FROM THE ARCHIVES: Maj. Gen. James C. Styron, 45th “Thunderbird” Division Commander
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: “Maj. Gen. James C. Styron, 45th “Thunderbird” Division commander, gets a laugh from the first group of Thunderbirds to…
GRAND RIVER DAM DISPUTE: MARCH 1940
Among the many state deployments of the Oklahoma National Guard, one of the lesser-known is probably the Grand River Dam dispute of 1940. The 15th Oklahoma Legislature created the Grand…
HENRY J.D. MEYER: DIVISION COMMANDER 1945 – 1946
Henry J.D. Meyer was born in New York City in 1899 and entered the U.S. Military Academy in 1916, and he was commissioned as a 2nd LT, Field Artillery on…
FROM THE DIRECTOR – MARCH 2022
After taking a break from the Newsletter in February, I thought I should get back into the swing of things. There have been several developments to share with you since…
ROBERT T. FREDERICK: DIVISION COMMANDER 1944 – 1945
Robert T. Frederick was born on March 14, 1907, in San Francisco, California. He attended Staunton Military Academy from 1923 to 1924 and the United States Military Academy from 1924…
FROM THE DIRECTOR – January 2022
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see in the new year. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” William E. Vaughan I agree with this…
FROM THE DIRECTOR – DECEMBER 2021
Seasons Greetings to you all, A very abbreviated (and late) newsletter for December. I have a few updates on the new museum project. The notice for bidders went out December…
45th ID MONUMENT AT EPINAL FRANCE
Oklahoma National Guard Honors Fallen WWII Citizen Soldiers: Epinal France By Sgt Anthony Jones Members of the Oklahoma National Guard recently traveled to Epinal, France, to learn about the history…
WILLIAM W. EAGLES: DIVISION COMMANDER 1943 – 44
William W. Eagles was born on January 12, 1895, in Albion, Indiana. After graduating from Albion High School in May 1913, he received an appointment to the United States Military…