Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard when it was activated for World War I

Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard

When it was ordered into Federal Service for World War I on 15 July 1917

Wisconsin National Guard


Organization and Roster of Officers as of 1 August 1917, Strengths as of 31 August 1917

Commander-in-Chief
Emanuel L. Philipp
Governor of the State
Inaugurated 4 Jan. 1915

Adjutant General’s Department
LTC John G. Salsman, Madison
1 Officer

Quartermaster Department
LTC Charles R. Williams, Camp Douglas
1 Office and 5 Enlisted Men

Medical Department
LTC Gilbert E. Seaman, Milwaukee, Chief Surgeon
1 Officer

Dental Corps

1LT Wm. W. Barney, Milwaukee
1LT Frederick J. Bergholte, Waukesha
1LT Otto B. Hins, Oshkosh
1LT Francis L. Gullickson, West Salem
1LT Frederick Vater, Milwaukee
1LT Clyde R. Modie, Madison
1LT Frank H. Fancher, Racine
1LT Wm. Russell Cressey, Milwaukee
1LT Frank Erwin Machus, Oconomowoc
1LT Garlon (Gordon) Ellise Harrington, Marshfield
1LT Halbert I. Lewis, Washburn

Veterinary Corps
2LT Stanley L. Pilgrim, Wauwatosa, assigned to 1st Cav.
2LT Wm. C. Schultz, Milwaukee, assigned to 1st FA
2LT Ray Whitman Smith, Racine, assigned to 1st FA

BG Charles R. Boardman, Oshkosh, Commander
BG Charles R. Boardman, Oshkosh, Commander
1ST Wisconsin Infantry Brigade

BG Charles R. Boardman, Oshkosh, Commander
MAJ Charles Andrew Greene, Appleton, Brigade Adjutant
1LT Alex. James Lytle, Rhinelander, Aide
1LT Otto G. F. Zeman, Superior, Aide

COL John P. Joachim, Madison Description: Description: COL John P. Joachim, 1st Wis. Inf.
COL John P. Joachim, Madison Description: Description: COL John P. Joachim, 1st Wis. Inf.
1ST Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

COL John P. Joachim, 1st Wis. Inf.
LTC Glen W. Garlock, West Salem
MAJ Wm. F. Mehl, Milwaukee
MAJ Charles Stephen Buck, Beloit
MAJ Paul Ahnert, Milwaukee
CPT Gustav Stearns, Milwaukee, Chaplain
1LTs Thos. P. Colbert, Beloit; Samuel W. Oakey, Madison; Horace L. Anderson, Beloit; Battalion Adjutants

Off.

EM

HQ Co.

Madison

CPT Myron C. West

1

58

MG Co.

Oconomowoc

CPT Anthony G. Derse

1LT Edw. Llewelyn Jones

2LT Geo. W. Behrend
2LT Carl E. Lugviel

4

74

Supply Co.

Madison

CPT George Francis O’Connell

2LT Francis X. Ritger

2

37

Co. A

Reedsburg

CPT Leo M. Darrenougue

1LT Herbert H. Prange

2LT Thos. H. Tudor

3

150

Co. B

Fort Atkinson

CPT Arthur R. Langholff

1LT Delbert D. Hills

2LT Louis B. Reich

3

148

Co. C

Whitewater

CPT R. H. Lindbaum

1LT P. E. Trautman

2LT J. A. Plank

3

149

Co. D

Milwaukee

CPT Frank Meske (Meeke)

