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Lawrence Zielinski
| Apr 6, 1917 | United States declared war on Germany, entering the "Great War". Wisconsin National Guard was organized. |
| May 9, 1917 | Five days before his 21st birthday, Lawrence enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard as a Private 1st Class, and was assigned to Company "E" of the 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. Company "E" consisted of 150 enlisted men - all from Menasha. |
| Jun 5, 1917 |
Congress passed law requiring all men of draft age to
register for the draft. Lawrence registered same day. |
| Jun 19, 1917 | Wisconsin National Guard units activated at their armories. |
| Jul 15, 1917 | Wisconsin National Guard ordered into federal service by President Woodrow Wilson. |
| Jul 18, 1917 | 32nd Division of the U.S. Army organized under War Dept orders. 32nd to be made up of National Guard troops from Wisconsin and Michigan. Monthly pay for Private 1st Class established at $30 plus 75 cents per day. |
| Aug 5, 1917 | By proclamation of President Wilson, every soldier in
the National Guard of every state was essentially discharged from the
Guard and immediately drafted into the U.S. Army. This was done because
of a constitutional restraint upon the use of Guard troops beyond the
borders of the United States. Lawrence entered the Army as a Private,
and assigned to Battery "B" of the 121st Field Artillery Regiment of the
57th Field Artillery Brigade of the 32nd Army Division. The 32nd would
become known as the "Red Arrow" Division, their symbol a red arrow with
a line thru the shaft to signify the division's knack of piercing thru
enemy defenses.
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| Aug 15, 1917 | By this date, Lawrence would have reported to Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, along with the rest of the 4th Regiment. |
| Sep 12, 1917 |
Lawrence honorably discharged from the Wisconsin
National Guard due to being drafted into the U.S. Army.
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| Sep 25, 1917 | 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment departed for Camp MacArthur, Texas, near Waco, where they would spend several months training and preparing for overseas duty. |
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Organization of the
during World War I in 1917
32nd Military Police Company
57th Field Artillery Brigade
- BG William G. 'Bunker' Haan, USA
107th Trench Mortar Battery |
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| Jan 2, 1918 | First troops begin leaving Waco for the port of embarkation in Hoboken, NJ. |
| Feb 1918 | Artillery regiments begin movement to Hoboken. |
| Mar 3, 1918 | U.S.S. Leviathan left Hoboken, NJ with the 120th and
121st FA units among others, destined for Europe.
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excerpts from "The 32nd Division in the World War", copyright 1920 by Wisconsin War History Commission
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