Contact The PA Archives at:
1-717-783-3281
350 North St
Harrisburg, PA 17120
State H.Q. of the Alabama National Guard.
The phone number of the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum is: 717-861-2402.
Frederick L. Hitchcock has written: 'History, 13th Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania and 109th Inf., 108th M.G.Bn., U.S.A.E.F., and 109th Pennsylvania National Guard, 1877-1923' -- subject(s): History, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. National Guard. Regiment, 13th
The address of the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum is: Bldg T-8-57 Service Rd Ftig, Annville, PA 17003
Every state should have a "your state" Army (Air) National Guard OTAG-Office of the Adjudent General. Sample: Texas Army National Guard-OTAG, or Oregon Air National Guard, etc. Contact them.
There is a possibility of you being deployed if you join any component or branch of the military. This includes Reserve components, the National Guard, and even the Coast Guard. National Guard and Reserve units have been very active in Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and OIF, largely due to the Total Force Policy implemented by General Creighton Abrams, and the Pennsylvania National Guard has seen combat service during this time.
As of my last update in October 2023, the current chief of the National Guard Bureau is General Daniel R. Hokanson. He has held this position since August 2020, overseeing the National Guard's operations and advising the President and Secretary of Defense on National Guard matters. Please verify this information for any updates beyond that date.
You would have to find out which agency in the State of New Jersey has jurisdiction over the state's National Guard, and send a Freedom of Information Act request to them for that person's service records. The National Personnel Records Centre in St. Louis will only have information pertaining to any time they were under federal activation. This answer is given under the assumption that '1886' in your question was a typo. The National Guard was not organised until 1903.
There are actually two National Guards, but when people say the National Guard they are probably (but not necessarily) talking about the Army National Guard. The other National Guard is the Air National Guard which is to the Air Force what the Army National Guard is to the Army.
No. There is only an Army National Guard and an Air National Guard.
There is the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
Pennsylvania has the largest by far over any other state. Although Texas has the largest active duty presence, it is actually the third largest.