Sisters Andrea Christofferson (left) and Karen Sorenson
Sisters Andrea Christofferson (left) and Karen Sorenson (right) have gathered the World War I artifacts, photos and stories of their grandfather Cpl. Ralph Lindsay. Lindsay joined the Wisconsin National Guard i... More
Syracuse China fragments
Fragments of dishes from Syracuse China Corp. that were discovered at Fort McCoy are shown. (Photo by Colorado State University’s Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands)
Navy medical personnel apply moulage to medical dummies
Navy medical personnel apply moulage to medical dummies during operations Aug. 16, 2019, for Global Medic 2019 at a Regional Training Site-Medical facility at Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army photo by Aimee Malone, ... More
Fort McCoy community members participate in the "Build
Fort McCoy community members participate in the "Build a Bird Feeder" workshop Sept. 21 at the Army Community Service Family Building. Events such as this workshop are designed so entire Families can participat... More
Fort McCoy Family members read each other’s answers
Fort McCoy Family members read each other’s answers as part of an exercise during the Green Dot program on Jan. 24, 2017, at the School-Age Center/Youth Center. The Green Dot program focuses on how to be a proa... More
Fort McCoy, Wis., summer campers draw pictures Aug.
Fort McCoy, Wis., summer campers draw pictures Aug. 30, 2018, at Child and Youth Services’ School Age Center/Youth Center. (U.S. Army photo by Aimee Malone, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
Remembering World War I: Fort McCoy's founder sends battlefield letter...
This is a photo of Army Col. Robert Bruce McCoy from 1918 during World War I. During the war, McCoy served in France. McCoy is the founder of Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army Historical Photograph)
Robar and Leckrone - Public domain photogrpaph
World War I Army nurse Irene Robar. Linnie Leckrone and Robar earned Silver Star Medals for treating wounded 32nd Division Soldiers while under enemy artillery fire.
Over 5,000 32nd Division Soldiers celebrate an outdoor
Over 5,000 32nd Division Soldiers celebrate an outdoor Christmas Eve service Dec. 24, 1917 led by Capt. Gustav Stearns, 127th Infantry Regiment chaplain. The troops were members of the Wisconsin and Michigan Na... More
Soldiers pose for a photo at a camp at present day
Soldiers pose for a photo at a camp at present day Fort McCoy, Wis., in 1910. Prior to the U.S. involvement in World War I in 1917-18, Fort McCoy was a fledgling installation that was established in 1909. (U.S.... More
This photo of a photo, shown Oct. 26, 2018, at the
This photo of a photo, shown Oct. 26, 2018, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., History Center, is of Col. Robert B. McCoy, Fort McCoy's founder, as he looked during World War I in 1918. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturk... More
1920s training - A group of men riding on the backs of horses
A group of Soldiers trains at Camp Robinson, a precursor of Fort McCoy, in the 1920s. (U.S. Army file photo)
Army Sgt. Robert W. McCarville of Beloit, Wis., was
Army Sgt. Robert W. McCarville of Beloit, Wis., was laid to rest Nov. 9 in Beloit after his remains were identified more than 75 years after his death during the Battle of Buna in World War II. McCarville joine... More
The sun sets Dec. 10, 2020, behind buildings on the
The sun sets Dec. 10, 2020, behind buildings on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The cantonment area has hundreds of buildings and was built at the installation in the 1940s during World War II. (U.S. Ar... More
Visitors look at displays June 7, 2019, in the Fort
Visitors look at displays June 7, 2019, in the Fort McCoy (Wis.) History Center during one of the public open days of the post's Commemorative Area. Public open days are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Public Aff... More
Japanese POWs board train. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Three hundred nineteen Japanese prisoners of war, carrying their belongings, board trains at then-Camp McCoy for California, where they will aid in harvest in the 1940s. According to the U.S. War Department in... More
Fort McCoy ArtiFACT: Aspirin tin
This aspirin tin from somewhere between the 1920s to 1940s was found during a past archaeological dig on post near the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. (Photo by Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental M... More
Tourist Attraction - Old Fort McCoy Chapel
An old chapel building is shown on the cantonment area on Fort McCoy, Wis., on April 3, 2018, during a spring snow storm. Older chapels like this at the installation were built during the massive cantonment are... More
A visitor looks inside one of several historical buildings
A visitor looks inside one of several historical buildings Sept. 20, 2018, at the historic Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of the installation and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the... More
The History Center in the Commemorative Area is shown
The History Center in the Commemorative Area is shown Sept. 20, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the fort's history-preservation effort... More
Fort McCoy Archaeologist Ryan Howell with the Directorate
Fort McCoy Archaeologist Ryan Howell with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch looks over old installation real property records Jan. 22, 2021, in a conference room at... More
Special World War II vet visited McCoy in 2016, recalled friends from ...
