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In the administration of the draft law there was no opposition among the people save now and then an individual which we must expect in carrying on operations that cover so large a field and affected so many people. The men who were called to administer the draft act responded and worked faithfully and the service which they rendered will always stand to their credit.
In all that was undertaken we had the generous support of the Council of Defense, an organization that covered the entire state. Its personnel included thousands of enthusiastic citizens who were willing to work day and night to make the state's work in the war a success. The work of the Council included not merely the raising of men and the spreading of propaganda for the war, its influence went to the farm for the purpose of increasing production of agricultural products, to the factories-in fact, to every industry that was contributing to the war. It was a fine organization, made up of men and women, boys and girls, who worked without thought of compensation. It was a beautiful response inspired by lofty patriotic sentiments.
In the contribution of money the state met every expectation-in fact all calls made were oversubscribed. Every county of the state was organized for the purpose of selling the government securities, as they were for the purpose of collecting for the Red Cross and kindred or- ganizations.
The fuel administration rendered a fine service and I trust that the people will appreciate the fact that Wisconsin homes were kept sup- plied with coal while the people of many other states nearer to the coal mines than we are were shivering.
I wish to make special mention of the cooperation that we received from the noble women of the state. Their work for the Red Cross-in fact, for every other activity that was necessary deserves our special recognition.
Our doctors and lawyers, ministers of the gospel, business men all stood ready to do their part-in fact the entire state was organized into a great cooperative machine. Our laboring men did their part nobly. The industries that were engaged in war production, as did all other industries of the state, moved on at maximum speed. Nor should I fail to mention the good work done by the schools of the state. From the rural school to the university all was activity. They not only con- tributed their work at home, but the higher institutions of learning, and particularly the university, contributed to the service many able men
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who were especially qualified to carry on some of the scientific work necessary to keep our army supplied.
I feel that I can best express my admiration for the people of this state in the simple words: They did their duty and did it well.
At this writing we hope that the war is over. We entered into it and fought for the support of an ideal. We did it at a great sacrifice . of life and treasure. Our country sought neither indemnity nor terri- tory. We shall receive neither. The men who laid down their lives did so with the consciousness that they fought for a greater freedom for the people of the world. Our country did not seek war. We were, how- ever, brought face to face with a situation that convinced us that after all we are not alone in the world and that our very existence will at times depend upon our ability to defend ourselves against the aggres- sions of other peoples.
From it all we have learned some useful lessons which will do much to guide this nation in its relations with other countries in the future. We hope now for a lasting peace, and so far as the influence. of this country goes, it is possible to predict that the chances for war in the future are very remote. However, we who live here today must meet the conditions that the world of our time makes for us. As a people we do not wish to oppress the peoples of other nations. How- ever, we cannot surrender our country's rights and our ideals. If we ' surrender our rights and thereby fail to protect our people upon land and sea, we shall open the door to oppression. If we fail to defend our ideals, then this government by the people will cease to be the hope of the world. An enduring universal peace is merely a hope, and all we can say now is that we sincerely wish that future generations may fully realize it.
EMANUEL L. PHILIPP, Governor.
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WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD.
By COLONEL JOHN G. SALSMAN.
During the years of 1916-17-18-19 the Wisconsin National Guard was absent from the state in the service of the United States, first on duty on the Mexican Border 1916-17, and then on duty during the War with Germany 1917-18-19.
On June 18th, 1916, there was sent to the Governor from the Secretary of War a telegram informing him that "Having in view the possibility of further aggression upon the territory of the United States from Mexico and the necessity for the proper protection of that frontier, the President has thought proper to exercise the authority vested in him by the Constitution and laws and call out the organized militia and the National Guard necessary for that purpose. I am, in consequence, instructed by the President to call into the service of the United States forthwith through you the following units of the organized militia and the National Guard of the State of Wisconsin which the President di- rects shall be assembled at the state mobilization point, Camp Doug- las, for muster into the service of the United States, one brigade of three regiments of infantry, one troop of cavalry, one battery of field artillery, one field hospital, etc."
In pursuance of this telegraphic order, the Wisconsin National Guard was assembled at the State Military Reservation on June 22nd, 1916, and all the organizations were in camp and ready for muster in on the afternoon of that day, and were present organized as follows:
STAFF CORPS AND DEPARTMENTS.
