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This category refers to people associated with the U.S. state of Arizona who have served in any of the branches of the United States military. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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About 9,000 black soldiers served on the American side, counting the Continental Army and Navy, state militia units, as well as privateers, wagoneers in the Army, servants, officers and spies. [29] Ray Raphael notes that while thousands did join the Loyalist cause, "A far larger number, free as well as slave, tried to further their interests by ...
The 158th Infantry Regiment was created September 2, 1865, as the First Arizona Volunteer Infantry. Subsequent to Pancho Villa's murder of American civilians and soldiers in Columbus, New Mexico in 1916, the 1st Arizona Infantry was activated and headquartered at Camp Naco, Arizona and assigned border protection duties.
The Civil War in Arizona: the story of the California Volunteers, 1861–1865. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3747-9. pp. 38–39. A history of the First Arizona Volunteer Infantry, 1865–1866 by Lonnie Edward Underhill, The University of Arizona 1979 ; History of Arizona by Thomas Edwin Farish, Arizona Historian. Volume IV Chapters ...
Jeff Flake (born 1962) – Arizona U.S. Senator (2013–2019) Gabby Giffords (born 1970) – U.S. Representative, wounded in the 2011 Tucson shooting; Barry M. Goldwater (1909–1998) – longtime Arizona Senator (1953–1965, 1969–1987), and 1964 Republican nominee for president
Pages in category "Military history of Arizona" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Construction of military bases in Arizona was a national priority because of the state's excellent flying weather and clear skies, large amounts of unoccupied land, good railroads, cheap labor, low taxes, and its proximity to California's aviation industry. Arizona was attractive to both the military and private firms and they stayed after the war.