Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-26
WESTERN MEN
ON HUN SOIL
Troops from Wisconsin and
Michigan Garry the War
Into KaiSer'S Land.
ARE NOW FIGHTING IN ALSACE
Thirty-Second Division Is Made Up of
National Guard-Some of Men
Were Saved From the Tus-
cania.

Washington. June 20-The war de-
partment on Tuesday authorized for
mally the announcement of the fact
that the Thirty division INA
tional Guard) is now fighting In Al
sase, on German territory. Since the
division has been il action its presence
has been identified by the Germans
permitting the fact to be disclosed.
The Thirty division is COM
posed of Michigan and Wisconsin
troops, which left this country COM
manded by Mai. Gen. William q. Ham,
under whom ii was trained at Camp
Macarthur, Tex
II was soldier of this division, Pri-
vate J. w. Guyton. who had the dis
tinction of being the first man of the
American forces TO be killed on Ger
man soil. The division took over
sector of the line in Alsace just north
of the Swiss border a short time ago.
As 1t was recognized before its de-
parture for Europe, the Thirty-second
division was composed Of the following
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.
Sixty-third infantry brigade--Bri-
gade headquarters, First Michigan in
fantry brigade headquarters and Thir-
| ty-second Michigan infantry, One Hun
dred and Twentieth machine gun bat
talon, Thirty-iirst and Thirty-third
Michigan infantry, One Hundred and
| Twenty-fifth infantry, Thirty-frst and
Thirty-third Michigan and Fifth Wis
consin infantry. one Hundred and
Twenty-sixth infantry, Thirty-tirst and
Thirty Michigan infantry.
Sixty-fourth infantry brigade
Headquarters. First Wisconsin brigade
headquarters and Second Wisconsin
infantry, One 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
bred and Twenty-eighth infantry,
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth Wisconsin infantry and First
Michigan field signal battalion.
Forty-seventh field artillery bril-
gade--BrIgade headquarters. First
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 Mich!gsn cavalry.
First Michigan field artillery end Thir-
ty-frst anG Thirty-seconG Michigan
infantry; one Hundred and Twentieth
field artillery, First Wisconsin cavalry
and Second Wisconsin infantry; One
Hundred and Twenty-irst 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.
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
consln signal battalion.
Several units of the Thirty-second
we're on board the British liner Tus-
cania when is was torpedced and sent
down by an enemy submarine last
February. and some OF the members
were among the relatively small num-
Der of victims of that disaster.