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Baldwin attended Kansas State Teachers College from 1938 to 1939, and enlisted in the National Guard in 1939. When National Guard units started to be federalized in anticipation of World War II , he served with the 35th Division in Arkansas and California until attending Officer Candidate School in 1942.
Creighton Abrams was an U.S. Army General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. Frederick C. Weyand was a U.S. Army General who was the last commander of American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1972 to 1973. Elmo Zumwalt was a U.S. admiral and commander of American naval forces in Vietnam.
The Army's experience with not having fully used the National Guard during the Vietnam War led to the creation of the 1973 Total Force Policy. With the Vietnam War draft having been ended in favor of an all volunteer military, the Total Force Policy required all active and reserve military organizations to be treated as a single integrated force.
New Mexico National Guard: The Adjutant General, New Mexico: Major, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Major General Miguel Aguilar [97] U.S. Army: Utah National Guard: Utah National Guard: The Adjutant General, Utah: Not applicable: Major General Daniel D. Boyack [98] [99] U.S. Air Force: Wyoming National Guard: Wyoming National Guard: The ...
During the Vietnam War, service in the National Guard was highly sought after, as an enlistment in the Guard generally prevented a person from being sent to combat; only a handful of Guard units were ever deployed to Vietnam. In 1968, the National Guard had only 1.26% black soldiers. [61]
William Childs Westmoreland (26 March 1914 – 18 July 2005) was a United States Army general, most notably the commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968.
Ellis W. Williamson (June 4, 1918 – January 28, 2007) was a United States Army Major General who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.He led the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the first US Army unit to deploy to South Vietnam and later commanded the 25th Infantry Division there.
Major General: Commands: South Dakota National Guard First Air Force Air National Guard 114th Tactical Fighter Group: Battles / wars: Vietnam War: Awards: Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross: Alma mater: Monmouth College: Other work: Defense consultant