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Texas Military Forces were established in 1835 in concurrence with the Texas Revolution.The War Department, headed by the Secretary of War, was established by the 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas on August 5, 1836, which included the Texas militia, Texas Army, Texas Navy, Texas Rangers, and Office of the Adjutant General first held by Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston from August 5, 1836 to ...
The adjutant general's position of authority over Texas Military Forces is second only to the commander-in-chief, the Governor of Texas. This position is analogous to the United States Secretary of Defense. The Adjutant General of Texas is appointed by the Governor of Texas with the advice and consent of the Texas Senate from Texas Government ...
This is a list of United States Armed Forces general officers and flag officers who were killed in World War II. The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who ...
From 1836 to 1845, the Texas Militia was legally empowered by Article II, Section 6 of the Constitution of the Republic of Texas "to execute the law, to suppress insurrections, and repel invasion." [9] It was administered by the War Department under command of the Secretary of War, Texas Adjutant General, and President of Texas.
Acting Adjutant General [1] Lieutenant Colonel: Winthrop Sargent: September 4, 1791: November 4, 1791: Acting Adjutant General [1] Lieutenant: Ebenezer Denny: November 4, 1791: March 10, 1792: Acting Adjutant General [1] Lieutenant: Henry De Butts: March 10, 1792
After World War II, the Texas National Guard was reorganized with the 36th Infantry Division and the new 49th Armored Division. [ 2 ] The 49th Armored Division was ordered to active federal service in October 1961 at Dallas, for the 1961 Berlin Crisis , and reverted to state control in August 1962. [ 2 ]
General James's son, Lieutenant General Daniel James III, [17] also served in the United States Air Force as a fighter pilot and in the Texas Air National Guard. He served from 1995 to 2002 as the Adjutant General of the Texas National Guard (the first Black general to hold the post), and as Director of the Air National Guard from 2002 to 2006 ...
Since World War II, the Adjutant General's Corps has been combat tested on several far-flung battlefields such as Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and, most recently, in the Persian Gulf War (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm). AG soldiers mobilized 139,207 reserve component soldiers (equating to 1,045 Reserve and National Guard units ...