1LT J. A. Johannes

2LT Thomas L. Rickert

3

146

Co. E

Milwaukee

CPT Raymond Arnold

1LT Nick P. Salm

2LT Fred A. Clemens

3

141

Co. F

Milwaukee

CPT Henry W. Biemdiecke

1LT W. F. Gaulke

2LT Fred Schroeder

3

138

Co. G

Madison

CPT William Smith

1LT Fred T. Finn

2LT Steven (Stephen) O. Brigham

3

150

Co. H

Monroe

CPT Allen Ernest Mitchell

1LT Fred W. Heer

2LT Charles H. (R.) Kohli

3

150

Co. I

Neenah

CPT Bert L. Smith

1LT B. O. Bell

2LT Anthony J. Webber

3

149

Co. K

Milwaukee

CPT Leo S. (L.) Kosak

1LT Albert Gulczynski

2LT Leon (Leo) M. Gurda

3

146

Co. L

Beloit

CPT E. Howe Allen

1LT Floyd C. Henderson

2LT Ray C. Dickop

2

150

Co. M

Janesville

CPT Edgar N. Caldwell

1LT Fred T. Rau

2LT Harold S. Pelton

3

150

Sanitary Detachment

MAJ Jas. W. Frew, Milwaukee

CPT Robt. W. Blumenthal, Milwaukee

1LT Ernest F. Hafemeister, Milwaukee

5

33

Total Strength:

56

1969

Note: prior to Aug. 1917, the MG Co. had been Co. M, 1ST Inf. and Co. M had been the 2D Separate Co. of Inf.

COL Wilbur Moses Lee, Oconto
COL Wilbur Moses Lee, Oconto
2D Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

COL Wilbur M. Lee, 2nd Wis. Inf.
LTC Philip Jacob Zink, Beaver Dam
MAJ Walter Addison Marden, Oshkosh
MAJ Wm. B. Hall, Oconto
MAJ Adolph Michael Trier, Fond du Lac
CPT John T. Kendall, Viroqua, Chaplain
1LTs George Merkel, Appleton; Fred Blasius Rhyner, Marshfield; Allan B. Ellis, Appleton; Battalion Adjutants

Off.

EM

HQ Co.

Appleton

CPT Thomas Byron Beveridge

1

58

MG Co.

Ashland

CPT Matthew C. Tomkins

1LT Arthur S. Childs

2LT Stanley W. Smith
2LT Roy W. Kelly (Kelley)

4

69

Supply Co.

Oshkosh

CPT Frank H. Crane, Beaver Dam

2LT Robert A. Hellard

2

35

Co. A

Marshfield

CPT Frank Bernard Reigel

1LT Walter Christian Mueller

2LT William Frederick Beseler

3

149

Co. B

Oshkosh

CPT John F. McCusker

1LT John D. Spencer

2LT E. H. Newton

3

140

Co. C

Sheboygan

CPT Paul W. Schmidt

1LT William N. Jensen

2LT August Wolf

3

148

Co. D

Ripon

CPT Emil G. Prellwitz

1LT Aug. C. Buchholz

2LT Harry L. Dornbrook

3

148

Co. E

Fond du Lac

CPT Adelbert R. Brunet

1LT J. Smith

2LT Hy Vogt

3

144

Co. F

Oshkosh

CPT Gustave C. Schwandt

1LT Richard B. Salsieder

2LT A. R. Bahr

3

141

Co. G

Appleton

CPT Lothar G. Graef

1LT Alvin J. Bogan

2LT August A. Ahrens

3

145

Co. H

Manitowoc

CPT Edward J. Schmidt

1LT Wm. Jung

2LT J. Goetz

3

140

Co. I

Marinette

CPT Edward M. Mayville

1LT Harry M. Donaldson

2LT H. A. Pardome

3

138

Co. K

Beaver Dam

1LT Theodore J. Parker

2LT Geo. L. Draheim

2

144

Co. L

Rhinelander

CPT Forest H. Himes

1LT Clarence J. Wesley

2LT Kirk W. White

3

146

Co. M

Oconto

CPT J. H. Kampo

1LT A. C. Pate

2LT Herman H. Modrow

3

139

Sanitary Detachment

MAJ Jas. R. Scott, Appleton

CPT William Clarence Watkins, Oconto

1LT Wesley Louis Boyden, Seymour; 1LT Wm. J. Frawley, Appleton

4

33

Total Strength:

55

1917

COL John Turner, Mauston
COL John Turner, Mauston
3D Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

COL John Turner, 3rd Wis. Inf.
LTC Wm. Y. Burton, Hudson
MAJ Frank H. Fowler, La Crosse
MAJ Robt. A. Merrill, Sparta
MAJ Ulysses G. Carl, Oshkosh
1LT Wm. F. Hood, Rice Lake, Chaplain
1LT J. H. Ensch, Mauston, Battalion Adjutant

HQ Co.

