1. Milton Atchison Reckord was an officer in the Maryland Army National Guard and United States Army.
16 Facts About Milton Reckord
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Milton Reckord was born to John and Lydia Milton Reckord at their home in Harford County, Maryland.
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Milton Reckord commenced work at his father's milling plant in 1896 upon his graduation from Bel Air High School.
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Milton Reckord expressed desire to serve in the military, but, at the request of his mother, delayed entry into service until he turned 21.
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Milton Reckord enlisted in Company D, 1st Maryland Infantry, Maryland National Guard on February 15,1901, and would eventually rise to command the same company when he was commissioned as a captain in December 1904.
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Milton Reckord was mobilized for World War II with the 29th Infantry Division in February 1941 and took a leave of absence from his post as Maryland's Adjutant General.
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Milton Reckord later deployed overseas and was named Theater Provost Marshal, European Theater of Operations.
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Milton Reckord received a state promotion to Lieutenant General from Governor J Millard Tawes in 1961, and continued to serve as Adjutant General until his retirement in 1966.
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Milton Reckord was buried at Mountain Christian Church Cemetery in Joppa, Maryland.
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Mrs Milton Reckord died on January 17,1943, and Milton Reckord never remarried.
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Milton Reckord was a member of the Adjutants General Association of the United States, the 29th Infantry Division Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Military Order of Foreign Wars, and the Army and Navy Club.
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Milton Reckord served as president of both the Maryland Jockey Club, which owned Pimlico Race Course, and the Hartford Agricultural and Breeders Association, which owned Havre de Grace Racetrack.
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The Milton Reckord Trophy is a prize awarded annually to the Army National Guard battalion that achieves the highest standards of training and readiness.
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The Milton Reckord Trophy is one of the highest peacetime awards given to National Guard units.
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In 1950, Milton Reckord was the first recipient of the National Guard Association of the United States Distinguished Service Medal.
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Also in 1950, Milton Reckord received the American Legion's Distinguished Service Medal.