One sheet of typed paper containing the training schedule, special orders, and sick report of the Second Regiment of the Tennessee State Guard for their March 1943 maneuvers at Camp Forrest.
Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press
Uniformed Tennessee State Guard member with rifle in hand with a backdrop of a manufacturing plant and railroad. There is listed the criteria for enlistment and the individuals to contact, along with businesses and individuals who paid for the...
Portrait photographs; Military officers; Military uniforms; Militias; Insignia
Jacob McGavock Dickinson, commander of the Second Brigade (Middle Tennessee) of the Tennesseee State Guard. The Brigadier General is wearing his military uniform with the Tennessee State Guard insignia shoulder patch prominently displayed. The...
Two typed sheets of paper. The first is a physical examination form for qualification in the Tennessee State Guard. The second is an application for state commission as an officer in the Tennessee State Guard.
One sheet of typed paper containing the oath of enlistment for members of the Tennessee State Guard during World War II. Also contained on the blank form are the enlistment record and declaration of the applicant.
Militias; Military uniforms; Schools; Military training; Military education
Officers of Headquarters and Staff, 2nd Brigade, 2nd, 7th, and 10th Regiments of the Tennessee State Guard. These men are attending Brigade Officers' School at Vanderbilt University.
Militias; Military uniforms; Schools; Military education; Military training
Officers and their staffs of the Second Brigade who attended a school of military application at Vanderbilt University under the direction of Army officers of the Fourth Service Command.
Militias; Military training; Military maneuvers; Boys; Teenagers; Young adults
Newspaper clipping featureing Seventh Regiment personnel who participated in the first large-scale maneuvers for the Tennessee State Guard that were held in Cookeville August 13-15, 1943. The two photographs contrast the types and ages of men who...
Militias; Military officers; Military maneuvers; Military headquarters; Military facilities; Military intelligence
The men of the Headquarters of the Second Brigade, Tennessee State Guard, are shown performing various duties which would be expected of them. They are pictured seated behind desks, on the telephone, examining maps, and monitoring radio equipment.
Officer from the Tennessee State Guard standing at the front of the room. He has a rifle balanced on the lecturn and a target propped behind him that reads "Today - The Bull's Eye; Tomorrow - The Enemy."
