Two women serving as Army nurses in World War I were part of a long journey resulting in the opportunity for women today to serve in every duty position in the Wisconsin National Guard.
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s largest current unit emerged 50 years ago from a massive Army-wide reorganization that concluded an historic era and enhanced the Guard’s ability to respond today both home and abroad.
Like their comrades-in-arms in the 32nd Division 100 year ago, many Soldiers and Airmen of the Wisconsin National Guard will celebrate this Christmas far from home as they fulfill their mission as the primary combat reserve of the Army and Air Force with an active slate of global security missions.
“The ten military bands for Camp MacArthur which are composed of 400 musicians will be combined and play a varied concert under the leadership of Band Master Steinmetz,” proclaimed a recitation of a Waco, Texas, newspaper article in the Dec. 20, 1917 edition of the Marshfield News.
Like their 32nd Division brethren 100 years ago, many Soldiers and Airmen of the Wisconsin National Guard will celebrate this Thanksgiving Day far from home as they fulfill mission as the primary combat reserve of the Army and Air Force with an active slate of global security missions.
VOLK FIELD, Wis. — About 200 people gathered on Veterans Day to commemorate 28 Ho-Chunk men – known as Winnebago Indians in 1917 — from the area surrounding this National Guard training base who joined the Wisconsin National Guard 100 years ago for the “Great War” in Europe.
The intense football rivalry between Wisconsin and Illinois has existed long before the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears line up Sunday at Chicago’s Soldier Field. In the fall of 1917, some of Wisconsin’s best National Guard players joined with those from Michigan to defeat their Illinois brethren, strengthen the bonds of Army brotherhood and build an early reputation as a force to be reckoned with — as well as emerge arguably as the nation’s best Army football team.
MADISON, Wis. — Even in a year when the “Red Arrow” deployed hundreds of Soldiers to Florida to assist citizens in the wake of Hurricane Irma, the original Red Arrows of a century ago continue to make history.
Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard Soldiers commenced training as the 32nd Division 100 years ago at Camp MacArthur, Texas in preparation for overseas service in World War I.
For those who really enjoy digging into the actual documents of history, the National Archives has digitized a number of its records related to the Zimmermann Telegram.