Adjutant General's Department-Major John G. Salsman, Camp Ad- jutant.
Quartermaster Corps-Major Charles R. Williams, Camp Quarter- master; Major Edwin T. Markle, Captain Charles A. Green.
Medical Corps ___
Major Gilbert E. Seaman, Chief Surgeon.
Major James W. Frew, Assigned to 1st Infantry.
Major Charles H. Stoddard, Assigned to Field Hospital No. 1.
Major James R. Scott, Assigned to 2nd Infantry.
Major Lewis A. Moore, Assigned to 3rd Infantry.
Captain George W. Neilson, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1. Captain George H. Sheer, Assigned to 2nd Infantry.
Captain Gustavus I. Hogue, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1.
1st Lieut. Clarence J. Kenney, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1.
1st Lieut. Robert L. Williams, Assigned to Headquarters.
1st Lieut. Dirk Bruins, Assigned to 1st Infantry.
1st Lieut. Robert H. Gray, Assigned to 3rd Infantry.
1st Lieut. Benjamin B. Rowley, Assigned to 3rd Infantry.
1st Lieut. Jesse R. Bryant, Assigned to 3rd Infantry.
1st Lieut. William C. Watkins, Assigned to 2nd Infantry.
1st Lieut. Robert W. Blumenthal, Assigned to 1st Infantry.
1st Lieut. Arthur A. Mitten, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1.
1st Lieut. William N. Moore, Assigned to 2nd Infantry.
1st Lieut. John E. Armitage, Assigned to 1st Infantry.
1st Lieut. Herbert Graebner, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1.
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Dental Corps
1st Lieut. Wm. W. Barney.
FIRST BRIGADE WISCONSIN INFANTRY
Brigadier General Lorrain T. Richardson.
Acting Brigade Adjutant-Major James McCully; 2nd Infantry.
Aides
First Lieut. Fred C. Best, 1st Infantry.
First Lieut. Peter Wirtz, 2nd Infantry.
1st Regiment of Infantry
Colonel John P. Joachim.
Lieut. Colonel Peter Piasecki.
Major John B. Schneller.
Major Irving A. Fish.
Major Glenn W. Garlock.
Captain Myron C. West, Adjutant.
2nd Regiment of Infantry
Colonel Wilbur M. Lee.
Lieut. Colonel Philip J. Zink.
Major Walter A. Marden.
Major Hugh E. Pomeroy.
Major James McCully.
Captain T. Byron Beveridge, Adjutant.
3rd Regiment of Infantry
Colonel Randolph A. Richards.
Lieut. Colonel John W. Hommil.
Major John Turner.
Major William Y. Burton.
Major Marshall Cousins.
Captain Percy C. Atkinson, Adjutant.
Troop A-1st Cavalry Captain Carl Penner.
Troop B-1st Cavalry
Captain August M. Krech.
Battery A-1st Field Artillery
Captain P. C. Westfahl.
These troops while in camp, were at once put into training for field service, while recruiting parties were retained at the Company home stations to recruit the companies to the maximum required by the War Department.
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The passage of the National Defense Act by Congress made it neces- sary that on muster into the United States Service each officer and en- listed man subscribe to a new oath at muster in. The muster in and taking of new oath were completed in all organizations on June 30th, 1916.
All the recruits at the home stations having been forwarded to Camp Douglas, the troops were moved to the Camp near San Antonio, Texas.
On July 1st
Battery A, 1st Field Artillery. 157 officers and men
Troop A, 1st Cavalry 96 officers and men
On July 8th
1st Infantry
Officers
54
Enlisted men 1,207
Total
1,261
On July 10th
2nd Infantry
Officers
52
Enlisted men 1,245
Total
1,297
On July 12th
3rd Infantry
Officers
49
Enlisted men
1,080
Total
1,129
The Field Hospital Company followed a few days after the departure of the 2nd Infantry taking all recruits and convalescent sick.
These troops were quartered at Camp Wilson near Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, and at once on arrival were put in strenuous train- ing for field service, practice marches, marches to Leon Springs-firing practice, field maneuvers and a march by the entire division to Austin, Texas and return, a distance of about 170 miles. The march was con- ducted under field service conditions in heavy marching order.
Meanwhile the organization of troop B, 1st Cavalry, had been com- pleted, the troop brought to the Camp at the Wisconsin military reserva- tion where it remained during the summer and early fall taking the place of Troop A at Camp Wilson on the return of that organization in October, 1916.
