This site was once the home of the Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation. The Foundation has
moved to www.demilitaryheritage.org. We've elected to keep this site as an on-line archive of Delaware Military
History. This site is dedicated to Delaware military history. It is meant to be a collaborative effort. If you'd like to
make a contribution to recording the military heritage of Delaware, please contact us at Kennard.Wiggins@gmail.
com. We're always eager to record more of our history, or to make it more accurate.
Contents:
People - Biographies and profiles of Delawareans who have made military history.
Places- History of fortifications, bases, camps, armories, and other military locations
Organizations - The military components and units of Delaware
Sources - Places where you can learn more, research libraries, bibliographies, links to other sites
Arms - the weapons and arms used by Delawareans; ships, aircraft, vehicles and arms
Chronology - A list of events throughout Delaware History related to military people and deeds.
Would you like to know more?
We recommend the following books available at local Delaware bookstores and from Arcadia Publishing.
Delaware Air National Guard
The Delaware Air National Guard got its start when a group of World War II veterans formed a new National
Guard unit composed of surplus airplanes, combat experience, a measure of hard work, camaraderie, and fun.
Some called this assemblage a gentleman’s flying club, but in a few short years, it was tested for the first time in
the Korean War. Since then, the Delaware Air National Guard has flown and fought in almost every corner of the
globe. It answered the call in Vietnam, the Middle East, the Balkans, and most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Celebrating 60 years of service, it has become a well-known local institution. The “Blue Hen Air Force” has
evolved into a professional organization that shoulders a significant operational role for the U.S. Air Force and
serves as a versatile emergency resource for the state of Delaware.
Delaware Army National Guard
The Delaware National Guard traces its roots to 1655, when the Swedish Colonial government formed a militia to
defend itself. That tradition carried through Dutch and then English control of the colony. The militia served in
all five French and Indian Wars and then distinguished itself during the Revolutionary War as the First Delaware
Regiment of the Continental Army, earning its "Blue Hen" nickname. The Delaware militia continued to serve in
every major war, and currently it remains in the forefront. Images of America: Delaware Army National Guard
presents images of this fabled organization that survived from the Spanish-American War to the present. The
people, places, equipment, and facilities of the Delaware National Guard are illustrated in this compilation of
historic photographs from the collection of the Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation.
Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base is the largest aerial port in the United States and home to gigantic jet air transports that are
lifelines for our modern military. It started as a municipal airport and has grown and expanded nearly
continuously since opening a week after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. Its saga is the story of the evolution of
the U.S. Air Force from World War II to the present. The pictures in Images of Aviation: Dover Air Force Base
represent the thousands of people who called Dover AFB their home, the hundreds of aircraft that have been
assigned there, and the dozens of various missions assigned to the facility over the past seven decades. Over 200
vintage photographs from the archives of the Air Mobility Museum and other sources provide a sampling of the
way it was at Dover Air Force Base through the years.
moved to www.demilitaryheritage.org. We've elected to keep this site as an on-line archive of Delaware Military
History. This site is dedicated to Delaware military history. It is meant to be a collaborative effort. If you'd like to
make a contribution to recording the military heritage of Delaware, please contact us at Kennard.Wiggins@gmail.
com. We're always eager to record more of our history, or to make it more accurate.
Contents:
People - Biographies and profiles of Delawareans who have made military history.
Places- History of fortifications, bases, camps, armories, and other military locations
Organizations - The military components and units of Delaware
Sources - Places where you can learn more, research libraries, bibliographies, links to other sites
Arms - the weapons and arms used by Delawareans; ships, aircraft, vehicles and arms
Chronology - A list of events throughout Delaware History related to military people and deeds.
Would you like to know more?
We recommend the following books available at local Delaware bookstores and from Arcadia Publishing.
Delaware Air National Guard
The Delaware Air National Guard got its start when a group of World War II veterans formed a new National
Guard unit composed of surplus airplanes, combat experience, a measure of hard work, camaraderie, and fun.
Some called this assemblage a gentleman’s flying club, but in a few short years, it was tested for the first time in
the Korean War. Since then, the Delaware Air National Guard has flown and fought in almost every corner of the
globe. It answered the call in Vietnam, the Middle East, the Balkans, and most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Celebrating 60 years of service, it has become a well-known local institution. The “Blue Hen Air Force” has
evolved into a professional organization that shoulders a significant operational role for the U.S. Air Force and
serves as a versatile emergency resource for the state of Delaware.
Delaware Army National Guard
The Delaware National Guard traces its roots to 1655, when the Swedish Colonial government formed a militia to
defend itself. That tradition carried through Dutch and then English control of the colony. The militia served in
all five French and Indian Wars and then distinguished itself during the Revolutionary War as the First Delaware
Regiment of the Continental Army, earning its "Blue Hen" nickname. The Delaware militia continued to serve in
every major war, and currently it remains in the forefront. Images of America: Delaware Army National Guard
presents images of this fabled organization that survived from the Spanish-American War to the present. The
people, places, equipment, and facilities of the Delaware National Guard are illustrated in this compilation of
historic photographs from the collection of the Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation.
Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base is the largest aerial port in the United States and home to gigantic jet air transports that are
lifelines for our modern military. It started as a municipal airport and has grown and expanded nearly
continuously since opening a week after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. Its saga is the story of the evolution of
the U.S. Air Force from World War II to the present. The pictures in Images of Aviation: Dover Air Force Base
represent the thousands of people who called Dover AFB their home, the hundreds of aircraft that have been
assigned there, and the dozens of various missions assigned to the facility over the past seven decades. Over 200
vintage photographs from the archives of the Air Mobility Museum and other sources provide a sampling of the
way it was at Dover Air Force Base through the years.
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