FROM THE DIRECTOR – NOVEMBER 2021
It seems hard to believe, but 2021 is quickly coming to a close. We are looking forward to the Veterans Day Ceremony this year after an extended break due to…
1941 PHOTOGRAPHS BY A.Y.OWEN
The museum was able to purchase a new scanner and laptop with some end- of-year money. The scanner, along with a new lap-top, is already being put to good use….
BRIGADIER GENERAL DOYLE W. HASTIE
Doyle W. Hastie enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force in 1942 and graduated from pilot training in April 1944. He flew 171 combat missions in fighter type aircraft during…
TROY H. MIDDLETON: DIVISION COMMANDER 1942 – 43
Middleton joined the Army in 1910. Two years later, he was transferred to Fort Leavenworth where he received his commission as an officer. When the U.S. joined the fighting during…
FROM THE DIRECTOR – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021
Over the past several months, I have had the opportunity to talk with a few of you about the new Oklahoma National Guard Museum. I feel there are concerns about…
FROM THE DIRECTOR – AUGUST 2021
As we contemplate the storylines for the new museum, I have been reading a lot about the formation of the National Guard in Oklahoma. In 1890 the Territorial Legislature included…
MCALESTER PRISON RIOT – JULY 1973
In July 1973, the Oklahoma State Prison at McAlester erupted into one of the worst prison riots in U.S. history. Housing capacity for eleven hundred inmates was surpassed in 1920,…
MAJOR GENERAL STANLEY F.H. NEWMAN
Born in Chicago, IL on 16 August 1923, Stanley F.H. Newman enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in 1942, graduating from pilot training in March 1944. Flying a P-51,…
CHARLES E. MCPHERREN: DIVISION COMMANDER 1935 – 1936
Charles E. McPherren received a law degree from the University of Mississippi and set up a law practice in Oklahoma. He was elected Mayor of Caddo, Oklahoma, in 1899 and…