Sparta

CPT Orville L. Arnold

1

54

MG Co.

Rice Lake

CPT Dan L. Remington

1LT John McCullon

2LT James P. Clemens
2LT M. E. Hurlburt

4

71

Supply Co.

Superior

CPT Harvey F. Wiles

2LT Leo R. Schwanekamp

2

32

Co. A

Neillsville

CPT Allen W. Wildish

1LT Leo M. Jackson

2LT Fred Rossman

3

146

Co. B

La Crosse

CPT Herman A. Rupp

2LT Paul F. Nuffke

2

141

Co. C

Hudson

CPT Otis H. King

1LT Andy Lystad

2LT Albert J. Lyksett

2

148

Co. D

Mauston

CPT Delos L. Strong

1LT Harry J. Lyon

2LT Charles G. Babcock

2

150

Co. E

Eau Claire

CPT Richard F. Sortomme

1LT Harvey C. Vemilyea

2LT Roy W. Boberg

2

146

Co. F

Portage

CPT Samuel B. Ernsperger

1LT Gregory W. Dempsey

2LT Wm. Crawhall

2

147

Co. G

Wausau

CPT Elmer L. Lucas

1LT Frank N. Drake

2LT F. L. Gottschalk

3

123

Co. H

Menomonie

CPT Albert Nathness

1LT Harry C. Nelson

2LT E. C. Hill

3

128

Co. I

Superior

1LT Martin Ackerson

2LT Elmer Olsen (Olson)

3

141

Co. K

Tomah

CPT John G. Graham

1LT Clyde G. Strachan

2LT R. A. Schendel

3

143

Co. L

Sparta

CPT Wm. A. Holden

1LT Harold E. Markham

2LT Alex L. Nicol

2

142

Co. M

La Crosse

CPT Geo. H. Hale

1LT Daniel M. Erickson

2LT Alvah M. Hill

3

149

Sanitary Detachment

MAJ Lewis A. Moore, Monroe

CPT Jesse R. Bryant, Wausau

1LT John M. Scantelton, Sparta

5

33

Total Strength:

50

1894

BG Randolph A. Richards, Sparta, Commander
BG Randolph A. Richards, Sparta, Commander
2D Wisconsin Infantry Brigade

 COL John Turner, 3rd Wis. Inf.
LTC Wm. Y. Burton, Hudson
MAJ Frank H. Fowler, La Crosse
MAJ Robt. A. Merrill, Sparta
MAJ Ulysses G. Carl, Oshkosh
1LT Wm. F. Hood, Rice Lake, Chaplain
1LT J. H. Ensch, Mauston, Battalion Adjutant

BG
Randolph A. Richards, Sparta, Commander

MAJ
Paul B. Clemens, Superior, Brigade Adjutant

1LT
Alois A. Fix, Tomah, Aide

1LT
Harry G. Williams, Tomah, Aide

Strength: 4
Off.; 15 EM

4TH Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

COL Robert B. McCoy, Sparta
LTC John B. Schneller, Neenah
MAJ Edgar A. Firth, Chippewa Falls
MAJ Anton C. Martin, Neillsville
MAJ Robert Connor, Marshfield
1LT Charles Willard Brown, Fox Lake, Chaplain
1LTs Robert L. Wiley, Chippewa Falls; Henry J. Breitman, Crandon; Battalion Adjutants

 
 
     

Off.

EM

HQ
Co.

Chippewa
Falls

CPT
F. J. Schneller, Neenah

 

1

58

MG
Co.

Tomahawk

CPT
John B. Fosnot

1LT
Jens Manthe

2LT
Roy Tarbox Lyons
2LT Eugene L. Meunier

4

74

Supply
Co.

