Oral history interview with Herman A. Owen, 1994.

County Veterans Service Officers' Association of Wisconsin

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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...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 32nd

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Van Ells, Mark D. (Mark David), 1962-

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum

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Owen, Herman A., 1916-

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Owen (b.1916) served with the 32nd Infantry Division in World War II. Born in Colfax (Wisconsin), his family moved to a farm in Rice Lake (Wisconsin) where he graduated from high school. He joined the National Guard October 6th, 1940 and was inducted into federal service nine days later. Owen was wounded during combat in New Guinea and was honorably discharged in 1943. He worked in the County Veterans Service Office from 1946 until 1965 and became a life member of the VF...

Barron County (Wis.). Veterans Sevice Officer.

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