The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
men FROM West
FIGHTING HUNS
ON GERMAN SOIL
Troops From Wisconsin and
Michigan Carry War Into
KaiSer'S Land.
ARE NOW FIGHT|Nc IN ALSACE
Thirty Second Division Is Made Up Of
National Guard-Some of Men
Were Saved From the Tus-
cania.

Washington, Jlne 19.-The war de-
partment authorized formally the an
nouncement of the fact that the Thir-
ty-second division (National Guard) Is
now fighting in Alsace, on German ter
ritory. Since the division has been in
action its presence has been identified
by the Germans permitting the fact to
be disclosed.
The Thirty-second division is COM
posed of Michigan and Wisconsin
troops which left this country COM
manded by Maj Con- William G. Haan,
under whom 1t was trained at Camp
Macarthur. Tex.
First Killed on German Soil
1t was soldier of this division, Pri-
vate ]. w. Guyton, who had the dis
tfnction Of being the first man Of the
American forces to be killed on Ger
man soil. The division took over a
sector Of the line in Alsace just north
Of the Swiss border only short time
ago.
AS 1T was reorganized before its de-
parture for Europe, the Thirty-secOnd
|
old National Guard units from WiscOn-
sin and Michigan:
Thirty-second headquarters troop.
made up from Third and Sixth Wis
consin infantry and First Michigan
cavalry. One Hundred and Nineteenth
machine gun battalion; Fourth. Fifth
and Sixth Wisconsin infantry
ivf ind inf h,.ir Ryi-
gade headquarters. First Michigan in
fantry brigade headquarters and Thir-
ty-second Michigan infantry, One Hun
dred and Twentieth machine gun bat
talon, Thirty-frst and Thirty-thirG
Michigan infantry, One Hundred and
Twenty-ffth infantry, Thirty-flrst and
Thirty-third Michigan. and Fifth Wis
consin infantry, One Hundred and
| Twenty-sixth infantry, Thirty-frst and
Thirty-seeond Michigan infantry.
Many Wisconsin Troops.
Sixty-fOurth infantry brigade
| Headquarters, First Wisconsin brigade
headquarters and Second Wisconsin
infantry, Cne Hundred and Twenty
first machine gun battalion, Third and
Fifth Wisconsin infantry; One Hun
dred and Twenty-seventh infantry,
First, Second, Third, Fourth. Fifth and
Sixth Wisconsin infantry; One Hun
dred and Twenty-eighth infantry,
First, Second, Third, Fourth Fifth and
Sixth Wisconsin infantry and First
Michigan field signal battalion.
Fffty-seventh field artillery bri-
-p,ip Eirck
Wisconsin and First Michigan field ar
| tillery and First Wisconsin and First
| Michigan cavalry; One Hundred and
| Nineteenth field artillery, First Wis
consin and First michigan cavalry,
! First Michigan field artillery and Thir-
! ty-f1rst and Thirty-second Michigan
| infantry; One Hundred and Twentieth
and Second Wisconsin infantry; One
Hundred and Twenty-f1rst field artil-
lery, Fourth Fifth and Sixth Wiscon-
sin infantry, First Wisconsin field ar
| tillery and Wisconsin field hospital No.
2, One Hundred and Seventh trench
mortar battery, Fourth Wisconsin in
| fantry
Engineers Are There, Too
One Hundred and Seventh engineers,
First battalions Michigan and Wiscon-
sin signal corps and Fourth. Fifth and
Sixth Wisconsin infantry.
One Hundred and Seventh field sig
nal battalion, First Michigan and Wis
consin signal battalion.
Several units of the Thirty-Second
were on board the British liner Tus-
cania when 1t was torpedoed and sent
down by an enemy submarine last
February, and some Of the members
were among the relatively small num-
ber of victims of that disaster.