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Called the State Militia until 1879, the Wisconsin National Guard was appointed by the first adjutant general of the Wisconsin Territory in 1839. [2] The modern history of the division originated in the spring of 1861 with the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry and the 2nd Regiment, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. [3]
The Wisconsin National Guard consists of the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the Wisconsin Air National Guard. It is a part of the Government of Wisconsin under the control of the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. The Wisconsin National Guard dates back to 1848 when it was commissioned by the State as the "Wisconsin State Militia".
105th Cavalry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment; 120th Field Artillery Regiment; 121st Field Artillery Regiment (United States) 127th Infantry Regiment (United States) 128th Infantry Regiment (United States) 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; 632nd Armor Regiment
128th Infantry Regiment (United States) 176th Fighter Squadron; 181st Infantry Brigade (United States) 291st Infantry Regiment (United States) 310th Infantry Regiment (United States) 320th Cavalry Regiment (United States) 325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron; 337th Infantry Regiment (United States) 338th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 128th Infantry Regiment ("Les Terribles" [1]) is a United States military unit of the Wisconsin National Guard, currently represented by the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment. The 128th has served as part of the American Civil War, Spanish–American War, Mexican Civil War, World War I, World War II, Iraq War and the Afghanistan War.
The department oversees the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the Wisconsin Air National Guard, Wisconsin Emergency Management, and, when organized, the Wisconsin State Defense Force. The department headquarters are located at 2400 Wright Street, in Madison, on the grounds of the Dane County Regional Airport.
Wisconsin provided approximately 15,000 troops whilst Michigan raised 8,000. Later 4,000 National Army troops from Wisconsin and Michigan were transferred to the Division shortly before it left for France. On 4 August 1917, Battery F, 121st Field Artillery regiment, was the first unit of the new division to arrive at Camp MacArthur, Texas. From ...
The 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, also known as the Iron Brigade, is based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.It was formerly known as the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, at which time its subordinate organizations included the 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery Regiment and the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment from the Wisconsin Army National Guard, plus the 1st Battalion, 182nd ...