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Delaware National Guard History
90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3, Anti-aircraft Artillery
Bethany Beach Training Site, A Delaware National Guard facility
C-97 Stratofreighter, 166 Airlift Group, Delaware Air National Guard
C-130 Hercules, 166 Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard
Delaware Army National Guard, a history
Delaware Air National Guard, a history
Delaware Air National Guard in the Korean War
Delaware National Guard Leadership, The roster of Adjutants General, Assistants,
Senior Enlisted advisors, and other leadership positions in the Delaware Guard and
Militia through the years
Delaware State Guard, a history
F-86, Sabrejet, 142nd Fighter Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard
M-42 "Duster" 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
New Castle Air Base, Home to the Delaware Air National Guard
P-47 Thunderbolt, Delaware Air Guard, 1946-1949
Pioneers of the Delaware Air National Guard
Notable Delaware National Guardsmen
Below are just a few notable Delaware National Guardsmen. We will be adding
more name and biographies with time. If you have a favorite candidate please
contact us at kennard.wiggins@gmail.com
Maj. Gen. Clarence E, "Ed" Atkinson, Founder, Delaware Air National Guard, former
Adjutant General of Delaware
Richard Basset, Patriot, Revolutionary War soldier, Governor of Delaware
Major General Hugh T. Broomall, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard.
Thomas Collins, Brigadier General Delaware Militia, Revolutionary War
General John Dagworthy, Commander, Sussex County Militia, French and Indian Wars,
Revolutionary War
Colonel Samuel Boyer Davis, Defender of Lewes, War of 1812
Colonel S.B.I. Duncan, Punitive Expedition to Mexico, WWI, WWII
Lieutenant General William H. Duncan, Commander of the 261st Signal Command, DE
ARNG
Major General Henry duPont, 1812-1889, Adjutant General Delaware Militia
Colonel John Haslet (1727 - 1777), French and Indian, Revolutionary War
Robert Kirkwood, Soldier Revolutionary War
Thomas Lodge, 198th Coast Artillery, WWII
Lt. Col. David F. McCallister Jr. WWII, Korea, DE ANG leader, race winner, record setter
Lt. James Allison O'Daniel, Aviator, First Delawarean Killed in World War I
LTG John Wilson "Iron Mike" O’Daniel, U. S. Army Mexican border, WWi, WWII,
Korea, Vietnam
Captain James Postles, Medal of Honor Recipient at Gettysburg, Adjutant General
Brig. Gen. William W. Spruance (Ret.), WWII, Founder of Delaware Air Guard
BG Ronald B. Stewart, Asst. Adjutant General, Aviator
Colonel (Ret.) James R. Sulpizi, Pioneer of Army National Guard Aviation
Carol Anne Timmons, Brig. Gen. First Delaware National Guard general officer, Gulf
War, Iraq, Afghanistan
Major General Frank Vavala, The Adjutant General, Delaware, Chairman, National
Guard Association of the United States, Former President, Adjutants General
Association of the United States
Brigadier General Terry L. Wiley, Former Assistant Adjutant General DE ARNG,
Chairman,Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation
Would you like to know more?
We recommend the following books available at local Delaware bookstores and from
Arcadia Publishing
The Delaware Air National Guard
The Delaware Air National Guard got its start when a group of World War II veterans
formed a new National Guard unit composed of surplus airplanes, combat experience, a
measure of hard work, camaraderie, and fun. Some called this assemblage a gentleman’s
flying club, but in a few short years, it was tested for the first time in the Korean War.
Since then, the Delaware Air National Guard has flown and fought in almost every
corner of the globe. It answered the call in Vietnam, the Middle East, the Balkans, and
most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. Celebrating 60 years of service, it has become a
well-known local institution. The “Blue Hen Air Force” has evolved into a professional
organization that shoulders a significant operational role for the U.S. Air Force and
serves as a versatile emergency resource for the state of Delaware.
The Delaware Army National Guard
The Delaware National Guard traces its roots to 1655, when the Swedish Colonial
government formed a militia to defend itself. That tradition carried through Dutch and
then English control of the colony. The militia served in all five French and Indian Wars
and then distinguished itself during the Revolutionary War as the First Delaware
Regiment of the Continental Army, earning its "Blue Hen" nickname. The Delaware
militia continued to serve in every major war, and currently it remains in the forefront.
Images of America: Delaware Army National Guard presents images of this fabled
organization that survived from the Spanish-American War to the present. The
people, places, equipment, and facilities of the Delaware National Guard are illustrated in
this compilation of historic photographs from the collection of the
Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation.
