John Barger at Schofield Barracks

...To listen to the complete interview click here: https://wisvetsmuseum.com/ohms-viewer/render.php?cachefile=OH_00132.xml More on Barger: John H. Barger of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, served with the 24th Infantry Division artillery in Hawaii and the Pacific...

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Old Abe

Old Abe Wisconsin’s War Eagle

...Fredericktown, Missouri   October 21, 1861 1862 Siege of New Madrid and Island Number 10, Missouri Point Pleasant, Missouri Farmington, Mississippi Before Corinth, Mississippi Iuka, Mississippi Burnside, Mississippi Iuka,...

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Desegregation in the Military

...Process of Military Desegregation Since the American Revolution, Black soldiers participated in United States' greatest wars including the Civil War, World War I, and World War II; however, despite their...

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Headshot photo of James K. Overman

Oneida Warrior James K. Overman on racism and rescuing pilots

...instrument-pilot instructor school in Texas. He graduated first in his class and then worked as a pilot instructor at the school for six years. At this point, the fighting in...

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