Papers and photographs, 1917-1919.

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Papers and photographs, 1917-1919.

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Discharge papers and photographs of Cass, a Beloit, Wis. native, who was discharged from the 1st Wisconsin Infantry (National Guard) in order to serve with the 5th Army Corps to serve in World War I.

Papers 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder) and.Photographs 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Cass, Glenn.

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United States. Army. Corps, 5th

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Thompson, Daley

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Wisconsin. National Guard

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The Wisconsin National Guard was established as such by Chapter 208, Laws of 1879, but it was preceded by both a territorial and a state militia (WIHV91-A663). As a result of the lack of uniformity among the National Guard units participating in the Spanish-American War, Congress enacted a law in 1903 to unify the National Guard under federal supervision. The governor, constitutionally, is the commander in chief of the Wisconsin National Guard. However, the National Guar...