125 Years of Sharing Our Veterans’ Stories
Our Story Born out of the desire of Civil War veterans to honor the service of their comrades and to educate future generations about the cost of liberty and the continued effort required to protect our freedom, this organization has collected, preserved and shared the stories of Wisconsin veterans since
Breaks in Service: Roger Boeker’s Story
Roger Boeker was raised in Madison, Wisconsin by a family of military veterans. Just days before his September 1942 birth, Boeker's father Leonard enlisted in the U.S. Army for service during World War II. His uncles Orrin and Leon Slauson, brothers from Spring Green, Wisconsin, joined the U.S. Army Air
A video interview with Brigadier General Robert Andrew Cocroft
Written by Oral Historian Luke D. Sprague Robert A. Cocroft graduated from North Division High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1965. While attending and playing football at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the United States Army drafted him on October 24, 1966. At Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Cocroft passed the qualification tests