48th Infantry Division Concludes Final Annual Training Aug. 28, 1955

By Maj. William Carraway

Historian, Ga. Army National Guard

 

Armor units of the 48th Infantry Division gather at Camp Stewart for Annual Training July 24 to Aug. 7, 1955. Georgia National Guard Archives.

The 48^th Infantry Division, comprised of National Guard Soldiers from Georgia and Florida, conducted its final annual training in July and August 1955 before converting to an armor division in October. The armor units of the 48^th conducted annual training at Camp Stewart, Georgia, while the infantry, artillery, engineers, and specialty units trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

Camp Stewart, August 2, 1955 - Observing the tactics of other tanks in the area, the Georgia National Guard Soldiers of Fitzgerald's Company B, 190th Tank Battalion stand beside the turret of their M-47 tank. Left to right:  Pfc. Gerald Hilton, Master Sgt. Orvil Thompson, Sgt. William Reeves, Sgt. Maurice Swanson and 1st Lt. Thomas Clayton. Georgia National Guard Archives.

Camp Stewart[1]

From July 24 to August 7, the armor units of the Georgia Army National Guard plowed over the trails and through the pines of Camp Stewart during summer maneuvers. Lieutenant Colonel Wesley D. Willingham’s 190^th Tank Battalion was joined by the tank companies of the 121^st and 122^nd Infantry Regiments as well as the 48^th Reconnaissance Company. It was the first and last times these units would train together before the conversion of the 48^th to an armor division. The training was thus observed with keen interest by division officers who would soon be called upon to lead units through the conversion from an infantry to an armor-based force.

 

Staff officers of the 190th Tank Battalion discuss training objectives during annual training at Camp Stewart July 24 to Aug. 7, 1955. Pointing to the map is Lt. Col. Wesley Willingham, commander of the 190th. The other officers are Maj. Jessie Reeves, executive officer, Maj. Ralph Spear, National Guard Inspection Board and Maj. George Darden, adjutant.

The armor units arrived the evening of July 24 and conducted movement the next morning with their M47 Patton tanks to the western portion of Camp Stewart near the present location of Glisson’s pond.  Field maneuvers consumed the first week of training by and concluded with a visit by Maj. Gen. George Hearn, Georgia’s Adjutant General and Brig. Gen. Charlie Camp, Assistant Adjutant General for the Ga. ARNG.

Major General George Hearn, Georgia's Adjutant General reviews tanks of the 190th Tank Battalion with its commander, Lt. Col. Wesley Willingham July 28, 1955 at Camp Stewart.  Georgia National Guard Archives.

In the second week, the tankers took to the firing ranges for four days of gunnery tables. After returning from the ranges, the Soldiers enjoyed one day of fishing and swimming before returning to home stations.

Georgia National Guard Soldiers of the LaGrange-based 48th Reconnaissance Company lift a .50 machine gun out of a crate prior to installing it on one of their tanks during annual training at Camp Stewart August 2, 1955. The Soldiers are Cpl. Denny Sprayberry, Pvt. Ed Bledsoe, Pvt. Jerry Adkins, Sgt. Same Kelly, Master Sgt. James Launders and Pvt. Thomas Phillip. Georgia National Guard Archives.

In the two-week annual training, the four companies of the 190^th Tank Battalion, tank companies of the 121^st and 122^nd Infantry Regiments and 48^th Reconnaissance Company expended 3,500 rounds of 90 mm ammunition and consumed 22,000 gallons of gasoline. All line companies received effectiveness ratings of “excellent” at the end of the training period.

Fort McClellan[2]

On August 14, the remaining units of the 48^th Infantry Division arrived in their familiar training areas at Camp McClellan, near Gadsden, Ala. The 48^th Division had conducted annual training at McClellan since 1951, and its Soldiers swiftly set up billets, supply and command tents. Whether by design of the command and staff of the 48^th Division, or by happy coincidence, the Sunday morning arrival of the division meant that if the Soldiers completed all billeting and camp set up assignments in timely fashion they would be released to watch movies at the post theater that evening. Thus, annual training at McClellan began with a feverish burst of activity followed by an evening of entertainment before the class and fieldwork began.

Georgia National Guard Soldiers of the Reidsville-based Company E, 560th Engineer Battalion construct a bailey bridge during annual training at Fort McClellan August 17, 1955.  Left to right:  Sgt. 1st Class Barry Stubbs, Master Sgt. Sullivan Smith Jr. and Master Sgt. Jack Durrely, all of Glennville, Ga.  Georgia National Guard Archives.

