7 results for: Home Defense Infantry Regiment
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HDIR members in first aid drill, Seattle circa 1941
The Home Defense Infantry Regiment, or HDIR, was organized from the state guards during World War II after the National Guard was federalized and called into service. In Washington State about 2,500 civilian men were issued a billy club, a gas mask, utility belt, and white civil defense helmet, and tasked with protecting and supporting the state in times of…
ID Number:1947.24.15.1
Date:Circa 1941
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HDIR members marching through downtown, Seattle, circa 1941
The Home Defense Infantry Regiment, or HDIR, was organized from the state guards during World War II after the National Guard was federalized and called into service. In Washington State about 2,500 civilian men were issued a billy club, gas mask, utility belt, and white civil defense helmet, and tasked with protecting and supporting the state in times of civil…
ID Number:1947.24.16.1
Date:Circa 1941
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HDIR member checking documentation, Seattle, circa 1941
The Home Defense Infantry Regiment, or HDIR, was organized from the state guards during World War II after the National Guard was federalized and called into service. In Washington State about 2,500 civilian men were issued a billy club, gas mask, utility belt, and white civil defense helmet, and tasked with protecting and supporting the state in times of civil…
ID Number:1947.24.17.1
Date:Circa 1941
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HDIR member fingerprinting another, Seattle, circa 1941
The Home Defense Infantry Regiment, or HDIR, was organized from the state guards during World War II after the National Guard was federalized and called into service. In Washington State about 2,500 civilian men were issued a billy club, gas mask, utility belt, and white civil defense helmet, and tasked with protecting and supporting the state in times of civil…
ID Number:1947.24.17.2
Date:Circa 1941
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HDIR band preparing to perform, Seattle, circa 1942
The Home Defense Infantry Regiment, or HDIR, was organized from the state guards during World War II after the National Guard was federalized and called into service. In Washington State about 2,500 civilian men were issued a billy club, gas mask, utility belt, and white civil defense helmet, and tasked with protecting and supporting the state in times of civil…
ID Number:1947.24.17.3
Date:Circa 1942
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Home Defense Infantry Regimen rally flier, Seattle, August 17, 1942
The Home Defense Infantry Regiment, or HDIR, was organized in 1940 from the state guards after the National Guard was federalized and called into service in preparation for World War II. In Washington State about 2,500 civilian men were issued a billy club, gas mask, utility belt, and white civil defense helmet, and tasked with protecting and supporting the state…
ID Number:1947.24.33.01
Date:1942
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Home Defense Infantry Regiment recruitment poster, Seattle, 1941
The Home Defense Infantry Regiment, or HDIR, was organized from the state guards during World War II after the National Guard was federalized and called into service. In Washington State about 2,500 civilian men were issued a billy club, gas mask, utility belt, and white civil defense helmet, and tasked with protecting and supporting the state in times of civil…
ID Number:1947.24.39.1
Date:1941