Waterloo

CPT
Herbert A. Whipple

2LT
Wm. N. White

 

2

40

Co.
A

Chippewa
Falls

1LT
P. J. Pangborn

  

1

150

Co.
B

Stanley

CPT
John C. P. Hanley

1LT
France H. Phillips

2LT
John Mason Galbraith

3

150

Co.
C

Waupaca

CPT
Clifford W. Andrews

  

1

150

Co.
D

Black
River Falls

CPT
George B. Jensen

1LT
Carl Hanson

2LT
George D. Nelson

2

150

Co.
E

Menasha

CPT
Richard T. Hill

1LT
Wilbur R. Winch

2LT
James P. Christofferson

3

150

Co.
F

Shawano

CPT
L. A. Leadbetter

1LT
Bradley M. Barnes

2LT
Leo C. Raddant

3

150

Co.
G

Antigo

CPT
Otto A. Miller

1LT
Otto F. Berner

2LT
Vernon Quigley

3

150

Co.
H

Crandon

CPT
Leo. H. Schoenhofen

1LT
Daniel J. Scorey

2LT
Clarence G. Noble

3

150

Co.
I

Platteville

CPT
Harvey D. Weidman

1LT
Scott A. Cairy

2LT
Earl Y. Sangster

3

150

Co.
K

Stoughton

CPT
Christopher J. Rollis

1LT
Ernest Wood

2LT
Clarence A. Rowe

3

150

Co.
L

Waukesha

CPT
Daniel J. Martin

1LT
Harry J. Welch

2LT
Richard W. Austerman

3

150

Co.
M

Kenosha

CPT
Edward Dayton

1LT
Asbury H. Vale

2LT
Francis A. Singer

3

150

Sanitary
Detachment

MAJ
Edgar C. Barnes, Ripon

1LT
Geo. W. Krahn, Oconto Falls

2

33

Total
Strength

47

2005

Note: prior to Aug. 1917, Co. A had been 1ST Separate
Co. of Inf.

COL Peter Piasecki, Milwaukee
COL Peter Piasecki, Milwaukee
5TH Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

COL Peter Piasecki, Milwaukee
LTC James McCully, Ashland
MAJ E. T. Markle, Fond du Lac
MAJ Stanley Edmund Piasecki, Milwaukee
MAJ Martin D. Imhoff, Milwaukee
1LT Geo. C. Eilers, St. Francis, Chaplain
1LTs Philip Archibald Frear, Milwaukee; Jerome H. Cole, Milwaukee; Howard Mallory Sivyer, Milwaukee; Battalion Adjutants

 
 
     

Off.

EM

HQ
Co.

Milwaukee

CPT
Frederick Charles Best

  

1

46

MG
Co.

Milwaukee

CPT
Alfred E. Gaartz

1LT
Thomas T. Sweetman

2LT
William J. Shiells
2LT Claude C. Manley

4

69

Supply
Co.

Port
Washington

CPT
Harry R. Hibbard

2LT
Ernest G. Renkel

 

2

37

Co.
A

Milwaukee

CPT
Michael F. Blenski

1LT
Marion (Marian) M. Ziombeck

2LT
Martin F. Blenski

3

150

Co.
B

Milwaukee

CPT
John A. Bonin

1LT
Stanley A. Jewasinski

2LT
R. K. Celechowski

2

102

Co.
C

Milwaukee

CPT
Joseph B. Zawodney

1LT
Arthur D. Weiher

2LT
John W. Blechacz

3

150

Co.
D

Hartford

CPT
Harold G. Rogers

1LT
Wm. J. Veiling

2LT
Nicholas M. Schantz

3

107

Co.
E

Watertown

CPT
Albert F. Solliday

1LT
Jas. T. Hale

2LT
Lawrence W. Murphy

3

86

Co.
F

Sturgeon
Bay

CPT
Edward Storrs Reynolds

1LT
Ralph Perry, Algoma

2LT
Hany E. Ihlenfeld

3

150

Co.
G

Berlin

CPT
Robert S. Doering

1LT
Earl L. Tanner

2LT
Jos. Bombinski

3

84

Co.
H

Chilton

CPT
Waldo E. Rosebush

1LT
John Potter Hume

2LT
Randolph P. Grassold

3

113

Co.
I

Milwaukee

CPT
Walter M. Gaudynski

1LT
Edmund T. Czaskos

2LT
Frank Krukar

3

149

Co.
K

Milwaukee

CPT
Fred E. Theilacker

1LT
Chas. P. Ward

2LT
Edward J. Lambrecht

3

128

Co.
L

Wautoma

CPT
Frank E. Teska

1LT
Arthur R. Nichols

2LT
Frank Arthur Inda

3

133

Co.
M

Fond
du Lac

CPT
Thomas A. Watson

1LT
John Gottlieb Brunkhorst

2LT
Leo John Longdin

3

150

Sanitary
Detachment

MAJ
Dirk Bruins, Milwaukee

1LT
Thos. E. Mackedon, Cedarburg

1LT
Albin A. Krygier,
Milwaukee

3

33

Total
Strength:

