"Goodbye, Dear, I'll Be Back in a Year": The Mobilization of the Oklahoma National Guard For World War II

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Article explores the history of the Oklahoma National Guard, and particularly the Forty-fifth Infantry Division and their participation in World War II. Kenny A. Franks describes the intensive training soldiers went through and the events that led up to mobilization.

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Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945- Winter 1991.

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  • Main Title: "Goodbye, Dear, I'll Be Back in a Year": The Mobilization of the Oklahoma National Guard For World War II
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Article explores the history of the Oklahoma National Guard, and particularly the Forty-fifth Infantry Division and their participation in World War II. Kenny A. Franks describes the intensive training soldiers went through and the events that led up to mobilization.

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28 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Long before bombs fell on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the men of the Forty-fifth Infantry Division spent weekend drills and summer camps preparing to defend their country. In this issue devoted to the home front during World War II, Kenny A. Franks provides a brief history of the Oklahoma National Guard and then focuses on the mobilization that ultimately affected thousands of Oklahoma families.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 69(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1991, pp. 340-367

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 340
  • Page End: 367

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Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 69 starts on page 455.

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Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-. "Goodbye, Dear, I'll Be Back in a Year": The Mobilization of the Oklahoma National Guard For World War II, article, Winter 1991; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031667/: accessed March 16, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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