The other organizations returned to the state in the following order and date.
Battery A, 1st Field Artillery-Oct. 26, 1916 3rd Infantry-Dec. 14, 1916
Field Hospital Company No. 1-Jan. 13, 1917 1st Infantry-Jan. 19, 1917 2nd Infantry-Feb. 28, 1917 Troop B, 1st Cavalry-March 6, 1917
That the Wisconsin troops called into Federal service performed their duty to the fullest extent is evidenced by the following letter of ap- preciation by the Secretary of War.
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"WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, December 20, 1916.
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The Commanding Officer,
1st Brigade Headquarters, Wisconsin National Guard.
Sir:
I wish to thank you and the officers and men of your organization who went to the border in response to the call of the President for the valuable service which you have rendered to the country. When the National Guard was called into the service of the Federal Government, the lives of men, women and children along the frontier were in grave danger, owing to the formidable bandit raids from the Mexican side of the boundary. It is not too much to say that had these raids con- tinued, there was danger of international war. From the time of the arrival of the units of the National Guard on the border, the raids ceased, and the tension between the two countries began to relax. It is the hope and belief of the Government that the presence of the units of the National Guard, together with the units of the Regular Army, on the border and in Mexico, and the presence of the mobilization camps of the units of the National Guard in readiness for such service has made possible a peaceful solution of a difficult and threatening problem. Very respectfully,
NEWTON D. BAKER, Secretary of War."
WAR WITH GERMANY
During March 1917 the relations of the United States with the German Imperial Government became such that on April 6th, 1917, the Congress declared a state of war existent. On March 26th, 1917, the 3rd Infantry Wisconsin National Guard had, by telegraphic orders from the War Department, been returned to the Federal service and had been placed on duty throughout the central and northern portions of the state guard- ing large ore docks, tunnels and bridges on the main lines of railroads inclusive of the ore docks at Two Harbors, Minnesota. The regiment remained on that duty during the summer until ordered to the mobiliza- tion camp on the state military reservation near Camp Douglas with the other organizations of the Wisconsin National Guard.
Under the provisions of the Act of Congress June 3, 1916, and pur- suant to the governor's orders and the plan already initiated in Novem- ber of the preceding year, the Wisconsin National Guard was recruited to the full strength required by the Federal Law and organized as re- quired by the direction of the War Department as follows:
Staff Corps and Departments
6 Regiments of Infantry
1 Regiment of Field Artillery
1 Regiment of Cavalry
1 Battalion of Engineers
1 Battalion Signal Corps
2 Field Hospital Companies
2 Ambulance Companies
In perfecting the organization of the new' units required, changes in the old organizations became necessary so that the Machine Gun Com- pany, 1st Infantry was transferred to the 1st Field Artillery as Bat- tery D.
Company M, 1st Infantry, was changed to Machine Gun Company, 1st Infantry.
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The 2nd Separate Company Infantry was transferred to the 1st In- fantry as Company M.
The 1st Separate Company of Infantry was transferred to the 4th In- fantry as Company A.
The organization of all the new military units was practically com- pleted before July 1st, 1917. Under orders, the Artillery and the Cav- alry regiments were mobilized at the State Military Reservation the last week of June and the early days of July. Other commands were moved into the State Camp as sufficient tentage became available.
Pursuant to the Presidents' call, all other organizations of the Wis- consin National Guard were mobilized at their respective armories on July 15th, 1917, by telegraphic orders of the President of the United States.
All the troops of the Wisconsin National Guard were called into the Federal Service to date as July 15th, 1917, and all were assembled at . their armories and company stations. They were ordered to Camp Doug- las as arrangements could be made for their shelter, and care could be provided for them, so that by the first week in August all the troops were assembled at the State Military Reservation in a camp of in- struction.
It having been established by letter and communication from the Sup- ply Department, U. S. A., that regulation uniforms and many other necessary articles of equipment could not be procured from Federal sources before late in 'August, the Governor authorized the Adjutant General to contract for and purchase from commercial supply houses 10,000 uniforms and such other articles as were required to completely outfit the troops which had been mobilized.
As a result of this policy, all Wisconsin National Guard organizations left for the southern and eastern training camps fully uniformed and equipped for field service.
These organizations and their officers were as follows:
Adjutant General's Department
Lieutenant Colonel John G. Salsman, Madison.