Monday morning kicked off with the units conducting committee training. This training approach brought together specialized unit sections such as motor sections and service companies for common training tasks. Medical platoons from various units conducted collective training while headquarters companies participated in a command post exercise. The 560^th Engineer Battalion received specialized training in combat engineer tasks such as mine laying and obstacle breaching while McClellan’s ranges welcomed machine gunners and recoilless rifle sections of the 121^st and 122^nd Infantry Regiments for anti-tank practice.

Georgia National Guard Soldiers of Company H, 121st Infantry Regiment engage targets with M1917 machine guns during annual training at Fort McClellan, Ala. August 17, 1955. Pictured are Sgt. 1st Class Quinton Slaughter, Pfc. Hubert Drew, Pct. Ronald Ponsell and Pvt. Leman Hutchinson. Georgia National Guard Archives.

The second week of annual training brought the Soldiers to the field. The 560^th Engineer Battalion practiced construction of trestle and bailey bridges and infantry units took to the fields for maneuver while the cacophony of howitzer fire from the 48^th Division Artillery echoed through the hills.

Georgia National Guard field artillery units of the 48th Infantry Division conduct fire missions at Fort McClellan, Ala. during annual training in August 1955. Georgia National Guard Archives.

August 20 featured the traditional parade and awards ceremony of Governor’s Day as Georgia’s Governor, Marvin Griffin, reviewed the entire division alongside Florida's Governor, Thomas Collins. The governors presented awards to units for marksmanship and training excellence before witnessing a pass in review of the entire division. The summer heat shortened the ceremony whereupon Maj. Gen. Joseph Fraser, commanding general of the 48^th ID, and Maj. Gen. Hearn briefed the governor on the proposed unit structure of the new 48^th Armor Division.

Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin presents the Governor's Trophy to 1st Lt. John Birchall, commanding officer of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 122nd Infantry Regiment during Governor's Day activities at Fort McClellan, Ala. August 20, 1955. The Governor's Trophy was awarded to the unit with the best combined scores in the rifle competition.  Georgia National Guard Archives.

On the final day of annual training, August 28, 1955, the 48^th ID departed Fort McClellan for the last time. Many of the officers left with training reservations already established for the armored course at Fort Knox while other senior commissioned and non-commissioned leaders received a glimpse of the future on the dusty trails of Camp Stewart.

Captain William Salem, commander of the Lyons-based Company A, 286th Infantry Battalion instructs his Soldiers while on field training at Fort McClellan, Ala. August 16, 1955. Georgia National Guard Archives.

Most of the 48th ID’s infantry companies would be reorganized as armor units in the coming weeks. Soldiers from the 286th Infantry Battalion, which had only been organized in 1953[3], would constitute the 160th Tank Battalion. The companies of the 121st and 122nd Infantry Regiments, which dated back to 1917, would be broken up and reorganized across the state.[4] The Macon headquarters of the 121st Infantry Regiment would serve as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of Combat Command B while the Atlanta-based 122nd Infantry Regiment would see its headquarters company reorganized to form Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Command C. The reorganization would ultimately impact 97 units in 45 communities across the state.[5]

 

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[1] “Georgia's Armored Units Exercise Tanks at Camp Stewart”. The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, August/September 1955, 12.

[2] “48^th Division Trains at Ft. McClellan for the Last Time as Infantry Troops”. The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, August/September 1955, 16.

[3] NG AROTO 325.4 October 15, 1953

[4] NG AROTO 325.4 October 17, 1955

[5] “48^th Armored Division and 160^th Armored Group Approved by NGB”. The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, August/September 1955, 3.

The Georgia Guard Looks Back on Winter Storm Leon

This image showing road conditions on Georgia's interstates
was taken by Maj. Dan Miller  in the early morning hours of
Jan. 29. 2014. Georgia Guard Archives

by Maj. William Carraway

Historian, Georgia Army National Guard

On January 28, 2014, a major winter storm impacted the southeast United States dropping as much as two inches of snow across the region. The impact of Winter Storm Leon to north Georgia and the metro Atlanta counties was particularly severe. The cumulative effect of rapid snowfall accumulation coupled with a simultaneous exodus of metro commuters resulted in gridlocked roads choked with stranded motorists. Flights out of Hartsfield-Jackson airport were grounded and many local business and agencies were closed. In response, Governor Nation Deal declared a state of emergency and requested assistance from the Georgia National Guard.