53

1687

COL Marshall Cousins, Eau Claire
COL Marshall Cousins, Eau Claire
6TH Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

COL Marshall Cousins, Eau Claire
LTC Emanuel Rossiter, Superior
MAJ Walter Able, Manitowoc
MAJ Percy C. Atkinson, Eau Claire
MAJ Emil F. Kraning, Oshkosh
1LT Philip Henry Linley, Eau Claire, Chaplain

 
 
     

Off.

EM

HQ
Co.

Superior

CPT
A. W. Fluegel

  

1

57

MG
Co.

Durand

CPT
John P. Ingles

1LT
Harley Lea Vasseur

2LT
Geo. F. Harrington

3

51

Supply
Co.

Viroqua ?

CPT
Charles E. Butters

2LT
Frank V. Johnson

 

2

30

Co.
A

Phillips

CPT
Edward O. Witt

1LT
Ira Alexander Kenyon

2LT
Owen Alexander Muck

3

126

Co.
B

Superior

CPT
Carl Hanton

1LT
Raphael B. Ebert

2LT
Frank E. Dundon

3

135

Co.
C

Mellen

CPT
Angus A. McDonald

1LT
Andrew H. Yorton

2LT
Louis E. Seif

3

101

Co.
D

Washburn

CPT
H. H. Peavey

1LT
Randall W. Smith

2LT
Ralph A. Harvey

3

109

Co.
E

Spooner

CPT
John H. Holtz

1LT
Clarence O. Stout

2LT
Paul E. Dejung

3

111

Co.
F

Rice
Lake

CPT
Ray C. Peck

1LT
Lee M. Boyden

2LT
Roy A. Aune

3

102

Co.
G

Ashland

CPT
Lyman W. Pool

1LT
William E. Otis

 

2

100

Co.
H

Hayward

CPT
Wm. W. Wismer

1LT
Robt. W. Harness

 

2

102

Co.
I

Baraboo

CPT
Carl Swinson

1LT
Paul S. Stewart

2LT
Ernest August Isenberg

3

105

Co.
K

Marshfield

CPT
Wm. Mittelstad

1LT
Fred Braen

2LT
John Charles Kohl

3

101

Co.
L

Galesville

CPT
Wm. F. Rowles

2LT
Thorwald Thorsen

 

1

97

Co.
M

New
London

CPT
Frederick W. Hoffman

1LT
Henry J. Pettigrew

 

2

91

Sanitary
Detachment

MAJ
Robert H. Gray, La Crosse

1LT
James Allen Ballard, Hayward

1LT
Parker Theodore Trowbridge, Washburn; 1LT William R. Doctor, Cazenovia

4

28

Total
Strength:

47

1446

1ST Wisconsin Field Artillery Regiment

COL Philip C. Westfahl, Milwaukee
LTC Guy D. Armitage, Milwaukee
MAJ Alonzo J. Comstock, Milwaukee
MAJ Geo. W. Rickeman, Racine
1LT Frederick S. Penfold, Racine, Chaplain
CPT Louis G. Fuhrman, Milwaukee, Adjutant
CPTs Alvin A. Kuechenmeister, Milwaukee; Otto J. Langbecker, Milwaukee; Battalion Adjutants

 
 
     

Off.

EM

HQ
Co.

Milwaukee

CPT
John Geo. Reed

1LT
Bernhard Ehm

 

2

90

Supply
Co.

