unknown, 1st Lt David L. Withington, 1st Lt Russell L. Smith, Capt Charles C. Royce, Capt Walter J. Kirschke, 1st Lt Alfred D. Shaheen, 1st Lt Edward L. Stuart, Capt William D. Weichert, 1st Lt Robert M. Barry, Capt John M. Becker, unknown, Lt Alexander R. Anderson, Maj Leonard S. Marshall (SAI). Kneeling: SSG Donald I. Carpenter, ? M. S. Padeken, SSG Richard S. O. Lee, Sgt Earl T. Padeken, unknown carpenter, unknown carpenter, Pvt Richard L. Wong, SSG Harold J. Martinez, unknown, TSG Winton O. Sanson, SSG Oscar H. Weiss, Cpl Will K. Brown, unknown. Standing: Capt Valentine A. Siefermann, MSG Merlin J. Davidson, SSG Edward R. Watson, SSG Ernest B. Holmwood, Cpl Charles L. Flanery,? Donald Hopkins, Pvt Simeon Domingo, Cpl Lemuel A. Jones, Pvt Richard M. Uchida, SSG Herbert Ing, TSG Robert A. Kemp, unknown, unknown, Pvt Irving R. Apana, Sgt Frederick H. Rittmeister, SSG Colburn S. Thrum, SSG Joseph L. Barnett, ? W. C. Hill, SSG Clydesdale L. LaPointe, SSG Sigund B. Jensen, unknown guard, Maj William F. Nolan (Comdr).

1946 Formation of the Hawaii Air National Guard

Posted on Jan 2, 2025 in 1940's, HING History

The Hawaii National Guard was re-established following the end of World War II by Governor Ingram M. Stainback’s Executive Order of 3 August 1946. The Governor formally accepted National Guard ...
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Units of the 298th Infantry Enroute to Schofield Barracks for Active Federal Service.

1940-1941 Federal Service

Posted on Jan 2, 2025 in 1940's, HING History

During the early part of August, it was rumored that all National Guard units would be ordered into federal service for a twelve months’ period of active duty. By the ...
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