March Madness 2021

...of the Potomac into battle at Globe Tavern in August 1864 and was wounded severely when a shell fragment struck his face. Unable to serve in the field any longer,...

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2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The Second regiment of Infantry was first organized under the call for volunteers for three months service. After the full number was accepted, the Second mustered into the service...

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2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was first organized under the call for volunteers for three months service. After the full number was accepted, the Second mustered into the service...

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Hiroshima Aftermath

Wisconsin and the Bombing of Hiroshima

...days later, Nagasaki was struck with the second atomic bomb. To date, these are the only wartime nuclear attacks ever mounted. Since these events, the Hiroshima bomb’s effects have been...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT

...the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, Wis. For more information on program participation, visit www.a4th.org. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs...

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Victory in Europe, 1945

...submitted to British 21 Army Group. Smaller German units also escaped to American lines, to avoid being taken by Russian forces. General Eisenhower summoned German military representatives to Rheims, France,...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – October 1917

Sunday Oct 28th   Dear Folks:- The box containing the sweater and the candy came this morning. Thank you for sending the sweater. Thank Will for the candy, it sure...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – November 1917

...City, Long Island, where Mortimer was stationed when he wrote this letter. Nov. 13, 1917 Dear Folks:- Well at last we are here. We landed at Jersey City at 10:30...

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Ghost Mountain Commander from Neillsville

...Smith, at one point, became the Urbana Force commander given his date of rank seniority over Herbert M. Smith. So, to avoid confusion, Herbert A. Smith was designated "White" Smith,...

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CALL SIGN: GRIM REAPER

...in an oral history interview last August, interviewer Rick Berry—also a long-time volunteer cataloger in object collections—well understood the importance of creating these links and encouraged Mosel to donate artifacts...

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