Philippine National Guard
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The Philippine National Guard was a militia
that was created by the Philippine Assembly in 1917 to serve under General
John Pershing in Europe
during World War I
. It had 25,000 soldiers when it was absorbed by the National Army. This unit, however, was not able to see action, for it was only mustered into federal service on Armistice Day
and would never leave the islands.
After the war, the entire National Guard unit was deactivated, and its officers placed on the reserve list.
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
that was created by the Philippine Assembly in 1917 to serve under General
General of the Armies
General of the Armies of the United States, or more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest possible officer rank of the United States Army.Only two soldiers have been granted the rank of General of the Armies; John J...
John Pershing in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It had 25,000 soldiers when it was absorbed by the National Army. This unit, however, was not able to see action, for it was only mustered into federal service on Armistice Day
Armistice Day
Armistice Day is on 11 November and commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day...
and would never leave the islands.
After the war, the entire National Guard unit was deactivated, and its officers placed on the reserve list.
See also
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- Military History of the United StatesMilitary history of the United StatesThe military history of the United States spans a period of over two centuries. During the course of those years, the United States evolved from a new nation fighting the British Empire for independence without a professional military , through a monumental American Civil War to the world's sole...
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