Ill. National Guard Officer Who Led Unit's Southwest Border Mission Earns MacArthur Leadership Award
August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 17 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news:
East St. Louis, Ill. - Capt. Elizabeth Mead of Williamsville, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard's East St. Louis-based 1844th Transportation Company, was awarded the U.S. Army's General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award, one of only seven National Guard officers to receive the award nationwide.
Mead led her unit's deployment to the Southwest Border fr . . .
East St. Louis, Ill. - Capt. Elizabeth Mead of Williamsville, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard's East St. Louis-based 1844th Transportation Company, was awarded the U.S. Army's General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award, one of only seven National Guard officers to receive the award nationwide.
Mead led her unit's deployment to the Southwest Border fr . . .