Although being shot twice during the Battle of Prairie Dog Creek, he continued fighting and rallying troops, and later, made an incredibly brave dash, by himself, in the face of several hundred Indians for help. In 1865, he was commissioned as assistant quartermaster in the United States Army, but was never mustered into the service, preferring to return to his home in Rush County, Ind. One of his most significant achievements was organizing the Kansas National Guard Enlisted Association and serving as the first acting president. He attended every State Conference since the association began in 1970. In February 1999 he was appointed Commander of the Kansas Army National Guard. He also did post graduate work at Harvard University, Boston, MA in the Graduate Business School in 1961. The railroad was then building toward Colorado in western Kansas. He came to Kansas on March 24, 1855, Children: Anna, Mary Jane, Jennie, Jessie (died at 7 months), Katie (died at 10 months). This range is a valuable training area for Guard, Reserve, and Active Air Force crews as well as Army National Guard units. Colonel SteinKrugers awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Kansas National Guard Service Medal. They also have nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He just glowed when people made a fuss over him. Dudley ranked foremost among the progressive agriculturist of the county. Colonel James E. Fox was born on 15 July 1934 in Hamilton, Ohio. CSM Elliott was awarded the Legion of Merit upon his retirement. The family was amused but the Colonel was crushed. The expected outcome from this exercise [Iron Union] is to increase our tactical proficiency together, to learn tactics, techniques, and procedures from both organizations, said Lt. Col. Bryan Bonnema, battalion commander for 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. He was assigned Assistant Division Commander, 35th Infantry Division. While on active duty, he completed his basic Field Artillery courses. He also received the Kansas National Guard Association Distinguished Service Medal. In 1980 he was asked by the schools leadership to examine and evaluate a proposed course that would affect all potential NCOs. From 1885 until 1889 he was adjutant general by appointment of Governor Martin. During the Civil War, Judge Hughes property was occupied first by the troops of one side and then by the troops of the other. His assignments in the 137th Infantry Regiment included First Sergeant in the Headquarters Company. He has received numerous Honors and Awards from Kansas State University, and from Iowa State University. 100, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, at Columbus; Columbus Chapter No. Next to God I worship my wife and boy and will soon be with them and with my father and mother, who are there waiting my coming. He was asked on numerous occasions by the NGB to assist with various projects because of his knowledge and skills in the personnel area. He was a delegate to the National Convention at Philadelphia in 1872, and was a member of the committee on resolutions. Ballard has been a member of the Kansas Army National Guard since 1970. Col. OToole retired from the Kansas Army National Guard in 1979 as the state aviation officer. His service in the military organizations included the presidency of the Henry Leavenworth Chapter of the Association of the United States Army, membership on the Kansas Military Board, the National Guard Association of Kansas, the 35th Division Association, the Sons of the American Revolution and the United Service Organizations, Inc. Gen. Breidenthal was an outstanding community worker serving on a multitude of civic organizations. The Colonel was a born farmer, too, but he never lived on one. The killing of his son, aged nine, by a street car in Topeka caused him intense grief, and soon after his retirement from the position of G.A.R. He served with the 127th FA until his separation to USAR control group in 1978 with more than 22 years of service. Howard spoke of Manhattan, Kansas, west of the Kaw Valley, on route of the Pacific railroad under construction, and the site of Kansas State Agricultural College (later renamed Kansas State University), as a promising location for a bookstore. During this period, Hank Bausch served the state in various elements of the 137th Infantry Regiment and served in every enlisted rank from private to first sergeant. In World War II, 1942-46, he was in charge of training aids and the School Library, Field Artillery School at Fort Sill. Col. OConnell returned to the Kansas National Guard in January 1953, was transferred to the Inactive Reserve in August 1953, and retired as a colonel on February 16, 1971. General Tritsch retired from military service in September 1983. He was promoted to Major General in March 1981. He had several other assignments in Headquarters and Headquarters Battery including; First Cook, Mess Steward, Chief Fire Direction Computer, Operations Sergeant, Personnel Staff NCO, Supply Sergeant, First Sergeant, Battalion Personnel Services NCO, Battalion Operations NCO and finally as the Sergeant Major of the Battalion. B. Campbell was one of the leading Republicans of Kansas and adjutant general of the state. Im proud to be here and to be in the National Guard. The crowd responded with tremendous applause. He was raised southwest of Dodge City in