Georgia Guardsmen responded throughout the impacted region within 90-minutes of the governor’s activation order. At the direction of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, teams of national guardsmen mobilized in 50 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles and cargo trucks to reach stranded motorists and deliver food, water and first aid supplies. Georgia National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters were also used for aerial resupply missions.

ATLANTA, Jan. 30, 2014  – Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers Sgt. Luke
Wilkins, a combat medic (left), and Sgt. Chastidy Guinyard, a unit career
counselor, both with the Marietta-based 248th Medical Company, ready fuel
containers to help stranded motorists who ran out of gas during Winter Storm Leon.
Ga. National Guard photo by Sgt. Michael Uribe

Across the state, Guardsmen opened the doors of their armories to provide shelter for motorists and staging areas for first responders. Working with the Georgia State Patrol, the Guardsmen assisted nearly 5,000 stranded motorists and evacuated nearly 100 school children from school buses.

Major General Tom Carden, Georgia’s Adjutant General, recalled the mobilization effort.

“The key to success was the ability to move the requisite personnel and equipment as quickly as possible to achieve the desired effect,” said Carden. “Assisting our fellow citizens is one of the most gratifying missions we can perform.”

Through January 31, the Georgia Guard distributed nearly 2,500 bottles of water and meals, more than 1,660 blankets and assisted first responders on nearly 100 emergency calls.

Since Winter Storm Leon, Georgia Guardsmen have responded in the wake of Winter Storm Pax and Hurricanes Matthew, Irma and, most recently, Michael. Five years to the date after Winter Storm Leon, the Georgia Guard prepared to respond in the wake of a winter storm advisory, but the resulting weather effects were far less severe than predicted.

Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden Sworn in as Ga.’s 43rd Adjutant General

Thomas Carden as a second lieutenant in 1989 and a major general 30 years later.
Photos courtesy of Maj. Gen. Carden and TSgt. Shaleata Johnson

By Maj. William Carraway

Historian, Georgia Army National Guard

Long-time Georgia Army National Guard Soldier Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden became the 43rd Adjutant General of the Georgia Department of Defense Jan. 26, 2019 during a ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga. Carden, who enlisted as a private in the Ga. ARNG in 1986 was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to succeed Maj. Gen Joe Jarrard.

Governor Brian Kemp transfers the colors of the Georgia Department of Defense
from Maj. Gen. Joe Jarrard to Maj. Gen. Tom Carden signifying Carden’s assumption
of duties as the 43rd Adjutant General of Georgia Jan. 26, 2019 at the Clay National
Guard Center in Marietta. Georgia National Guard Photo by Maj. William Carraway

“This solemn occasion represents the passing of the torch from a man of great integrity… to another in whom I have the utmost confidence and respect,” said Gov. Kemp.

Major Gen. Thomas Carden’s career began in the Georgia National Guard in 1986 when he enlisted as an infantry private. Three years later, Carden was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant by the Georgia Military Institute. Since then he has advanced through the ranks and achieved positions of ever-increasing responsibility from company to brigade command as well as senior staff positions. In 2005, Carden deployed to Iraq as the effects coordinator for the 48th Infantry Brigade. Earlier this month, the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan as part of its fourth overseas combat deployment since Sept. 11, 2001.

Lieutenant Colonels Thomas Carden and Randall Scott Carter with the 48th
Infantry Brigade in Iraq in 2005. Georgia Guard Archives.

In January 2015, Carden was selected to command the Georgia Army National Guard and served as the Georgia’s Assistant Adjutant General-Army, its 14th since the position was created by the passage of the Georgia Military Forces Reorganization Act of 1955. On September 15, 2017, Carden was appointed to serve as deputy commanding general, Multi-National Division, Southeast, headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

Major General Tom Carden, 43rd Adjutant General of Ga., presents his
former commander, Maj. Gen. Daniel Petrescu, commander of Headquarters
Multinational Division Southeast, with an award for outstanding leadership. 
Petrescu traveled from Romania to attend Carden's assumption of
command ceremony Jan 26, 2019. Ga. National Guard
Photo by Maj. William Carraway

“I am very pleased our military leadership at the national level has recognized what we in Georgia already know, and that is the outstanding abilities of General Tom Carden,” said Governor Nathan Deal reacting to Carden’s appointment in 2017. “His service to our state and nation has been exemplary and I look forward to seeing his leadership impact our total force as well as that of our NATO allies.”

