Tag: 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery (1-487FA)

From the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawaii Army National Guard Photograph Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, hold a deployment ceremony at the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Readiness Center in Kalaeloa, Hawaii on…

On May 4, 2014, the Hawaii Army National Guard honored Colonel Francis A.I. “Miki” Bowers, Jr. by renaming their Wahiawa armory in his honor. Hawaii Army National Guard photograph by SSG Ryan Sheldon This group photograph of past commanders and command…

HIARNG Photograph by SGT Tinisha Mellein-Fortson Colonel Loren D. Penney is pinned to his current rank during a promotion ceremony held on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, December 23, 2018. Multinational Battle Group-East (MNBG–E) Commander Colonel Roy Macaraeg hosted the ceremony. Penney is currently deployed overseas to…

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Special thanks to Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph.  Today is the 35th Annual Great Aloha Run. The GAR began in 1984 and the 1-487th Field Artillery has provided the starting cannon. Thanks to Keith…

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph This photograph shows (L-R) then-CPT Anson Kimura, then-1LT Mark Inouye, then-LTC James Carpenter, Commander of the 1st Battalion - 487th Field Artillery (1-487FA), and then-BG Eugene Imai, Assistant Adjutant General, Army/Deputy Commander, State Area Command.…

Special Thanks to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. Robert Inouye photograph I took this picture during our 1998(?) Annual Training in Pōhakuloa Training Area. We were training up for 29th Separate Infantry Brigade’s…

From the Spring 1970 issue of Hawaii Guardsman Redlegs Receive Awards. Eighty-six members of the Battalion were honored with a variety of awards as a Battalion Ceremony held in the Fort Ruger Armory of the 487th Artillery. The Army Commendation Medal…

Richard Siruno, a Sergeant and former member of the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017.   He is survived by his wife Cathy and daughter Crystal. Service to be held on Friday, April 28,…

Mert Agena forwarded this photograph to Retiree News. Standing (L-R): Guy Watanabe, Michael Wong, Robert Kaneshiro, Baldwin AuFront (L-R): Clarence Mert Agena, Warren Yamamoto, John Hao More on the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery