Fry was also very active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and volunteering for the Veterans Hospitals. His community service includes being the initiator of and an ongoing volunteer for the Sedgwick County LAW (Leaders, Achievers, and Winners) Camp, which has served hundreds of At Risk children for the past 20 years. Born at Kansas City, Kansas, on January 18, 1919, Mr. Loftus completed nearly 35 years of service to his State and Nation with his retirement effective September 30, 1977. He recruited Company E, Second Kansas Volunteer Infantry, from Anderson and Franklin Counties for duty with the Union Army. In politics he was first a whig and later a republican, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On 31 July 1972, he assumed the duties as the full-time Operations, Training, and Readiness Specialist with the 3rd Battalion, 137th Infantry Battalion. In January of 1874, he was re-appointed Assistant Adjutant General, and on March 4, 1876, was appointed Adjutant General of Kansas by Governor Thomas A. Osborn. His leadership extended to the civilian sector as well. On his return to California General Campbell was deeply affected by his wifes death, and soon brain fever developed. To do an unlawful deed; At the End of World War II, General DeGraw found himself in Czechoslovakia, having served in five major Battle Campaigns. Retired Col. William Bill Vonderschmidt was born in Falls City, Nebraska, and attended Hiawatha High School, graduating in 1964. When George W. Glick was elected governor, Noble accepted a position in Washington, D.C. as a Special Examiner with the U.S. Pension Bureau. He received numerous citations and commendations for outstanding inspections. Topeka is a poorer city today because Colonel J.W.F. During this time he served additional duties as Tactical officer, Weapons and Map Reading Instructor at the Kansas Military Academy. Colonel Steinkruger has always been an active supporter of military and civic organizations with membership in the National Guard Associations of Kansas and the United States, Retired Officers Association, Kiwanis International, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Rotary Club, Kansas Academy of Family Practices, American Academy of Family Practices and Riley County Medical Society. The 195th Field Artillery Group was re-designated and reorganized on 1 May 1959 as the 195th Engineer Group. Idol graduated from Class 1 of the Kansas National Guard Officers Candidate School in July 1957 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. James A. Goetz grew up in Indiana and joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952. He was re-elected in 1886 to serve a second term. Born in White City, Kansas, he graduated from Morrowville Rural High School. He served in this office until Mar. He had served a total of three years and two months. In addition to his outstanding military career, Brigadier General Mullins was a dedicated public servant, educator, attorney and community leader. During the next six years he attended various schools and served as Platoon Leader and Executive Officer of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry. At the outbreak of World War I, he was asked to organize Company D, 3rd Kansas Infantry in Caney, Kansas. According to the United States Army Institute of Heraldry's website, the medal's mailed fist and dagger represent "strength and courage in the defense of liberty and freedom". In February 1976 the Engineer Battalion was reorganized into the 1-635th Armor. 106th Annual, 35th Infantry Division Association Reunion, Anniversary of the 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion at Omaha Beach, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Kansas. If I go among strangers the story of my insanity soon follows, and I do not care to live such a life when I can in a few hours go to my wife and boy. In 1962, General Rueger graduated from the Kansas Army National Guard Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 250th Ordnance Company. The scorpion being impaled was chosen because, "The scorpion, symbolic for treachery and destruction, is found on most major land masses. The regiment not yet being organized, the company march away to Lawrence with the name Mansfield Blues. COL Robert Lyn Smith retired from the Kansas Army National Guard with more than 39 years of enlisted and commissioned service. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame, 1 November 1998. Are walking blood banks coming to a field hospital near you? His father moved the Noble family to Michigan in 1855, settling in Joseph County. During the Revolution they were assisting their colonial brethren to throw off the British Government. 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 received the Combat Infantrymans Badge and numerous military awards, which include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart (for combat injuries). Colonel Elder also found time to be highly involved in the community with church, civic clubs, professional clubs, military associations, the Kansas Bar Association, the Boy Scouts of America, Masonic Lodge and others. A. As a Guardsman, he participated in several state activations to support flood relief operations and for tornado cleanup operations in May of 1926 in the Hutchinson area. He is a member of the USA Ordnance Center and School and served on the Reserve Components Advisory Group in 1980 and 1981. Ralph T. Tice Becoming over-age-in-grade for combat branches in 1941, he was detailed as Base Quartermaster, Merced (California) Army Air Base. Operation Inherent Resolve, the long-running fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. After