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Father of the National Guard honored in painting portrait
An Akron native Charles William Frederick Dick, a major general who modernized the Ohio Division after the Spanish American War, is depicted in a National Guard Heritage Gallery painting in Washington. Dick helped create federal funding for National Guard training and equipment and served as a U.S. senator.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron
Charles William Frederick Dick
New National Guard
Washington
Ohio Division
U.S
National Guard
8Th Ohio Infantry
Ohio
William McKinley
Wade Moran
Charles Dick Columbus
National Guard Heritage Gallery