Quartermaster Department -
Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Williams, Camp Douglas.
Medical Department
Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert E. Seaman, Milwaukee, Chief Surgeon.
Major James W. Frew, Milwaukee, Assigned to 1st Infantry.
Major James R. Scott, Appleton, Assigned to 2d Infantry.
Major Lewis A. Moore, Monroe, Assigned to 3d Infantry.
Major George W. Nielson, Milwaukee, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1.
Major Gustavus I. Hogue, Milwaukee, Assigned to 1st Cavalry.
Major Clarence J. Kenney, Milwaukee, Assigned to 1st Field Artillery.
Major William F. Lorenz, Madison, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 2.
Major Robert H. Gray, La Crosse, Assigned to 6th Infantry.
Major Edgar C. Barnes, Ripon, Assigned to 4th Infantry.
Major Dirk' Bruins, Milwaukee, Assigned to 5th Infantry. Captain Jesse R. Bryant, Wausau, Assigned to 3d Infantry.
Captain William C. Watkins, Oconto, Assigned to 2d Infantry.
Captain Robert W. Blumenthal, Milwaukee, Assigned to 1st Infantry.
Captain Arthur A. Mitten, Milwaukee, Assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 1. Captain E. Armitage, Milwaukee, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1. Captain Herbert Graebner, Milwaukee, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1.
Captain William W. Johnston, Racine, Assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 2.
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1st Lieutenant Harry W. Sargeant, Milwaukee, Assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 1.
1st Lieutenant Frank J. Schubert, Milwaukee, Assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 1.
1st Lieutenant George F. King, Green Bay, Assigned to First Field Artillery.
1st Lieutenant William J. Hanley, Kenosha, Assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 2.
1st Lieutenant Thomas E. Mackedon, Cedarburg, Assigned to 5th In- fantry.
1st Lieutenant John M. Scantelton, Sparta, Assigned to 3d Infantry.
1st Lieutenant Wesley L. Boyden, Seymour, Assigned to 2d Infantry.
1st Lieutenant William P. Salbreiter, Racine, Assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 2.
1st Lieutenant Rollin D. Thompson, Reedsburg, Assigned to Field Hos- pital Co. No. 2.
1st Lieutenant James A. Ballard, Hayward, Assigned to 6th Infantry. .
f1st Lieutenant Michael J. Trock, Milwaukee, Assigned to 1st Battalion Signal Corps.
1st Lieutenant Albin A. Krygier, Milwaukee, Assigned to 5th Infantry. 1st Lieutenant William J. Frawley, Appleton, Assigned to 2d Infantry. 1st Lieutenant Miles D. Cottingham, Lake Geneva, Assigned to 1st Cavalry.
1st Lieutenant Jay C. Brewer, Jefferson, Assigned to 1st Cavalry.
1st Lieutenant Walter E. Mueller, Green Bay, Assigned to 1st Field Artillery.
1st Lieutenant Daniel F. Hudick, Wales, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1.
1st Lieutenant Parker T. Trowbridge, Washburn, Assigned to 6th In- fantry.
1st Lieutenant Carl A. S. Gunderson, Madison, Assigned to Field Hos- pital Co. No. 2.
1st Lieutenant Merlyn H. Draper, Deerfield, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 2.
1st Lieutenant George W. Krahn, Oconto Falls, Assigned to 4th In- fantry.
1st Lieutenant Ernest F. Hafemeister, Milwaukee, Assigned to 1st In- fantry.
1st Lieutenant Raymond L. Kenney, Milwaukee, Assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 1 ..
1st Lieutenant James Philip Dean, Madison, Assigned to Field Hos- pital Co. No. 2.
1st Lieutenant William Carl Liefert, Milwaukee, Assigned to Field Hospital Co. No. 1.
1st Lieutenant Thos. Patrick Kennan, Milwaukee, Assigned to Ambu- lance Co. No. 1.
1st Lieutenant Clarence C. Del Marcelle, Neenah, Assigned to Ambu- lance Co. No. 2.
1st Lieutenant William R. Doctor, Cazenovia, Assigned to 6th Infantry. 1st Lieutenant Luther N. Schnetz, Racine, Assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 2.
1st Lieutenant Homer M. Carter, Madison, Assigned to 1st Battalion Engineers.