Thelma and Clarence Suzuki tour the Fort McCoy, Wis., Commemorative Area on Oct. 28, 2016. Clarence is a former Army sergeant and World War II veteran who served with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan ... More
A conceptual sketch of a Japanese training village
A conceptual sketch of a Japanese training village and buildings are shown on display in the Fort McCoy, Wis., History Center, building 902, on May 27, 2020. The village was built in the 1940s to help train U.S... More
Sketch of Camp McCoy POW camp - A black and white drawing of a town
A scene from a sketchbook of a prisoner of war (POW) at Camp McCoy from the 1940s is shown. The scene shows the POW compound that was located on South Post and housed POWs from World War II.
1940s construction of Fort McCoy cantonment area
Workers construct the frame of a building in the cantonment area in September 1942 at then-Camp McCoy, Wis., now Fort McCoy. The cantonment area was constructed in the 1940s to handle an influx of Soldiers and ... More
Building 905 on the cantonment area is shown Nov. 30,
Building 905 on the cantonment area is shown Nov. 30, 2020, at Fort McCoy. This building is a varied history like many built at Fort McCoy in the 1940s. The building has been am officer's club, a Reserve center... More
This month in Fort McCoy history: August 2019
A band concert by 330th Army Band, led by Master Sgt. Earnest Villas, director, is held at then-Camp McCoy, Wis., summer camp Aug. 24, 1949. (U.S. Army historical photo)
Infiltration Course at Camp McCoy in 1950
During the Infiltration Course, exploding mines and overhead machine-gun fire make combat training realistic for the men of the 887th Field Artillery Battalion. The soldiers crawl for 15 to 20 minutes through ... More
‘Garbage’ considered a treasure trove in Fort McCoy archaeological wor...
Pictured are beer cans found at Fort McCoy, Wis., during an archaeological dig in July 2015. They were found in a feature that dated to the 1960s. (Photo by Colorado State University Center for Environmental Ma... More
Soldiers drive a military truck out of the storage
Soldiers drive a military truck out of the storage area for the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) on March 14, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The MATES facility belongs to Wisconsin Army National Guard a... More
Maloy "Ole" Moniken, of Baldwin, Wis., formally received
Maloy "Ole" Moniken, of Baldwin, Wis., formally received the Purple Heart in a ceremony held at VFW Post 305 in Eau Claire, on August 22, 2019. Senator Tammy Baldwin presented the award that Moniken earned whe... More
Pafoua Her of Kaukauna, Wis., gives her presentation
Pafoua Her of Kaukauna, Wis., gives her presentation during the Fort McCoy, Wis., observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Month at McCoy’s Community Center on May 19, 2016. Her discussed her Hmong her... More
Mock mass casualty training in 1970 at Camp McCoy
Members of the 830th Station Hospital, 88th Army Reserve Command, of Des Moines, Iowa, load a mock casualty into a helicopter during mock mass casualty training in 1970 at then-Camp McCoy. (U.S. Army file photo)
This Month in Fort McCoy History: July 2019
Building 1754, a former chapel, is shown set up for chaplain training in July 1969 at then-Camp McCoy, Wis. The post was renamed to Fort McCoy in the 1970s and chaplain training still takes place on post to the... More
Field bakery in 1974 at Camp McCoy
Members of the bakery section of the 312th General Supply Company, Des Moines and Ames, Iowa, Iowa Army National Guard, prepare bread at a field training site July 2, 1974. The 312th was under the 103rd Support... More
September: This Month in History at Fort McCoy
Staff Sgt. James Schump, a tank commander from Fort Carson, Colo., puts an M-60 tank deep in water during a training exercise for the 2nd Brigade, 84th Division in the summer of 1978. During Annual Training 197... More
Items with the “Lost Voices of Mariel” exhibit are
Items with the “Lost Voices of Mariel” exhibit are shown Feb. 13, 2020, at the Monroe County Local History Room in Sparta, Wis. The exhibit recalls the 1980 Cuban Refugee Program at Fort McCoy, Wis. In 1980, th... More
1984 training at Fort McCoy - A couple of men sitting in the back of a...
