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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.
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".
In February 2009 the entire BCT, consisting of 3,200 Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers, was activated along with six supporting units outside the brigade. They were given a send-off on 17 February 2009 at the Alliant Energy Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Department of Military Affairs was created by the 1967 Wisconsin government reorganization act, sponsored by governor Warren P. Knowles (1967 Wisconsin Act 75).At the time, the agency was established to unify command of National Guard and the state Armory Board.
The 127th Infantry was reconstituted in the National Guard per the terms of the National Defense Act of 1920 in 1921, assigned to the 32nd Division, and allotted to the state of Wisconsin. The regiment was reorganized and federally recognized on 1 April 1921 with the headquarters at Oconto, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin: Branch Air National Guard: Type: state militia, military reserve force: Role "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." Part of: Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs United States National Guard Bureau: Garrison/HQ: Wisconsin Air National Guard, 2400 Wright St., Madison, Wisconsin, 53708: Commanders; Civilian ...
The 105th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment in the United States Army National Guard. A regiment with this designation has been formed three times, and due to the lineage system of the United States Army, all three formations are considered completely separate units. The first formation later became the 126th Field Artillery Regiment. The second ...