1st Lieutenant Taylor Cooksey, Madison.
Dental Corps
1st Lieutenant William W. Barney, Milwaukee.
1st Lieutenant Freedrick J. Bergholte, Waukesha.
1st Lieutenant Otto B. Hinz, Oshkosh.
1st Lieutenant Francis L. Gullickson, West Salem.
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1st Lieutenant Frederick Vater, Milwaukee.
1st Lieutenant Clyde R. Modie, Madison.
1st Lieutenant Frank H. Fancher, Racine.
1st Lieutenant William Russell Cressey, Milwaukee.
1st Lieutenant Frank Erwin Machus, Oconomowoc.
1st Lieutenant Gordon E. Harrington, Marshfield.
1st Lieutenant Halbert I. Lewis, Washburn.
Veterinary Corps
2nd Lieutenant Stanley L. Pilgrim, Wauwatosa, Assigned to 1st Cavalry. 2nd Lieutenant Wm. C. Schultz, Milwaukee, Assigned to 1st Field Ar- tillery.
2nd Lieutenant Ray Whitman Smith, Racine, Assigned to 1st Field Ar- tillery.
1st Battalion Signal Corps Major William Mitchell Lewis, Racine.
Headquarters Company Company B-Milwaukee
1st Lieutenant, B. F. Crandall, Mil- Captain Edward A. Olson.
waukee.
1st Lieut. Elmer G. Meyer. .1st Lieut. Leigh H. Lathrop.
Company A-Milwaukee Captain Robert S. Wheaton. 1st Lieut. George A. Ward. t1st Lieut. Christopher Bonerz.
Company C-Milwaukee Captain John J. O'Farrell. 1st Lieut. Carl J. Andrae. 1st Lieut. Frank Russel.
1st Lieut. Joseph B. Chamberlain.
1st Battalion Engineers Major Howard Greene.
Headquarters Company-Milwaukee Company B-Milwaukee
Captain Alexander C. Eschweiler.
Captain Clarence U. Smith. #1st Lieut. Alexander E. Shiells. 1st Lieut. Charles McL. Lewis. 2nd Lieut. Armin C. Frank.
Company A-Milwaukee Captain James W. Shaw. 1st Lieut. George W. Lewis. 1st Lieut. Ray C. Phipps. 2nd Lieut. John E. Schafer.
Company C-Milwaukee Captain Charles M. Scudder. 1st Lieut. Frank B. Hatton. 1st Lieut. Clyde H. Fuller. 2nd Lieut. Robert S. Lutz.
FIRST, BRIGADE WISCONSIN INFANTRY
Brigadier General Charles R. Boardman, Oshkosh.
Brigade Adjutant Major Charles A. Greene, Appleton.
Aides
1st Lieutenant Alex. J. Lytle, Rhinelander. 1st Lieutenant Otto G. F. Zeman, Superior.
1st Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, National Guard. 2d Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, National Guard. 3d Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, National Guard.
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FIRST REGIMENT OF INFANTRY
Colonel John P. Joachim, Madison.
Lieutenant Colonel Glen W. Garlock, West Salem. ¿Major William F. Mehl, Milwaukee. . Major Charles S. Buck, Beloit. Major Paul Ahnert, Milwaukee. Captain Gustav Stearns, Chaplain, Milwaukee.
Battalion Adjutants
1st Lieutenant Thomas P. Colbert, Beloit. 1st Lieutenant Samuel W. Oakey, Madison. 1st Lieutenant Horace L. Anderson, Beloit.
Headquarters Company-Madison Company F-Milwaukee *Captain Myron C. West, Madison.
Captain Henry W. Biemdiecke. 1st Lieut. W. F. Gaulke. 2nd Lieut. Fred Schroeder.
Machine Gun Company-OconomowocCompany G-Madison Captain Anthony G. Derse. 1st Lieut. Edward Llewelyn Jones. 2nd Lieut. George W. Behrend. 2nd Lieut. Carl E. Lugviel.
Captain William Smith. 1st Lieut. Fred T. Finn. 2nd Lieut. Steven O. Brigham .*
Supply Company-Madison Captain George F. O'Connell. 2nd Lieut. Francis X. Ritger.
Company A-Reedsburg Captain Leo M. Darrenougue. 1st Lieut. Herbert H. Prange. 2nd Lieut. Thomas H. Tudor.