Copeland, Kansas, and moved with his family to Grand Junction, Colorado where he graduated high school and joined the Colorado National Guard in January 1960. Member of the 35th Infantry Division Association, American Legion Post #1, Past President of the American Society of Industrial Security, Member of Crime Research of Topeka, The Topeka Chamber of Commerce and Fundraising Chairman of the Childrens Crime Victim Fund. Leaders from Battalion trough platoon level could count on MSG Anderson for straight answers, honest guidance and helpful observations on all topics related to the Field Artillery problem in a field environment. He was also awarded the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara from the U. S. Army Field Artillery Association and the Bronze Order of the De Fleury Medal from the Engineers. His military service began with his joining Battery C, 130Th Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard on 2 February 1949. He served as personnel officer and then Deputy Chief of Staff of the VII Corps during World War II. He served in this position until March 22, 1862. In the spring of 1968, he was attending the Kansas National Guard Officer Candidate School when his unit was mobilized for federal duty. On 13 May 1968, then Major Steinkruger was mobilized with the 69th Infantry Brigade for the Pueblo Crisis. In 1980 he graduated from Pilot Training and served as a Traditional Guard Pilot until 1986 when he became a Full Time Instructor Pilot. Major General Ralph T. Tice was born on February 23, 1924 in Topeka. Major General Jack Strukel Jr. began his military service by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in 1953. Mitchell was riding at the head of his regiment into the thickest of the fight when he was shot and fell. In December of that year he qualified as an officailly licenced pilot with certificate No. After this success, the battalion was sent to Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi, Fort Benning, Georgia and then to Frot Bragg, North Carolina. He was ordered to active duty for World War II with his New Jersey Guard Unit on 16 September 1940. General Ryan and his wife, Marcia, live in Clifton, Kansas where she is a 6th grade Teacher. He received his commission as second lieutenant when he was a sophomore, having already passed through the grades as private, corporal, sergeant and second sergeant. Whittaker qualified as County Clerk by giving bond and taking the necessary oath of office, but was only that that position a few weeks when the Civil War came. It is pretty much covered by the GWOT-E. Colonel Boyd retired in 1963 after more than 30 years of military service. He studied shorthand and became a court reporter, doing his first work in the courts of Independence, Kansas, where he moved in 1872. Gen. Lyon , a beloved patriot, saw the colonel fall and shouted to the regiment that he would command them and with a major general for their leader the regiment kept on, but brave General Lyon had gone but a few paces when he received his death wound and fell expiring into the arms of a soldier. The Topeka newspaper in 1920, in writing about Maj. Faustino, stated, Faustino J. Domingo, a Philippino by birth and a 100 percent American in action. Maj. Domingo died on January 4, 1961. But I found no comfort there. He considers his most personal special achievement in getting the name of SGT Henry Jackson, A troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry added to the Viet Nam Wall on Memorial Day in 1999. He is Mason and a Knight Templar, having held the position of captain-general of Hugh de Payne Commandery, of Fort Scott. In October 1986, COL Fox was assigned as Chief of Staff of the Kansas Army National Guard and served in this position until his retirement on 15 July 1989. Taken from the Bulletin of The Shawnee County Historical Society, Number 17, December, 1952. As a member of the 1st Battalion, 137th Infantry, COL Baker rose to the rank of Major, serving as the Battalion S-3. His grandfather, Solomon Huffman, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1800, and was one of the early settlers in the old French Town of Vincennes, Indiana. Asaph Allen Jr., served as a captain in the 9th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. On May, 1974, he became the personnnel superintendent of Headquarters, Kansas Air National Guard, until his retirement in May 1988 as a full-time employee and a Guardsman. He was truly a great National guardsman, Kansas and American. He enlisted in 1929 as a private in the 60th Field Artillery Brigade, serving with that unit until 1940 when he was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was activated with Company E, 137th Infantry Regiment of the Kansas Guard on December 23, 1940, and participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers. In 1973, he became the outstanding airman for the state of Kansas for his enlisted service. During his career he recognized the need for standard training and promotion of the best qualified personnel. In October 1956, he received a direct commission as Second Lieutenant with assignment as Assistant Executive Officer of Battery C, 154th Field Artillery which was redesignated Battery B, 2nd Battalion 130th Field Artillery in April 1959. In fact, no liquor licenses were granted while he was mayor. Around March 8, 1902, his daughter became very