90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3, Anti-aircraft Artillery
Bethany Beach Training Site, A Delaware National Guard facility
C-97 Stratofreighter, 166 Airlift Group, Delaware Air National Guard
C-130 Hercules, 166 Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard
Delaware Army National Guard, a history
Delaware Air National Guard, a history
Delaware Air National Guard in the Korean War
Delaware National Guard Leadership, The roster of Adjutants General, Assistants,
Senior Enlisted advisors, and other leadership positions in the Delaware Guard and
Militia through the years
Delaware State Guard, a history
F-86, Sabrejet, 142nd Fighter Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard
M-42 "Duster" 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
New Castle Air Base, Home to the Delaware Air National Guard
P-47 Thunderbolt, Delaware Air Guard, 1946-1949
Pioneers of the Delaware Air National Guard
Notable Delaware National Guardsmen
Below are just a few notable Delaware National Guardsmen. We will be adding
more name and biographies with time. If you have a favorite candidate please
contact us at kennard.wiggins@gmail.com
Maj. Gen. Clarence E, "Ed" Atkinson, Founder, Delaware Air National Guard, former
Adjutant General of Delaware
Richard Basset, Patriot, Revolutionary War soldier, Governor of Delaware
Major General Hugh T. Broomall, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard.
Thomas Collins, Brigadier General Delaware Militia, Revolutionary War
General John Dagworthy, Commander, Sussex County Militia, French and Indian Wars,
Revolutionary War
Colonel Samuel Boyer Davis, Defender of Lewes, War of 1812
Colonel S.B.I. Duncan, Punitive Expedition to Mexico, WWI, WWII
Lieutenant General William H. Duncan, Commander of the 261st Signal Command, DE
ARNG
Major General Henry duPont, 1812-1889, Adjutant General Delaware Militia
Colonel John Haslet (1727 - 1777), French and Indian, Revolutionary War
Robert Kirkwood, Soldier Revolutionary War
Thomas Lodge, 198th Coast Artillery, WWII
Lt. Col. David F. McCallister Jr. WWII, Korea, DE ANG leader, race winner, record setter
Lt. James Allison O'Daniel, Aviator, First Delawarean Killed in World War I
LTG John Wilson "Iron Mike" O’Daniel, U. S. Army Mexican border, WWi, WWII,
Korea, Vietnam
Captain James Postles, Medal of Honor Recipient at Gettysburg, Adjutant General
Brig. Gen. William W. Spruance (Ret.), WWII, Founder of Delaware Air Guard
BG Ronald B. Stewart, Asst. Adjutant General, Aviator
Colonel (Ret.) James R. Sulpizi, Pioneer of Army National Guard Aviation
Carol Anne Timmons, Brig. Gen. First Delaware National Guard general officer, Gulf
War, Iraq, Afghanistan
Major General Frank Vavala, The Adjutant General, Delaware, Chairman, National
Guard Association of the United States, Former President, Adjutants General
Association of the United States
Brigadier General Terry L. Wiley, Former Assistant Adjutant General DE ARNG,
Chairman,Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation
Would you like to know more?
We recommend the following books available at local Delaware bookstores and from
Arcadia Publishing
The Delaware Air National Guard
The Delaware Air National Guard got its start when a group of World War II veterans
formed a new National Guard unit composed of surplus airplanes, combat experience, a
measure of hard work, camaraderie, and fun. Some called this assemblage a gentleman’s
flying club, but in a few short years, it was tested for the first time in the Korean War.
Since then, the Delaware Air National Guard has flown and fought in almost every
corner of the globe. It answered the call in Vietnam, the Middle East, the Balkans, and
most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. Celebrating 60 years of service, it has become a
well-known local institution. The “Blue Hen Air Force” has evolved into a professional
organization that shoulders a significant operational role for the U.S. Air Force and
serves as a versatile emergency resource for the state of Delaware.
The Delaware Army National Guard
The Delaware National Guard traces its roots to 1655, when the Swedish Colonial
government formed a militia to defend itself. That tradition carried through Dutch and
then English control of the colony. The militia served in all five French and Indian Wars
and then distinguished itself during the Revolutionary War as the First Delaware
Regiment of the Continental Army, earning its "Blue Hen" nickname. The Delaware
militia continued to serve in every major war, and currently it remains in the forefront.
Images of America: Delaware Army National Guard presents images of this fabled
organization that survived from the Spanish-American War to the present. The
people, places, equipment, and facilities of the Delaware National Guard are illustrated in
this compilation of historic photographs from the collection of the
Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation.
