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🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 19, 1875: The 1192nd Engineer Company is organized in Youngstown, Ohio as the “Iron Guards.” The uni...
06/19/2026

🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 19, 1875: The 1192nd Engineer Company is organized in Youngstown, Ohio as the “Iron Guards.” The unit is entitled to campaign credit from its active service in World Wars I and II and the War on Terrorism. Additionally, the company has been decorated with the Meritorious Unit Commendation twice for service in Iraq, in 2004 and from 2009 to 2010. In 1887, the unit’s local designation was changed to the Logan Rifles, in honor of Civil War Maj. Gen. and U.S. Sen. John A. Logan. In thiscirca 1950 photo, Maj. Gen. Leo Kreber, right, 37th Infantry Division commanding general, presents the Eisehower Trophy to Capt. Andy E. Koval Jr., commander of Company Company D, 145th Infantry. The unit was organized under this designation from 1947 to 1959.

UNIT HISTORICAL SKETCH:https://www.ong.ohio.gov/oharng/units/1192nd_eng_co/historical-sketch.pdf

📷 THROUGH THE LENS//JUNE 10, 1952: From left, Sgt. Ralph McBride, Pfc. Warren Cosner and Sgt. Ray Miller, members of the...
06/10/2026

📷 THROUGH THE LENS//JUNE 10, 1952: From left, Sgt. Ralph McBride, Pfc. Warren Cosner and Sgt. Ray Miller, members of the 112th Medical Battalion, practice applying a head bandage in the field during training at Camp Polk, La.

🎖 HALL OF VALOR//JUNE 6, 1918: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 191...
06/06/2026

🎖 HALL OF VALOR//JUNE 6, 1918: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private First Class Ernest W. Freshour, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 166th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Ancerviller, France, 6 June 1918. After all communications had been cut off and his platoon had suffered heavy casualties, Private Freshour, with another member of his platoon, volunteered and carried a message through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire to their company commander, giving him the information necessary to reinforce the position.

🎖 HALL OF VALOR//JUNE 6, 1944: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918...
06/06/2026

🎖 HALL OF VALOR//JUNE 6, 1944: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Major William A. Richards, for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy while serving as commanding officer of the 112th Engineer Combat Battalion on 6 June 1944, in France. Major Richards landed on the coast of France with the initial assault waves under heavy enemy artillery, machine gun and rifle fire. He immediately effected the removal of barbed wire by directing the operations of a tank dozer, preceding it on foot under heavy small arms fire. After removing this obstacle, he personally reconnoitered inland to find the exact position of an enemy gun which was harassing troops and equipment at the entrance of one of the beach exits. After locating this gun, he made his way back to the beach and reported its location. He then proceeded to organize the units of his battalion for aggressive action against the enemy on the cliffs. Though wounded, Major Richards again proceeded to a beach exit to direct the efforts of the mine clearing and obstacle removing parties. While organizing these parties, he was killed by enemy fire. The courage and devotion to duty exhibited by Major Richards reflects great credit on himself and is in keeping with the highest traditions of the Armed Forces.

🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 6, 1944: More than 160,000 Allied troops land along a 50-mile stretch of beaches at Normandy, France...
06/06/2026

🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 6, 1944: More than 160,000 Allied troops land along a 50-mile stretch of beaches at Normandy, France. Two Ohio National Guard units, the 112th Combat Engineer Battalion and 987th Field Artillery Battalion, were involved in the D-Day invasion. The 112th would land at Omaha Beach, in support of the 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions, where it would receive the Presidential Unit Citation. The following day the 987th Field Artillery Battalion landed at Gold Beach in support of the British 50th Division.