Milwaukee

CPT
Arthur W. Walters

1LT
Wm. Lick

 

2

35

Battery
A

Milwaukee

CPT
Wm. F. Fraedrich

1LT
Richard Tabor Bennett
1LT Chas. F. Lafferty

2LT
Gilbert J. Spence
2LT Patrick E. Shea

5

160

Battery
B

Green
Bay

CPT
Harvey F. Smith

1LT
Leland Wells
1LT Louis J. Hoffman

2LT
Leroy Hoberg
2LT Thos. A. Bedell

5

176

Battery
C

Racine

CPT
Richard G. Bryant

1LT
Harry J. Sanders
1LT Ludwig Kuehl

2LT
Harry J. Herzog
2LT Harrison L. Clemons

5

195

Battery
D

Milwaukee

CPT
Ralph R. Hibbard

1LT
Frank W. Kemmer
1LT Charles R. Loomis

2LT
Charles C. Benson

4

178

Battery
E

Green
Bay

CPT
John M. West

1LT
Walter T. Bie
1LT Roy P. Fleming

2LT
Wm. C. Entzminger
2LT Carl A. Eckhardt

5

184

Battery
F

Racine

CPT
James Wilder Gilson

1LT
Hugo A. Rickeman
1LT Walter L. Haight

2LT
Geo. H. Wallace
2LT Harry C. Stearns

5

190

Sanitary
Detachment

MAJ
Clarence J. Kenney, Milwaukee

1LT
Geo. F. King, Green Bay

1LT
Walter E. Mueller, Green Bay

6

23

Total
Strength:

47

1231

Note: prior to Aug. 1917, Battery D had been MG Co., 1ST
Inf.

COL Carl Penner, Milwaukee
COL Carl Penner, Milwaukee
1ST Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment

COL Carl Penner, Milwaukee
LTC Irving A. Fish, Milwaukee
MAJ Aug. M. Krech, Milwaukee
MAJ Herbert B. Einfeldt, Milwaukee
MAJ Oliver O. Treadwell, Milwaukee
1LT William O’Connor, Milwaukee, Chaplain
1LTs Lester Bigelow, Milwaukee; Irwin C. Ritzler, Milwaukee; James R. Harper, Milwaukee; Battalion Adjutants

 
 
     

Off.

EM

HQ
Troop

Milwaukee

CPT
Charles F. Sammond

  

1

76

MG
Troop

Milwaukee

CPT
Ernest V. Cook

1LT
Hilbert C. Walber

2LT
James Z. Leaman
2LT Edward J. Kusserow

4

85

Supply
Troop

Milwaukee

CPT
Alfred W. Einfeldt

2LT
Christian W. Schaefer

2LT
James H. Jackson

3

51

Troop
A

Milwaukee

CPT
J. G. Swift

1LT
Paul A. Frank

2LT
Louis Nicoud

3

104

Troop
B

Milwaukee

1LT
Percival B. Slater

2LT
Otto C. Mueller

 

2

95

Troop
C

Milwaukee

CPT
James J. Quill

1LT
Wallace S. Schutz

2LT
Bradlee Van Brunt

3

105

Troop
D

Milwaukee

CPT
Edgar J. Tapping, Jr.

1LT
James J. Duke

2LT
Carl O. Bellack

3

103

Troop
E

Kenosha

CPT
John S. Coney

1LT
Fred W. Steinert

2LT
John D. Alexander

3

105

Troop
F

Lake
Geneva

CPT
Benoni O. Reynolds

1LT
Jas. H. Grant

2LT
Carroll R. Slensby

3

100

Troop
G

Grand
Rapids

CPT
Richard M. Gibson

1LT
John F. Carrigan

2LT
Elmer Babcock

3

105

Troop
H

Merrill

CPT
Albert H. Smith

1LT
Edw. F. Blixt, Milwaukee

2LT
Ralph G. Kraft

3

105

Troop
I

Stevens
Point

CPT
Chas. W. Swan

1LT
Russell Moen

2LT
Lyman B. Park

3

102

Troop
K

Ladysmith

CPT
Amzi A. Hadden

1LT
Ralph H. Drum

 

2

100

Troop
L

Eau
Claire

CPT
James F. Cahill

1LT
Wm. Bluedorn

2LT
Cornelius S. Nicoud

3

101

Troop
M

Sheboygan

CPT
Herbert Kohler

1LT
Herman Runge

2LT
Theo. Phalen

3

103

Sanitary
Detachment

MAJ
Gustavus I. Hogue, Milwaukee

1LT
Miles D. Cottingham, Lake Geneva

1LT
Jay C. Brewer, Jefferson

6

33

Total
Strength:

56

1473

1ST Wisconsin Engineer Battalion

MAJ Howard Greene

 

 

    

Off.

