Nebraskans on the Front Lines
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Nebraska's National Guard

Nebraska National Guard Headquarters
Mag Me!Headquarters for the 134th Infantry in 1944.
Col. Miltonberger is at the far left.
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See if you can find the motto of the group,
"All Hell Can't Stop Us."
Regular military units are generally made up of men and women from different regions of the country. National Guard units are based in individual states. So, when a state's National Guard unit distinquishes itself, it is often a source of pride for the entire state. That was the case with the 134th National Guard unit from Nebraska during World War II.

Nebraska's National Guard were among the first Nebraskans to go to war. In reaction to the war in Europe, the 134th Regiment — "Nebraska's Own" — mobilized in December, 1940, as part of the Thirty-fifth Division and assembled at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Arkansas under the command of Butler Buchanan Miltonberger.



Nebraska's National Guard was called up even before the war began. This video examines the impact of mobilizing the Guard.