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4 unusual facts about Wisconsin National Guard


Hubert H. Peavey

-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->During the First World War recruited Company D, Sixth Infantry, Wisconsin National Guard, and served as captain.

James A. Frear

He served eleven years with the Wisconsin National Guard, retiring with the rank of colonel and judge advocate.

Sylvester G. Clements

Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Clements graduated from Aquinas High School in 1954 and served in the Wisconsin National Guard.

Theodore Steinmetz

Mr. Steinmetz was also conductor of the Eau Claire Municipal Band, the 105th Cavalry Band and was the longest serving musician in the Wisconsin National Guard.



see also

126th Field Artillery Regiment

:Former 1st Cavalry reconstituted in the Wisconsin National Guard and partially organized between October 1919 and March 1921 with Troops A, and B at Milwaukee; Troop E at Kenosha, Troop G at Watertown, Troop H at Fort Atkinson; and Troop L at Eau Claire.

Irving Fish

Afterwards, he transferred to the United States Army Reserve and in 1927, he returned to the Wisconsin National Guard.