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June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.
The original 24th Wisconsin Infantry United States flag was then draped over the former commanding officer and thus the tradition of burial flags was born. MacArthur also coined the Wisconsin state slogan when he cried "On Wisconsin" as he led his men up Missionary Ridge at the battle of Chattanooga, a feat for which he would later receive the ...
The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized and incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, [1] until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin. Belmont was initially chosen as the capital of the territory.
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II
Outbreaks of war between nations during World War II Date Initiator nation(s) Targeted nation(s) Type Notes/comments Document/event 1939-09-01: Germany: Poland: A: German attack began at 4:44 a.m., Berlin and Warsaw time.
A Milwaukee native, Pekrul signed up for the U.S. Army at Boys Tech High School (now Bradley Tech), according to an interview with the War Memorial Center that he gave as part of the Wisconsin ...
He was among the youngest Wisconsin volunteers at 15 years and 4 months at the time of his enlistment. After the 25th Wisconsin was mustered out, he served one more month with the 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. After the war he served in the Wisconsin Assembly. John W. DeGroff was a private in Co. G. After the war he served in the Wisconsin ...
She also was a flyer and a member of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots for 21 months during World War II. The two were married Dec. 26, 1946, at St. Boniface Church in Manitowoc, the obituary ...