deputizing a young man to act in his place, he and a company of Volunteers marched to Fort Leavenworth, where he was enrolled and sworn into the United States service on the 16th day of July, 1861. Upon reorganization he was assigned as Platoon Leader and later Commanding Officer of the 132nd Ordnance Company (SD) with promotion to Captain in 1965. He was appointed Captain, Ordnance, Headquarters, 110th Ordnance Battalion, Kansas Army National Guard, Norton, Kansas, 1 November 1966. He was promoted to Master Sergeant on 19 October 1961. During his tenure with the OCS/NCO program he was promoted to Captain and subsequently to Major 1974. This page was last edited on 15 April 2023, at 08:01. He served in that position until 1 June 1985 when he was appointed Command Sergeant Major for the Kansas Army National Guard. CSM Elliott served as the Brigade Command Sergeant Major at Fort Carson, Colorado from 13 May 1968 through 12 December 1969 when the Brigade was released from active duty. He established classes, workshops and training programs that put the 190th on the leading edge of the tide into computers. He is buried in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 43A, Rox 3, Grave 1. 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. Among his many awards and decorations are the Meritorious Service Medal; Air Force Commendation Medal; Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon; Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Ribbon; Kansas National Guard Meritorious Service Ribbon, and the Kansas National Guard Longevity Service Ribbon. 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. In April, 1981, Sommers was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Kansas Army National Guard as the assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 and also served as the Assistant Chief of Staff G-2. He attended Topeka West High School for a one year and graduated from the Parsons High School in 1970. But of them all, he preferred to be called Colonel. And he was greeted with respect and affection as Colonel Hughes by many thousands of Topekans for over 60 years. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, 7th Award, Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four Campaign Stars, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two Hourglass Devices, United Nations Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device, Army Service Ribbon, Kansas National Guard Service Ribbon Kansas Emergency Duty Ribbon, Master Army Aviator Badge and three Overseas Bars. Published by the 34th Red 11.20.18 | Courtesy Publication | TFSpartan, Version: 378719a7422dbf16a653a31d0524fb9a2058ed47_2023-04-20T10:09:12, Strategic 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 retired from the National Weather Service in Kansas City, Missouri, as Chief of the Observations Branch, Central Region Headquarters, in March 1979. His awards and decorations include; The Legion of Merit, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaigh Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Battle Star, World War II Victory Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, National Guard Bureau Eagle Award, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Kansas National Guard Service Medal with 30 Year Device and the 130TH Field Artillery Regiment Distinghished Member Award. Doctor Huffman despite his many other interests, was a keen and alert student of medical science and was without question, one of the foremost representatives of his profession in the state at that time. In May of 1990 Van transferred to the 5048th United States Army Reserve School and remained in that unit until his retirement from the military in June of 1993. After the forced resignation of Adjutant General H. H. Artz because of charges of misappropriating state funds, Governor Lewelling appointed his friend, MAJ Albert J. Davis to fill the position of Adjutant General on April 1, 1894. He also was a volunteer in the Kansas STARBASE program and gave orientation flights for the Wright Flight and Young Eagles, using his own airplane. Examples of campaign stars worn on the Inherent Resolve Campaign service ribbon: The following ribbon devices are authorized for wear on the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal: Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In 1970, he was named Commanding General of the Brigade, a position he held for the next six years. He made a great fuss over his food and wanted all others to enjoy theirs, too. During this tour, he served in Vietnam with Headquarters, MACV Military Assistance Command and MACV Defense Force Battalion. Colonel Sarras was ordered to active duty on 1 May 1968 as Battalion Commander, 169th Support Battalion. CW4 Cornelius Vandermotten was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 16 June 1933. CSM Harrison enlisted in the Kansas Army National Guard in 1975 in the 69th Infantry Brigade as a Private and culminated her career as the Command Sergeant Major of the 169th Corps Support Battalion. He terminated his railroad service in December of 1897, to become secretary of the Commercial Club of Topeka. This honor dates back in history as the highest honor that can be bestowed on an officer by enlisted men and women. He retired from full-time duty on February 14, 1983. Kelsey then engaged as a traveling furniture salesman, following this occupation successfully until 1898, when he purchased an old line insurance agency at Atchison. He returned to Kansas and assumed the responsibility of organizing and training the Kansas State Guard which was created under the Act of Congress to preserve the internal security of the State while the National Guard was in federal service during World War II. He began as the Senior TAC Officer in 1956 at the Kansas Military Academy, on a part-time basis. X{Lkwad%h. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame, 4 November 2001. Dudley immigrated to Kansas early in the spring of 1855 and remained about three months at Lawrence. Following the war, General Kennedy . He served in this capacity until his retirement. Vonderschmidt completed the Field Artillery Advanced Course in 1978 and the Command and General Staff College Nonresident Course in 1985 and many other military schools. He continued to serve in the Battalion Headquarters as the Battalion Personnel Officer, Assistant Operations/Training Officer. In 1965 Dowse, then the Battalion Communications Chief, accepted the challenge of attending the Kansas National Guard Officer Candidate School. He completed his Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. COL Malen Butch Dowse was born on 2 March 1942 in Dodge City, Kansas. He and his wife Betty raised eight children and five stepchildren, which well credits him as a family man. In March 1974, Sommers was promoted to the grade of Lieutenant Colonel and assumed Command of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery. The children of this worthy couple were: Dr. Charles S., Alvin, who was born October 1, 1867, a supervisor of bridges and the building department for the Missouri Pacific Railway; William P.; who was born September 26, 1869, and was a stockman at Ordway Colorado; Minnie L.; who was born February 9, 1872, and died in Cherokee County, Kansas, July 20, 1901, had resided until a short time before her death in Cheyenne, Wyoming, being the wife of Ray Cook, a resident of California; Lulu M., who was born September 13, 1879, and lived at Oswego, Kansas, the widow of Thad Rodenberger, a farmer. Action: Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, May 16, 1968. He was elected to a two year term as President of the National Guard Association of the United States in 1978. During the 150th anniversary celebration of the Kansas National Guard, he appeared in a replicated 18th Cavalry uniform at a community presentation of a framed Heritage Print of the Battle of Prairie Dog Creek to the city library in Long Island, Kan. On March 5, 1869, he was appointed as one of the commissioners to audit Price Raid Claims. He is considered a benefactor to many organizations and is widely recognized for his generosity to organizations and institutions. He began his military career by enlisting in 1955 with Company A, 174th Military Police Battalion, in Leavenworth. He was an instructor in academic subjects and Commandant of Cadets at Pillsbury Academy in Minnesota during the years 1912 1914. 440 0 obj <> endobj The reason why I take my life is because I want to go to my wife and boy. BCTs in the active component go a few weeks at a time, return, refit, then go back out for the next iteration, he said. He was a member of the Kansas Military Board from 1921 until his death June 13, 1951. The memo describes direct service as someone who deployed on orders for a designated CT operation [or] directly supported a [designated] CT operation on a full-time basis while assigned to an organization conducting a CT operation.. General Strukel married the former Janet Gayle Holmes of Pittsburg, Kansas on 2 September 1956 and they have three grown children and eight grandchildren. Army Commendation Medal (7 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (6 OLC), Good Conduct Medal (8th award), Iraq Campaign Medal . During World War II, Col. OConnell commanded the 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment in five major battles including the Battle at St. He received a battlefield commission as second lieutenant of infantry. The northeastern Kansas was an extremely dangerous place during this time period. Besides that, his ancestry included an officer of the American Revolutionary Army making him eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati which was formed in 1783 as an agency for mutual help to members and their friends. He was promoted to Major General in 1985 with subsequent assignment as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (IMA), Headquarters, Department of the Army at the Pentagon. He served with distinction in the Mexican Campaign during 1916 and later with the 137th Infantry Regiment in Europe during World War I. In some of the tests he was in fox holes as close as three miles from the detonation. Ballard repeatedly exposed himself to hostile fire to pull wounded Marines to a safer location and treat them. Rev. Soldiers with the 252nd Composite Supply Company completed the grueling Danish Contingent March at Camp Buehring, Jan. 15, 2023. This assignment took him into all four Corps Tactical Zones of that country. 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. However, his family objected and he became an artilleryman. Other achievements include assisting in the formation of the National Guard Association of Kansas and becoming a Charter Member, providing training for all the Guard Finance Section Personnel in Kansas, and assisted the Michigan National Guard USP&FO in mechanizing their civilian payroll. Evans entered the military in the 40th Army Band of the Mississippi Army National Guard on April 25, 1963. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame, 1 November 1998. About two years after leaving the Army he was married at Warren, Ohio, to Emily S. Sutliff. In later years when McAdoo would go through Topeka on the train, Hughes would always go down to meet him. Putmans military decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Nation Defense Service Medal with three Bronze Stars, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M-device, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal and numerous other awards and decorations. Doctor Huffman was a member of the Cherokee County Medical Society, had served as secretary of the Kansas State Medical Society starting in 1903, and also belonged to the Southeast Kansas Medical Society and the American Medical Association. After heavy fighting, Japan was driven off the islands. On his release as cured, he went to his old home at Rushville, Ind., and resumed the practice of law. He served as the first Post Commander for the Lawrence, Kansas American Legion Post. He was inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame on 5 November 1989. He also He also was involved with the Overbrook Rotary Club since 1972, being elected president twice, Rotarian of the Year 1976-77, hosted seven foreign students in his home and in 1988 was named the Paul Harris Fellow for substantial charitable service to Rotary International. At the same time, ARCENT is taking part in a larger U.S. Central Command mission called Operation Spartan Shield, which is designed to deter malign influence and potential adversaries in the area . 5 of Atchinson. Once in the National Guard unit, he had a personal agenda to assure each one was fully trained and dedicated to reach their maximum potential. Immediately before United States entry into World War I, Weltmer participated in the famous Mexican Border Campaign against Poncho Villa in the summer of 1916. McLean held this position until his death, having served as Adjutant General for ten governors. He became a fulltime guardsman in July 1979 as the S-3 and later Executive Officer. Upon retirement, he became the Executive Director of the National Guard Association of Kansas. He remained on this board until August, 1864. His membership and accomplishments are include in an addendum to his biography. After graduating from Morrowville Rural High School in 1947, he attended Kansas State University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture. The canvassing board elected him. During his enlisted service with Battery A, his leadership and natural team building abilities were quickly recognized by his commanders. Eleven days after arriving in Kansas, he and eight others contracted a case of cholera which killed everyone except McAfee in seven hours! In the spring of 1859, was elected a Justice of the Peace for Quindaro Township, and filled the office, until July, 1860, when he went to Doniphan County, and in the fall of 1861 went to Topeka, having been appointed by Gov. In 2000, CSM Smith retired from the Kansas National Guard and was quickly hired by USAA and assigned as the Military Affairs Representative covering all military organizations from Texas to North Dakota and from Kansas to Illinois. Late in 1969 SMSgt Webb was recruited by Brig Gen Speck Gardner to move to the State Headquarters, as the Personnel/Administrative Superintendent for all of the Kansas Air National Guard. Byron P. Ayres became captain of the company. During the following year he occupied the position of chief clerk in the commissary department and in 1860 he bought a farm in Leavenworth county. Colonel Ericsson, Emporia, served the state and the country for 36 years as a member of the Kansas Army National Guard and as a citizen. He told the guerillas to come on in if they could get in, assuring them that he was good for at least six ruffians as soon as they might enter. SGM Trost was a strong supporter of the Museum of the Kansas National Guard, making significant personal Contributions and serving a fund-raiser for the Artillery Battalion. He was mustered out on May 17, 1858, at Fort Leavenworth, having risen to the rank of orderly sergeant. Whatever may have been his incitement, young Hughes joined the National Guard of his state when he was only 14 years old. The 508th had occupation duty in Munich, Germany in support of the Third U.S. Army until 1946. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, which triggered an Operation Spartan Shield response.[3]. The senior NCOs selected from class 1, would become the schools instructors, which reinforced the importance of NCO education throughout the Kansas Army National Guard. In 1968, he was activated with the command during the Pueblo Crisis and volunteered for service in Vietnam. He was also the Station Commander in Hutchinson for ten years, form 1951 to 1961. He loved food and was a tremendous eater in his earlier years. 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. After a year of training, his unit was sent to California to defend the West Coast. CPT Young served his State and Nation for over 40 years demonstrating exceptional skills and dedication as a military leader. The curriculum he developed was adopted and expanded for use at the State NCO Academy in Salina, Kansas. The new . Without his vision and desire to make NBTC an outstanding training site it is doubtful whether the Kansas Regional Training Center would have ever developed. Capt. Brig. Following World War II, he resigned his commission and enlisted in the Kansas National Guard as first sergeant of M Company and served continuously in that company and its successor unit, Combat Support Company, until 1960. During the Vietnam mobilization in April 1968, Shaumeyer organized and led a wives and families club of the famliies of the activated National Guardsman so they would be informed of their rights and privileges and how to handle problems during the mobilization period.
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