Carden follows the successful tenure of Maj. Gen. Joe Jarrard who departs to serve as deputy commanding general for Army National Guard, U.S. Army Europe. Jarrard served as Assistant Adjutant General-Army for the Ga. ARNG from October 2011 to January 2015 when he was sworn in as the 42nd Adjutant General of Georgia 

“Major General Joe Jarrard, I commend your years of service as Georgia’s Adjutant General,” said Kemp. "You have led this command with humility and strength. I would also like to commend Susan for her great service and sacrifice as well.”

Symbolizing the change of command, Maj. Gen. Jarrard transferred the Ga. DoD colors to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who in turn, entrusted them to Carden.

Speaking before an American flag which spanned the width of the stage, Gov. Kemp praised the efforts of the Ga. DoD under Jarrard’s leadership.

“I am humbled by your service,” said Kemp. “In the wake of a devastating storm, you are ready to serve. You ensure peace and prosperity for all our citizens… We are forever indebted to you and to those great leaders who lead you.”

Major General Joe Jarrard delivers farewell comments upon
relinquishing command of the Ga. DoD to Maj. Gen. Tom Carden
Jan. 26, 2019 at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta.
Ga.National Guard Photo by Maj. William Carraway

Jarrard thanked the many distinguished visitors in attendance and recounted contributions made by civic and military leaders to the Ga. DoD. He also recognized the service of the nearly 3,000 Georgia Guard Soldiers and Airmen who are currently mobilized for the war fight and thanked the assembled members of the Ga. DoD.

"While it is bittersweet to leave all of you, Susan and I know you are getting an even better command team,” said Jarrard. "(Major General) Tom and Charlene Carden along with Kendall and Kyle are a wonderful family who will make the team even better. They have long been an integral part of the Ga. Guard family and we are so glad to welcome them back.”

Jarrard evoked the boars’ head symbol of the Ga. DoD in his closing statement.

“The boars head is symbolic of three things: hospitality… courage and ferocity…,” said Jarrard. "When action is necessary, your Georgia Guard acts with ferocity. I will be a Georgia Guardsman for life, and it has been the honor of a lifetime to have served as your adjutant general.”

In his remarks, Carden sounded a familiar theme of leadership, describing the Ga. DoD as a leadership factory.

“I am honored, humbled and completely fired up to be here today,” said Carden. “As I look across the room, I see mentors who go back decades. Men and women who serve a cause larger than themselves. I am inspired and honored to be in the same room with you.”

Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden presents Mrs. Susan Jarrard with the 

Georgia Commendation Medal Jan. 26, 2019. Mrs. Jarrard was 
recognized for her continuous service to the men and women 

of the Georgia DoD. photo by Spc. Tori Miller.

Carden praised the work of Maj. Gen. Joe Jarrard and noted that he had set a high mark of performance for him to follow.

“Most of you know that with Major General Jarrard and Susan Jarrard we got two for the price of one,” said Carden. Thank you for setting the example of servant leadership.”

In his first official act as adjutant General, Carden presented Maj. Gen. Jarrard with the Oglethorpe Distinguished Service Medal.  Susan Jarrard was presented with the Georgia Commendation Medal for her dedication and service to the Ga. DoD.

Carden concluded his remarks by sharing his three priorities: people, people and people.

“I have learned over the past 33 years in uniform that if we take care of our Soldiers, Airmen their families and employers they will absolutely crush the mission,” said Carden. “We will provide ready forces to the governor when our neighbors are in need. We will also provide the president with capable, physically fit and lethal combat formations on the ground and in the air ready to fight and win America’s wars.”

As commander of the Ga. Army National Guard, then Brig. Gen. Carden
brings his message of the Ga. Guard as a leadership factory to Soldiers of the
1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment during the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat
Team’s eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation at Fort Stewart in 2017.
Many of the Soldiers are now serving in Afghanistan. Ga. National Guard
photo by Capt William Carraway

A Century of Support to the Governor of the State of Georgia

by Maj. William Carraway

Historian, Georgia Army National Guard

On January 14, 2019, Brian Kemp will be sworn in as the 83rd Governor of Georgia. Soldiers and Airmen of the Georgia National Guard along with volunteers from the Ga. State Defense Force will take part in inaugural activities as they have for decades. In this article, the Georgia National Guard History office looks back at how the Georgia Guard has participated in the inaugurations of past commanders in chief.

