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A WrFhingiton sGEte seql cuff Button ond wqshingtton
Sftrte Gunnl Militqry Buttolrs Unlisted in Abertconrinued

fletched arrows backmark. The
significance of this button is
unknown.
The Washington State
Guard was first formed on
August 2. 1940. but was
disbanded shortly thereafter. It
was re-established and re-
Metal culf./i'ont Metala ctff back
organized on February 3,
1941. The maximum strensth
of the WSG during WWII
was 4. 166 officers and men.
One of the units which
interested rre most was an
Aircraft Warning Service
unit. It was responsible for
nine observation posts on the
Olympic Peninsula. The
Plastic Cu/f'Ji'ont Plustit Ol/'back
Washington State Guard was
eventually disbanded in 1947.
For more infonnation on the history, unitization, deployment, and
insignias of the WSG see Smith. 1981 and Johnson and Poppelton, 1993.
Photos br the Autltor

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