Hawaii Air Depot Volunteer Corps

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Hawaii Air Depot Volunteer Corps
ActiveOctober 1942-4 July 1945
CountryUnited States
TypeParamilitary
RoleAnti-aircraft
Firefighter
Security
EMS
Mechanics
Size1,500
Garrison/HQHickam Air Force Base
Commanders
Commanding OfficerLt. Col Cecil J. Murphy

The Hawaii Air Depot Volunteer Corps (HADVC) was a civilian Paramilitary unit at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii during World War II. The HADVC took on a wide variety of roles helping in the routine operations of the airfield. Along with the Businessmen's Military Training Corps (BMTC), Hawaii Defense Volunteers, Women's Army Volunteer Corps (WAVC), , and , they formed the Organized Defense Volunteer Regiments.[1] Surprisingly for a civilian militia, they had anti-aircraft guns in their arsenal.[2]

History[]

The commanding officer of the HADVC was Lieutenant Colonel Cecil J Murphy.[3] The unit was formed in October 1942[4] with a total of 1,500 personnel.[2]

Tasks[]

Tasks and duties that the HADVC conducted included:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hawaii War Records Depository HWRD 1372". Hawaii War Records Depository Photos. University of Hawaii at Manoa Library. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Stentiford, Barry (4 June 2002). The American Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth Century. Texas A&M University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9781585441815.
  3. ^ "Hawaii War Records Depository HWRD 1329". Hawaii War Records Depository Photos. University of Hawaii at Manoa Library. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ Greenberg, Martin (18 November 2005). Citizens Defending America: From Colonial Times to the Age of Terrorism. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 7. Hawaii Air Depot Volunteer Corps.


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