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The Missouri Air National Guard was established following World War II, in 1947. The Air Guard was first mobilized en masse during the Korean War. For much of the final decades of the twentieth century, National Guard personnel typically served " One weekend a month, two weeks a year ", with a portion working for the Guard in a full-time capacity.
After the end of World War II, the 140th Infantry continued as part of the Missouri National Guard, assigned to the reorganized 35th Infantry Division on 20 June 1946. The regiment was organized in southeastern Missouri and its headquarters at Cape Girardeau, Missouri received federal recognition later that year on 16 October. [1]
Missouri Army National Guard: Type: Light Infantry: Size: Regiment: Nickname(s) First Missouri: Motto(s) St. Louis' Own: Engagements: Mexican War American Civil War World War I World War II Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Spartan Shield Operation Inherent Resolve: Decorations: Meritorious Unit Commendation Governor's Unit Citation ...
(The 42nd Infantry Division was a reconstitution of the National Guard's 42nd Division that had fought in World War I, but was raised in the Army of the United States rather than in the National Guard) [92] [93] 14 July 1943: 24 January 1944: 106: Maj. Gen. Harry J. Collins: Rhineland; Central Europe; 43rd Infantry Division
The 129th Field Artillery Regiment is a regiment of the Field Artillery Branch of the United States Army, part of the Missouri Army National Guard.The 1st Battalion is the only active unit of the regiment, with the battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Battery in Maryville, Battery A in Albany, Battery B in Chillicothe, and Battery D in Independence.
The 128th Field Artillery was inducted into federal service on 25 November 1940, prior to U.S. entry into World War II, and moved to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where it arrived on 10 December 1940. The regiment was assigned to the First Army and attached to the Fort Bragg Provisional Field Artillery Brigade.
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Missouri for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC). However other USAAF commands (Air Technical Service Command ...
Today, the 135-acre National Guard post at Jefferson Barracks is home to the 70th Troop Command, the Missouri Army National Guard's largest brigade. The post is also headquarters for the Region 7 Homeland Response Force; the Missouri Air National Guard 's 157th Air Operations Group and the 10th Psychological Operations Battalion of the U.S ...