1915: Ga. Guard Secures Inauguration

June 21, 1915, just six days before he left office, Governor John Slaton commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer who had been condemned by a jury decision that subsequent historians and legal scholars largely consider erroneous. Ensuing riots and threats of violence against Slaton prompted the activation of the Georgia Guard. Brigadier General J. Van Holt Nash, Georgia’s Adjutant General, mobilized the 5^th Infantry Regiment; Troop L, Second Cavalry Squadron and Battery B, 1^st Battalion Field Artillery.[i] Colonel Orville Hall, commander of the 5^th Infantry dispatched two companies to provide security for the governor.[ii] Arriving at the governor’s house, the companies of the 5^th Infantry were confronted by a crowd of 2,000 angry citizens who had barricaded the gate to the house. The troops had to fight their way onto the grounds. Several Guardsmen were injured by rocks or broken bottles hurled by the mob. By the morning of June 22, the Guardsmen had successfully dispersed the mob. For the next several days, Guardsmen rotated through security shifts repelling occasional assaults and arresting citizens who failed to disperse.[iii]

Governor Nathan Harris (right) with Brig. Gen. Walter
Harris, commander of the 1st Brigade, Ga. National Guard
reviews troops of the 2nd Ga. Infantry Regiment (now the
121st IR) in El Paso, Texas in 1916. Photo courtesy of the
Vivian Roberts Collection and Mrs. Tonie Maxwell

On June 27, 1915, The Georgia Guard Soldiers participated in the inauguration of Governor Nathaniel Harris providing security and firing a 17-gun salute.[iv] At the time of Harris’ inauguration the Georgia Guard was composed of 3,045 Soldiers.[v] In 1916, Harris became the first Georgia Governor to visit troops of the Georgia Guard mobilized outside the state when he visited the 1^st Brigade encampment at Camp Cotton, El Paso. Harris observed a review of the Georgia Guard units including those who had helped secure his inauguration.

1955: A Tale of Two TAGs

In 1955, two former Adjutants General were inaugurated as the Governor and Lt. Governor of Georgia.  Marvin Griffin was inaugurated as the 72nd Governor of Georgia. Griffin commanded the Georgia National Guard’s 101st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion in the Pacific theater for 31 months during World War II and served as Georgia’s Adjutant General from 1944 to 1947. Former adjutant general Ernest Vandiver was sworn in as Georgia’s third lieutenant Governor.[vi]

Colonel Roy Hogan leads the 121st Infantry Regiment during
the inaugural parade for Gov. Griffin. Georgia Guardsman, Jan
1955, 5.

More than 2,500 Georgia National Guardsmen paraded down Peachtree Street before the governor’s reviewing stand. The Governor reviewed the Soldiers, tanks and artillery of the Macon-based 48th Infantry Division, the guns of the 108th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade and Georgia Air National Guard floats depicting aircraft engines and an oscillating radar antenna of the 129th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron. Poor weather conditions prevented a scheduled fly-over by Georgia Air National Guard F-84 Thunderjets, but the streets echoed to the rumble of twelve tanks 14 howitzers and nine antiaircraft guns. The 48th Infantry Division Band provided music along with the 30th Infantry Division Band and 530th Air Force Band from Dobbins Air Reserve Base.[vii]

Soldiers of the Ga. ARNG's 201st Ordnance Company fires a 19
gun inaugural salute to Gov. Ernest Vandiver from the capitol
grounds. Georgia Guard Archives

1959: Former Guardsmen Succeed Griffin

In 1959, former Adjutant General Ernest Vandiver was inaugurated as the 73rd Governor of Georgia. Vandiver, a World War II veteran, was appointed Adjutant General of Georgia by Gov. Herman Talmadge in 1948 and served as TAG for six years. He achieved the rank of Major General in the Air National Guard becoming the youngest person to reach that rank.[viii] His Lieutenant Governor, Garland T. Byrd, was an active member of the Ga. Guard serving as the judge advocate for the State Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment. A World War II Veteran, Byrd received the Silver Star for leading his troops on a raid more than 50 miles behind German lines.[ix]

Following Governor Vandiver’s swearing-in ceremony A thundering 19-gun salute echoed from the western lawn of the State capitol where two 75 mm cannons were manned by Guardsmen of the 201st Ordnance Company. Six F-86 fighter jets flown in tight formation by the 128th Fighter Interceptor Squadron streaked overhead as musical salutes by the 530th Air Force Band saluted the new governor.[x]

F86L Sabres of the 128th Fighter Interceptor Squadron provided an inaugural fly over for incoming Ga. Gov. Ernest Vandiver. Georgia Gard Archives

1963: Armored Reception

Georgia Guardsmen of the 878th Engineer Battalion pass the reviewing
stand of Gov. Carl Sanders. Georgia Guardsman Magazine, Jan 63, 2.