EM

HQ
Co.

Milwaukee

CPT
Alexander C. Eschweiler

  

1

7

Co.
A

Milwaukee

CPT
James W. Shaw

1LT
George W. Lewis

1LT
Ray C. Phipps
2LT John E. Schafer

4

163

Co.
B

Milwaukee

CPT
Clarence U. Smith

1LT
Alexander E. Shiells

1LT
Charles McL. Lewis
2LT Armin C. Frank

4

164

Co.
C

Milwaukee

CPT
Charles M. Soudder

1LT
Frank B. Hatton

1LT
Clyde H. Fuller
2L Robert S. Lutz

4

159

Sanitary
Detachment

1LT
Homer M. Carter, Madison

1

11

Total
Strength:

15

504

1ST Wisconsin Signal Corps Battalion
MAJ William Mitchell Lewis, Racine
 

 

    

Off.

EM

HQ
Co.

Milwaukee

1LT
B. F. Crandall

  

1

8

Co.
A

Milwaukee

CPT
Robert S. Wheatson

1LT
George A. Ward

1LT
Christopher Boners

4

77

Co.
B

Milwaukee

CPT
Edward A. Olson

1LT
Elmer G. Meyer

1LT
Leigh H. Lathrop

3

81

Co.
C

Milwaukee

CPT
John J. O. Farrell

1LT
Carl J. Andrae

1LT
Frank Russel
1LT Joseph B. Chamberlain

4

71

Sanitary
Detachment

1LT
Michael J. Trock, Milwaukee

1

4

Supply
Detachment

    

6

Total
Strength:

14

247

Sanitary Troops
Sanitary Detachments attached to Regiments are reported with the Regiment
 

 

     

Off.

EM

Field
Hospital Co. #1

MAJ
Geo. W. Nielson, Milwaukee

CPT
E. Armitage, Milwaukee

CPT
Herbert Graebner, Milwaukee

1LT
Daniel F. Hudick, Wales

1LT
Wm. Carl Liefert, Milwaukee

4

68

Field
Hospital Co. #2

MAJ
Wm. F. Lorenz, Madison

1LT
Rollin D. Thompson, Reedsburg

1LT
Carl A. S. Gunderson, Madison

1LT
Merlyn H. Draper, Deerfield

1LT
James Philip Dean, Madison;
1LT Taylor Cooksy, Madison

6

80

Ambulance
Co. #1

CPT
Arthur A. Mitten, Milwaukee

1LT
Harry W. Sargeant, Milwaukee

1LT
Frank J. Schubert, Milwaukee

1LT
Raymond L. Kenney, Milwaukee

1LT
Thos. Patrick Kennan, Milwaukee

5

120

Ambulance
Co. #2

CPT
Wm. W. Johnston, Racine

1LT
Wm. J. Hanley, Kenosha

1LT
Wm. P. Salbreiter, Racine

1LT
Clarence C. Del Marcelle, Neenah

1LT
Luther N. Schnetz, Racine

5

119

Total Strength:

20

387

Aggregate Strength of
Wisconsin National Guard – 31 Aug. ’17

Officers

Enlisted Men

Staff
Corps & Departments

3

5

HQ
1ST Infantry Brigade

4

15

1ST
Infantry

56

1969

2D
Infantry

55

1917

3D
Infantry

50

1894

HQ
2D Infantry Brigade

4

15

4TH
Infantry

47

2005

5TH
Infantry

53

1687

6TH
Infantry

47

1446

1ST
Field Artillery

47

1231

1ST
Cavalry

56

1473

1ST
Engineer Battalion

15

504

1ST
Signal Corps Battalion

14

247

Sanitary
Troops

20

387

Total:

471

14,795

Sources include:
Wisconsin in the World War
The 32nd Division in the World War