Major General Ellard A. Walsh was a U.S. Army National Guard officer who is recognized as the "father" of the modern National Guard. He also commanded the 34th Infantry Division during the run up to World War II.
Ellard A. Walsh
34th Infantry Division (United States)
The 34th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the National Guard, that participated in World War I, World War II and multiple current conflicts. It was the first American division deployed to Europe in World War II, where it fought with great distinction in the Italian Campaign.
34th ID Soldiers at Camp Cody, NM on 18 August 1918.
A monument dedicated to the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division at Fort Snelling National Cemetery near Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Acting intelligence officer Rudolph von Ripper c. 1942 wearing red bull shoulder badge
The Red Bull in the Winter Line of Pantano, Italy – 29 November to 3 December 1943.