Soldiers consult with one another during training in 1984 at a training range at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army file photo)
Service members participate in winter training at Fort
Service members participate in winter training at Fort McCoy in 1986 in this historical photo. Winter training returned to Fort McCoy on a regular basis in January 2017 with the start of the Cold-Weather Operat... More
Marines from Camp Le Jeune, N.C., participate in
Marines from Camp Le Jeune, N.C., participate in cold-weather training at Fort McCoy on Jan. 22, 1988. Hundreds of Marines participated in the training. (U.S. Army Photo by Mike Orrico)
Soldiers deploying to the Gulf War make their way to
Soldiers deploying to the Gulf War make their way to a plane in 1990 at Volk Field, Wis. (U.S. Army file photo)
Bridging operation at Fort McCoy (June 1998)
Soldiers with the 652nd Engineer Company participate in bridging operations at Alderwood Lake on North Post in June 1998 at Fort McCoy, Wis. This photo was printed in the June 26, 1998, edition of the Fort McCo... More
Fort McCoy Children's Christmas Party December 1999
Chelsea Fisher, 5, gets a gift from Santa Claus as Mrs. Claus looks on during the Children's Christmas Party on Dec. 2, 1999. (Photo by Rob Schuette) Triad, pg. 7, Dec. 10, 1999
Yeoman 2nd Class Jordan Guevara, center, salutes a
Yeoman 2nd Class Jordan Guevara, center, salutes a flag flown in honor of her late grandfather, Woodrow “Woody” Duffin, on Pearl Harbor Day aboard Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan. Duffin, a ch... More
Visitors to the installation for a tour look over displays
Visitors to the installation for a tour look over displays in the Fort McCoy History Center on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, 2018. The tour for more than 100 people from Sun Prairie, Wis., was coordinated by the Fort ... More
Range 18 is shown Nov. 26, 2019, on North Post at Fort
Range 18 is shown Nov. 26, 2019, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. Training areas like these are set up across Fort McCoy for transient training operations. Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since... More
Amy Van Deuren, Ph.D., superintendent of the Sparta
Amy Van Deuren, Ph.D., superintendent of the Sparta (Wis.) Area School District, gives her presentation Aug. 15, 2019, during the Fort McCoy (Wis.) observance of Women’s Equality Day in McCoy's Community Center... More
Officers Rich Hohensee and Matthew Brigson with the
Officers Rich Hohensee and Matthew Brigson with the Fort McCoy (Wis.) Police Department read a Dr. Seuss book to children at the Child Development Center (CDC) on March 4, 2015. The storytime is part of an effo... More
World War II-era letter donated to Fort McCoy History Center
Lois (Schwanz) Munns of Rock Springs, Wis., presents Public Affairs Specialist Theresa Fitzgerald with a letter June 13, 2017, she received in 1944 from a Soldier who was stationed at then-Camp McCoy for donati... More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near Highway 16 on March 23, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significant... More
The U.S. flag is shown on the garrison flagpole on
The U.S. flag is shown on the garrison flagpole on Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2020, as the sun rises at Fort McCoy, Wis. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice was declared betw... More
Camp McCoy: Telephone operators in 1969
Telephone operators are shown at their positions May 16, 1969, on the new six-position telephone board installed at then-Camp McCoy, Wis. Pictured (left to right) are: Dotti Kling, Alyce Wahl, Lorayne Denter, D... More
Soldiers who are students in courses with the Staff
Soldiers who are students in courses with the Staff Sgt. Todd R. Cornell Noncommissioned Officer Academy march near the academy complex April 23, 2018, as part of the academy’s observance of the Army Reserve bi... More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area March 26, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made signific... More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area Jan. 15, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significa... More
Cold storage in December 1943 - A man standing in front of a bunch of ...
