S.C.A.N.G: The First 25 Years, 1946-1971

Out of the fury of World War II came the revelation that air power was the wave of the future for the nation’s defense. To help meet this awesome challenge of defending the world’s most powerful nation, South Carolina’s first Air National Guard units were organized at Congaree Air Base near Eastover on December 9, 1946. The book recounts 25 years of history of SCANG and reflects on a heritage left by citizen-soldiers in service throughout the world – a heritage which merits the esteem of all South Carolinians and Americans.