A mile-long inaugural parade honored Governor Carl Sanders following his January 1963 inauguration. Maj. Gen. George Hearn, Adjutant General of the Ga. Guard served as the grand marshal of the parade which incorporated tanks and howitzers of the 48th Armor Division as well as engineering equipment from the 265th Combat Engineer Battalion in Statesboro, home of first lady Betty Sanders. As in 1959, Guardsmen of the 201st Ordnance Company fired a 19-gun salute while C-97 Stratofreighters of the 128th Air Transport Squadron flew overhead.[xi]

1967: Salute and Security

For the January 1967 inauguration of Gov. Lester Maddox, the 19-gun salute was upgraded to 105 mm howitzers fired by the 648th Maintenance Battalion. Security for the inauguration was provided by the 48th Military Police Company.

This Ga. ARNG helicopter delivered Gov. George Busbee
to his inauguration at Philips Arena. Georgia Guardsman
Magazine, Jan. 1975, inside cover 

1971: Vandiver Returns

During inaugural ceremonies for Governor Jimmy Carter in January 1971, Carter appointed Ernest Vandiver to serve for a second time as Adjutant General of Georgia. Vandiver became the fourth TAG to serve two separate terms along with Maj. Gen. George Hearn and Brig. Gen. Charles M. Cox and J. Van Holt Nash.[xii]

1975: Workhorse

Governor Elect George Busbee was transported to his January 14, 1975 inauguration in a Georgia Army National Guard UH-1 helicopter designated as Workhorse. The 116th Army Band and 530th Air Force Band provided musical entertainment for inaugural ceremonies while military police of the 190th Military Police Company provided security.[xiii]

The Modern Era
The Georgia Guard continued to support the inauguration of Governors through the most recent administrations of Governors Sonny Perdue and Nathan Deal. For the first time since World War II, during Perdue’s inauguration, a Georgia Governor entered office with troops overseas. Collectively, Governors Perdue and Deal observed all four of the 48^th Infantry Brigade Combat team’s deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Governor Nathan Deal, followed by Maj. Gen. William T. Nesbitt, Georgia’s Adjutant General; and Col. Bill Hitchens, Ga. Department of Public Safety

Commissioner reviews a formation of Ga. Army and Air Guardsmen and Ga. State Troopers inside the state capitol shortly after being sworn into office as 

Georgia’s 82nd governor Jan 11, 2011. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roy Henry

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[i] Report of the Adjutant General, State of Georgia for the Year 1915. Atlanta, GA: Byrd Printing Company, 1916, 97-99.

[ii] Report of the Adjutant General, State of Georgia for the Year 1915. Atlanta, GA: Byrd Printing Company, 1916, 100.

[iii] Report of the Adjutant General, State of Georgia for the Year 1915. Atlanta, GA: Byrd Printing Company, 1916, 113-117.

[iv] Report of the Adjutant General, State of Georgia for the Year 1915. Atlanta, GA: Byrd Printing Company, 1916, 106.

[v] Report of the Adjutant General, State of Georgia for the Year 1915. Atlanta, GA: Byrd Printing Company, 1916, 3.

[vi] "Marvin Griffin Becomes Georgia's Chief Executive and New Commander in Chief of the Georgia NG." The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, January 1955, 2.

[vii] “2500 Georgia Guardsmen Display Their Military Power before 200,000 Georgians in 2 1-2 hour Inaugural Parade.” The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, January 1955, 10.

[viii] “Gov. Ernest Vandiver Assumes Office with Background of Nat’l Guard Service.” The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, January 1959, 5.

[ix] “Lt. Governor Byrd Active Guardsman.” The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, January 1959, 5.

[x] "Ernest Vandiver Becomes Guard’s Commander-in-Chief." The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, January 1959, 6-7.

[xi] "Mile-Long Inaugural Parade Hails New Commander-in-Chief as Components Salute Gov Sanders" The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, January 1963, 2.

[xii] Georgia Department of Defense Annual Report 2013. Marietta, GA: 2014, 46.

[xiii] “George Busbee Sworn in As Governor of Georgia.” The Georgia Guardsman Magazine, January 1975, 4-5.