Company B-Ft. Atkinson Captain Arthur R. Langholff. 1st Lieut. Delbert D. Hills. 2nd Lieut. Louis B. Reich.
Company C-Whitewater Captain R. H. Lindbaum. 1st Lieut. P. E. Trautman. 2nd Lieut. J. A. Plank.
Company D-Milwaukee Captain Frank Meske. 1st Lieut. J. A. Johannes. 2nd Lieut. Thomas L. Richert.
Company E-Milwaukee Captain Raymond Arnold. Ist Lieut. Nick P. Salm. 2nd Lieut. Fred A. Clemens.
Company H-Monroe Captain Allen E. Mitchel. 1st Lieut. Fred W. Heer. 2nd Lieut. Chas. H. Kohli.
Company I-Neenah Captain Bert L. Smith. 1st Lieut. B. O. Bell. 2nd Lieut. Anthony J. Webber.
Company K-Milwaukee Captain Leo L. Kosak. 1st Lieut. Albert Gulczynski. 2nd Lieut. Leo Gurda.
Company L-Beloit Captain E. Howe Allen. 1st Lieut. Floyd C. Henderson. 2nd Lieut. Ray C. Dickop .*
Company M-Janesville Captain Edgar N. Caldwell. 1st Lieut. Fred T. Rau. 2nd Lieut. Herold S. Pelton.
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Colonel Wilbur M. Lee, Oconto. Lieutenant Colonel Philip J. Zink, Beaver Dam.
Major Walter A. Marden, Oshkosh. Major Wm. B. Hall, Oconto.
*Major Adolph M. Trier, Fond du Lac. Captain John T. Kendall, Chaplain, Viroqua.
Battalion Adjutants
1st Lieutenant George Merkel, Appleton. 1st Lieutenant Fred B. Rhyner, Marshfield. 1st Lieutenant Allan B. Ellis, Appleton.
Headquarters Company
Captain T. Byron Beveridge, Appleton.
Machine Gun Company-Ashland Captain Matt. C. Tomkins.
1st Lieut. Arthur S. Childs. 2nd Lieut. Stanley W. Smith. *2nd Lieut. Roy W. Kelley.
Company F-Oshkosh Captain Gustave C. Schwandt. 1st Lieut. Richard B. Salsieder. 2nd Lieut. A. R. Bahr.
Supply Company-Oshkosh Capt. Frank H. Crane, Beaver Dam. 2nd Lieut. Robert A. Hellard.
Company G-Appleton
Captain Lothar G. Graef. 1st Lieut. Alvin J. Bogan. 2nd Lieut. August A. Arens.
Company A-Marshfield Captain Frank Reigel. 1st Lieut. W. C. Mueller. 2nd Lieut. William Beseler.
Company B-Oshkosh Captain John F. McCusker. 1st Lieut. John D. Spencer. 2nd Lieut. E. H. Newton.
Company C-Sheboygan. Captain Paul W. Schmidt. 1st Lieut. William N. Jensen. 2nd Lieut. August Wolf.
Company D-Ripon Captain Emil G. Prellwitz. 1st Lieut. Aug. C. Buchholz. 2nd Lieut. Harry L. Dornbrook.
Company E-Fond du Lac Captain Adelbert R. Brunet. 1st Lieut. J. Smith. 2nd Lieut. Henry Vogt.
Company H-Manitowoc Captain Edward J. Schmidt. 1st Lieut. William Jung. 2nd Lieut. J. Goetz.
Company I-Marinette Captain Edward M. Mayville 1st Lieut. H. M. Donaldson. 2nd Lieut. H. A. Prudome.
Company K-Beaver Dam Captain. .. 1st Lieut. Theodore Parker. 2nd Lieut. George L. Draheim.
Company L-Rhinelander Captain Forest H. Himes. 1st Lieut. Clarence J. Wesley. 2nd Lieut. Kirk W. White.
Company M-Oconto Captain J. H. Kampo. 1st Lieut. A. C. Pate. 2nd Lieut. Herman H. Modrow.
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THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY
Colonel John Turner, Mauston. Lieutenant Colonel William Y. Burton, Hudson.
Major Frank H. Fowler, La Crosse. Major Robert A. Merrill, Sparta. Major Ulysses G. Carl, Oshkosh. 1st Lieutenant William F. Hood, Chaplain, Rice Lake.
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