A Soldier inspects meat at a cold storage area in December 1943 at then-Camp McCoy. (U.S. Army file photo)
An Airmen in the Iowa National Guard listens as the
An Airmen in the Iowa National Guard listens as the 88th Regional Support Command dedicates a plaque at Camp Dodge, Iowa on May 25, in honor of the 88th Infantry Division's beginning there in 1917. During the C... More
Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown Nov. 11, 2020, with
Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown Nov. 11, 2020, with fall colors starting at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of the installation, the Commemorative Area, and the 11-acre area surroundin... More
Fort McCoy ArtiFACT: Sauce bottle
An A1 sauce bottle found in a past archaeological dig at Fort McCoy, Wis., is shown Oct. 27, 2015. This particular bottle was found in 2014 and was made between 1916 and 1929. (Photo by Colorado State Universit... More
This concrete storehouse, shown March 20, 2020, is
This concrete storehouse, shown March 20, 2020, is the oldest standing building at Fort McCoy, Wis. The building was built in 1911 and its location was once next to the southern spur of the joint Chicago and no... More
The Fort McCoy Garrison Headquarters and U.S. flag
The Fort McCoy Garrison Headquarters and U.S. flag are shown July 6, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since 1909. Today, Fort McCoy has become the Army’s premier Total F... More
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry (2nd,
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry (2nd, 106th) of the Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team complete training with Humvee-mounted M2 .50-caliber machine guns Oct. 18, 2018, on... More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area July 12, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significa... More
Camp McCoy May Day dance (1965)
Soldiers stationed at Camp McCoy, Wis., attend a May Day Rock and Roll dance May 1, 1965, at Service Club No. 1 on post. The guests were female students attending Viterbo College in La Crosse, Wis. (U.S. Army ... More
Pfc. Lloyd Lobdell was buried Feb. 2, 2018 at the National
Pfc. Lloyd Lobdell was buried Feb. 2, 2018 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific more the 75 years after his death in the Philippines during World War II. Lobdell joined the Wisconsin National Guards... More
Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training operate a
Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training operate a military vehicle on the cantonment area Oct. 18, 2018. During October, thousands of troops trained at the installation. Fort McCoy has supported America's arme... More
Archive photo: Post Engineers Office
Cpl. Reyger of Glendale, Calif., works at the drafting table Jan. 24, 1951, in the Post Engineers Office at Camp McCoy, Wis.
The Range 18 training area is shown June 18, 2020,
The Range 18 training area is shown June 18, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Training areas like these are set up across Fort McCoy for transient training operations. Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces s... More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area March 1, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significa... More
An exterior view of an area of the Fort McCoy Combined
An exterior view of an area of the Fort McCoy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) complex is shown March 19, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The CACTF provides a wide variety of training environments. ... More
Return of cold-weather training resonates with Fort McCoy’s past
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers plan maneuvers for cold-weather training at then-Camp McCoy, Wis., on Feb. 16, 1943. Regular cold-weather training returned to Fort McCoy in 2017 with the start ... More
100th Infantry Battalion members at Camp McCoy
Members of the 42nd Infantry Division, 100th Infantry Battalion pose with their spouses in the snow in 1942 at Camp McCoy. Members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, based out of Hawaii, arrived in early 1942 to ... More
Fort McCoy ArtiFACT: 3-in-One bottles
Shown are three 3-in-One oil bottles found during a past archaeological dig at Fort McCoy. The bottles, which date to around 1910, were used to hold oil, most likely used to clean and protect metal surfaces on ... More
This Month in Fort McCoy History: April 2019
(Left to right) Lance Cpl. Robert E. Kirch, Cpl. Jack Hoss, and Cpl. Russel W. Pack with the 2124th Marine Reserve Battalion of Chicago prepareto fire the 106-millimeter recoilless rifle April 12, 1969, during ... More
Red Arrow Park in Manitowoc, Wis., was rededicated
Red Arrow Park in Manitowoc, Wis., was rededicated with a July 15 ceremony attended by veterans and Wisconsin National Guard leadership. Red Arrow is one of the nicknames for the 32nd Division as well as the 32... More
Camp McCoy Maintenance Shop — June 5, 1944
Cpl. Fredeeh Frye, of Missoula, Mont., works on statistics June 5, 1944, in the office of the then-Camp McCoy maintenance shop. (U.S. Army file photo)
The Fort McCoy Garrison Headquarters and American flag
The Fort McCoy Garrison Headquarters and American flag are shown July 17, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since 1909. Today, Fort McCoy has become the Army’s premier To... More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area Feb. 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significan... More
Holocaust survivor Nathan Taffel shares his story during
Holocaust survivor Nathan Taffel shares his story during the Fort McCoy observance of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance on April 30, 2019, in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Taffel was born Naftali Taffel to a... More
An exterior view of an area of the Fort McCoy Combined
An exterior view of an area of the Fort McCoy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) complex is shown Aug. 30, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The CACTF provides a wide variety of training environments. T... More
This concrete storehouse, shown Feb. 25, 2020, is the
This concrete storehouse, shown Feb. 25, 2020, is the oldest standing building at Fort McCoy, Wis. The building was built in 1911 and its location was once next to the southern spur of the joint Chicago and nor... More
From an overlook on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis.,
From an overlook on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., summer scenes of the impact area and training areas are shown June 18, 2020, on post. Training areas like these are set up across Fort McCoy for transient tra... More
ROTC cadets at Camp McCoy
Four ROTC cadets from Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., are engaged in assembling and disassembling the Browning Automatic Rifle at Camp McCoy, Wis. They are being instructed by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Winborn of... More
Soldiers operate a Humvee on Highway 21 on their way
Soldiers operate a Humvee on Highway 21 on their way to Fort McCoy, Wis., for training April 5, 2018. During April 2018, thousands of service members trained at the installation for institutional training, exer... More
A scene at Improved Tactical Training Base Freedom
A scene at Improved Tactical Training Base Freedom is shown Aug. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Training areas like this are set up across Fort McCoy for transient training operations. In fiscal year 2017, a rec... More
Into Blue Skies with the 339th FG
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Perry, a former P-51 Mustang pilot with the 339th Fighter Group, attends a 339th FG reunion, Kenosha, Wis., Sept. 30, 2017. Perry was career Air Force having flown combat mission... More
Fort McCoy Fire Department supports National Fire Prevention Week even...