PRESIDENITAL UNIT CITATION: The 112th Engineer Combat Battalion is cited for outstanding performance of duty in action: The 112th Engineer Combat Battalion attached to the 1st United States Infantry Division, took part in the invasion of France on 6 June 1944 and landed with the assault waves in the vicinity of St. Laurent-sur-Mer and Vierville-sur-Mer. The battalion was given specific missions of clearing a beach exit, sweeping the road of mines, clearing a vehicle transit area, and supporting the 121st Engineer Combat Battalion in engineering work and in their common defense. Burdened with heavy loads of equipment, elements of the unit landed during the early hours of the assault and despite heavy casualties and continuous enemy fire, proceeded to clear the beach of underwater obstacles mines and barbed wire. Because of the efficient, courageous add rapid work of the advance parties, supporting infantry was able to land vehicles and weapons on the right flank of the task force. This mission was accomplished under the most extremely difficult and hazardous conditions. The speed with which personnel accomplished assigned tasks minimized loss of weapons and vehicles to the combat groups and greatly aided the efforts of the 116th Infantry. The extraordinary heroism of the officers and men of the 112th Engineer Combat Battalion and their foresight and technical skill under difficult and hazardous conditions were a contribution to the establishment of a firm beachhead on the Continent of Europe.

📷 THROUGH THE LENS//JUNE 4, 1952: A crew from Battery C, 136th Field Artillery Battalion, 37th Infantry Division prepare...
06/04/2026

📷 THROUGH THE LENS//JUNE 4, 1952: A crew from Battery C, 136th Field Artillery Battalion, 37th Infantry Division prepares to fire a 155 mm howitzer on a firing problem at Peason Range, Camp Polk, La.

⛓ LINEAGE LINKUP//Battery B, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment perpetuates the lineage of Battery C, 136th Field Artillery Battalion.

🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 3, 1921: The 1191st Engineer Company is organized in Portsmouth, Ohio as Battery C, 135th Field Arti...
06/03/2026

🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 3, 1921: The 1191st Engineer Company is organized in Portsmouth, Ohio as Battery C, 135th Field Artillery. The unit served on New Guinea as elements of the 134th Field Artillery Battalion during World War II. In 1959, the unit converted to engineers and deployed to Iraq in 2004 as Company B, 216th Engineer Battalion, where it earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation. Following the unit’s 2007 reorganization as the 1191st, it has deployed once to Afghanistan. In this June 2016 photo, Sgt. John Musholt, a squad leader with the 1191st Engineer Company, gets guidance from the seat of a tractorized dozer at a parking lot construction site for the Unit Training Equipment Site (UTES) facility at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center near Newton Falls, Ohio.

This month in Ohio National Guard history, June 2026:https://ong.ohio.gov/about-us/history/publications/2026/2026-06-01_...
06/02/2026

This month in Ohio National Guard history, June 2026:

https://ong.ohio.gov/about-us/history/publications/2026/2026-06-01_ohng-attic.pdf

Soldiers from Company D, 148th Infantry conduct annual training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. in 1950; in Through the Lens, members of the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron compete in the EI Shootout at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. in June 1989; in Week in Review, the Battle of Philippi, Va. occurs in June 1861, marking the first battle for Ohio units in the Civil War; and In their Own Words recalls the arrival of 37th Infantry Division troops in New Zealand in June 1941 during World War II.

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🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 1, 1973: The 121st, 178th and 180th Security Forces Squadrons are organized as the 121st, 178th and ...
06/01/2026

🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 1, 1973: The 121st, 178th and 180th Security Forces Squadrons are organized as the 121st, 178th and 180th Weapons System Security Flights. The security forces squadrons are responsible to protect, defend, and fight to enable U.S. Air Force, Joint, and Coalition mission success. Not only are they responsible for installation law and discipline enforcement, but Security Forces are the Air Force’s base defense and ground combat force. In this 1996 photo, Master Sgt. Ken Griffis, a security police officer with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, was one of the over 1,500 Ohio Army and Air National Guardsmen who made up the massive DoD Task Force that supported the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga.

🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 1, 1944: The 122nd Army Band is organized on Bougainville Island in the Pacific as the 37th Infantry...
06/01/2026

🗓 ON THIS DAY//JUNE 1, 1944: The 122nd Army Band is organized on Bougainville Island in the Pacific as the 37th Infantry Division Band, with personnel from the 145th Infantry and 37th Division Artillery Bands of the Ohio National Guard and 129th Infantry Band of the Illinois National Guard. When the 37th ID’s colors were cased in 1968, the band reorganized as the 122d Army Band and continues to perform as one of the top National Guard bands in the U.S. In this photo, Spc. Clark sings during a performance of the 122d Army Band, circa 1980.

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