sick and he insisted on caring for her and staying by her bedside. I will be with her before another day goes by, and I died with pleasure. He served in this capacity until being appointed as The Adjutant General of Kansas in October 1980. endstream endobj startxref A native of Kansas, he began his military career by enlisting as a Private in the Kansas Army National Guard on 1 August 1939 and was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment as a Finance Clerk. As a private his military duty consisted of caring for the units horses, which pulled the gun carriages for the units French 75mm Guns. When she died I wanted to die also. He continued to serve in that position at Fort Carson, Colorado until ordered to service in the Republic of Vietnam in 1969. Ralph served for over ten years in this capacity and retired again in 2011. He was enlisted in Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 60th Field Artillery Brigade by another Hall of Famer, Howard S. Searle, in 1923. Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars) Global War on Terrorism . He served on the museum Board from its inception in 1986. Detachment 5 is the most cost-efficient organization Ive ever seen in the Army, said Ballard. Lt. Col. Weller returned to the states and was seperated from active service on January 31, 1946. Written by William MacFerran, Jr. Poem Cashiered Written by Supporters of Hughes during his trial. Contrary to modern movie makers, the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Regiment was the first African American unit to engage the Confederates in the American Civil War. The watch was the first and only one Bliss had. His military began when he enlisted in the 127th Fighter Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard on 26 August 1947. Mitchell was a born commander, and had considerable acquaintance among military men of the state, having twice been commissioned inspector general of the territorial militia by Governor Medary and reappointed by Governor Robinson when the state was admitted. He also fought for better trained leaders and teachers that would remain even after the State Administration changed. 0 Gen. Sturgis succeeded him in command of the army, but the controlling spirit was missing and the great victory about to be achieved was abandoned and the army retreated to Springfield. In August, 1983, Chief Carbon was selected to serve as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director, Air National Guard, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., being the third person to serve in this, the Highest Enlisted Position in the Air National Guard. The long, continuous career of his bank is remarkable when one considers the many trying time through which it was forced to pass in the early days of Kansas and is evidence of his wise and cautious management. Soon after coming to Topeka he became a member of the Topeka Republican Flambeau Club. Recently, he served as the president of the Brown County Chapter of Quail Forever, which provides youth hunting education, clay shooting and fishing derby opportunities. He currently serves as a Trustee on the National Guard Association of the United States Insurance Trust, member of the National Guard Executive Directors Association Payroll Deduction Coordinating Board and Treasurer of the Museum of the Kansas National Guard. For his service during World War II, Gen. Breidenthal was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the Philippine Presidential Citation Medal, Victory Medal, American Theater Service Medal and other awards. He was a Scout Leader and established an Air Explorer Post at Bethany Lutheran Church in Wichita. Maj. Dale L. Putman was born Oct. 14, 1945, in Junction City, Kansas, and graduated from White City High School in 1964. Pliley was one of the most effective scouts and one of the best cavalry officers of the day, but he is very modest, and never would push himself forward or toot his own horn. PDF Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary (Gwot-e) Medal Approved Areas of After a year of training, his unit was sent to California to defend the West Coast. In succeeding years he served as commander of the 105th Public Information Detachment, the 174th Supply and Service Battalion, and the Troop Command brigade. Another Topekan, Albin K. Longren, started building aeroplanes in Topeka about the time Billard turned 21. He is truly a great Army National Guardsman, Kansan and American. He was promoted to first lieutenant in July 1960 and served with the 135th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion and then the 235th Field Artillery Battalion at Hays, Kan. H. Wark as a token of esteem from the members of Co. B, 129th M. G. Bn.. Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) is a USCENTCOM (United States Central Command) operation in the Middle East. This award is still being presented annually in the Wichita area. General Strukel married the former Janet Gayle Holmes of Pittsburg, Kansas on 2 September 1956 and they have three grown children and eight grandchildren. He received the Governors Commendation for Exceptionally Meritorious Service for his efforts. Davis served as Adjutant General of Kansas until February 28, 1895. In September, 1983, he was reassigned to HQ, State Area command as the Operations and Training Officer and then as Deputy Commander in March of 1984. He graduated High School in Hiawatha in 1931, then received an AA Degree from Highland Junior College in 1933. He was appointed Adjutant General on October 1, 1917 as served in that position until January 27, 1919. In 1967, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned Commander, 1st Battalion, 137th Infantry, which was ordered to active duty in 1968 during the Pueblo Crisis. He was appointed as a Captain, Ordnance, in Headquarters, 110th Ordnance Battalion, Kansas Army National Guard in Norton, Kansas on November 1, 1966. Hock. In April 1963, he was assigned as Surgeon of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery. He was instrumental in the reorganization of M Company, 137th Infantry after World War II. The next armored brigade Guard unit slated for mobilization is the 30th ABCT with the North Carolina Army National Guard. Maj Gen Edward R. Fry, the Adjutant General of Kansas from 1973 to 1980, was a veteran of more than 38 years of active and reserve service. He has held numerous other offices in support of the VFW and American Legion. 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. As Chief of Personnel, 184th TFG, Bunting coordinated with the host base to integrate the KSANG sports program into McConnell AFBs recreational services. No complete biography of COL Alexander B. Campbell has been found as of this date. He was responsible for the rapid mobilization of the 184th Tactical Fighter Group during the Pueblo Crisis of 1968. [citation needed] Upon hearing this, COL Allens health quickly deterioriated and after suffering a severe chill, he caught pneumonia. Dad played baseball and my brother used to go out and play catch with him. He also assisted in the reorganization and development of the 130th Field Artillery in the post World War II era. BG Charles S. Huffman was born in Vincennes, Indiana, October 8, 1865. In September, 1864, he resigned this position, recruited Co. G, 203rd Pennsylvania Infantry, and was , on its organization, commissioned captain. Afterward, he was assigned to the War Department as an assistant adjutant general of the U.S. Army, in charge of enlisted personnel. Preserving the heritage and history of the Kansas National Guard. His knowledge of machinery was a major factor in his success in his business life, as a manufacturer. In 1889, he was appointed Adjutant General of the State of Kansas, and held that position for four years. He first served as an Aircraft Mechanic on the F-51 aircraft. His solutions were palatable for line, midlevel and upper management while enhancing readiness. Hamiltons words astutely sum up the message behind the terms interoperability, bilateral, and military-to-military and wont soon take them for granted. He also continues to serve at the Museum and various other boards and committees. He was activated with the unit for World War II in 1940 and participated in the Normandy Landing at Omaha Beach and was in continuous combat in Europe. In 1893 and 1894 he was adjutant general of the Kansas Department of the G.A.R. 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. When the 496th was activated at Fort Riley in 1961 during the Berlin Wall crisis, George ran the administration and supply line during mobilization and served as command sergeant major until the unit deactivated and returned to state service in 1962. Upon his return to Wichita, he was instrumental in the reactivation of the 127th Fighter Squadron, Kansas National Guard, which is known today as the 184th Bomb Wing. He was ultimately honored by the NCOs under his command with the Order of the Sword. Enlisted in Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 130th Field Artillery Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard in September 1917, and served overseas in World War I. Captain Pliley is buried in the Quindaro Cemetery located at 38th and Parallel, Kansas City, Kansas beside his wife,in lot 370, Section 5. Shortly after his enlistment and assignment as Assistant Gunner on a Howitzer Section, his leadership skills and ability to motivate soldiers was recognized and he was promoted ahead of his peers to Gunner then Chief of the Howitzer Section. On 13 May 1968, COL Fox was mobilized with the 69th Infantry Brigade during the Vietnam conflict. Throughout his career, MSG Anderson was looked upon as a key leader, trainer, mentor and recruiter for the command. He was a member of the 127th Field Artillery, 35th Infantry Division, when it was mobilized for federal service on December 23, 1940. Master Sergeant Anderson was born on December 22, 1928 in Clay Center, Kansas. Command Sergeant Major Jana Harrison has the distinction of being the first female Command Sergeant Major in the Kansas Army National Guard. Then he met Luther Benson, the temperance apostle, and was reformed by him. In addition, after her retirement she continues to serve on a training team that prepares Active and Reserve units for their deployments overseas, ensuring that another generation of soldiers is prepared for combat. He served for eight years as a member with five of those years as chairman of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, plus membership on numerous other boards, councils and commissions. He was assigned an overseas tour in Italy and Austria from July 1952 until December of that year.
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