Fort McCoy Fire Inspector Curt Ladwig with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department talks with students about fire prevention Oct. 10, 2019, at Miller Elementary School in Tomah, Wis. The visit by ... More
Soldiers with the 355th Chemical Smoke Generator Company
Soldiers with the 355th Chemical Smoke Generator Company complete training with generators on Feb. 17, 1952, at then-Camp McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Maurice A. Van Coillie, St. Clair Shores, Mich.)
Appleton Flag Day Parade U.S. Coast Guard photograph
APPLETON, Wis. -?? (Right to left) Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, Betty Neff Walsh, a Coast Guard SPAR, and her husband Jack Walsh, salute during the Appleton Flag Day Parad... More
Display cards are set up Aug. 15, 2019, for the Fort
Display cards are set up Aug. 15, 2019, for the Fort McCoy (Wis.) observance of Women’s Equality Day in McCoy's Community Center. Dozens of people attended the event. Women’s Equality Day is observed annually o... More
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry (2nd,
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry (2nd, 106th) of the Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team complete training with Humvee-mounted M2 .50-caliber machine guns Oct. 18, 2018, on... More
1951 riot control squad
The riot control squad, all members of the 115th Engineer Construction Battalion, advances on an unruly mob in a wedge formation designed to scatter the group. The full dress rehearsal was staged after several... More
Thanksgiving Dinner 1937 at Camp McCoy
Soldiers stop for a photo at then-Camp McCoy prior to a Thanksgiving dinner at the installation in November 1937. (U.S. Army photo)
Service members at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training visit
Service members at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training visit a mobile USO Wisconsin station/truck Feb. 14, 2018, on South Post at the installation. USO Wisconsin Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It curren... More
Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant
Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, presents a U.S. flag to Nancy Cunningham, niece of Army Tech 5th Grade John E. Bainbridge, at his funeral held Sept. 29 at Roselawn Memori... More
Officer Randy Crook, from the Directorate of Emergency
Officer Randy Crook, from the Directorate of Emergency Services Law Enforcement Division, reads a Doctor Seuss book to children at the Child Development Center (CDC) on March 4, 2014, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The bo... More
Lt. Col. Warren G. Nelson, 185th Tactical Fighter Group,
Lt. Col. Warren G. Nelson, 185th Tactical Fighter Group, along with Iowa Gov. Harold Hughes, step off an Iowa Air National Guard F-100F at the Volk Filed Combat Readiness Training Center in Wisconsin on July 22... More
Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, U.S. Army Africa commander,
Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, U.S. Army Africa commander, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Daniel Dee Ziankahn, Armed Forces of Liberia chief of staff, during a welcoming ceremony at USARAF’s headquarters building,... More
Construction workers pour cement in 1942 at Camp McCoy,
Construction workers pour cement in 1942 at Camp McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army file photo)
Sgt. 1st Class Alan Foss, of the Wisconsin Army National
Sgt. 1st Class Alan Foss, of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and Ralph Brandenburg, commander of Klubertanz-Trapp VFW Post 9362 in Sun Prairie, Wis., pose with Staff Sgt. Otto A. Trapp's Purple Heart Feb. 28... More