Return of Company M — 32nd Red Arrow Boys
| View across lawn towards the parade down Main Street, celebrating the return of the 32nd Infantry Division, Company M after WWI. A car is in the parade, followed by a marching band. A big crowd is welcoming the soldiers home. Page caption reads: "Return of Company M 32nd Red Arrow Boys - May 19 or 16, 1919." |
| Image ID: | 147207 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 05 16 1919 |
| Creator Name: | Holt, Lucy |
| City: | Oconto |
| County: | Oconto |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Lucy Holt photo albums, 1895-1936 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M2018-012, Album 8 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 3 inches |
| "The 32D Division was organized under War Dept. orders of 18 July 1917 of National Guard Units from both Wisconsin and Michigan. Units began leaving state camps in Wisconsin and Michigan bound for Camp MacArthur, near Waco, Texas, in early August 1917. The last units arrived at Camp MacArthur by late September 1917. The Division served on the front line during World War I from 18 May 1918 until the end of the War on 11 November 1918. It was the first American Division to pierce the famed Hindenburg Line, fought in 4 major offensives and earned the name “Les Terribles” from the French. The 32D Division was the only American division to be bestowed with a nom-de-guerre by an Allied nation during the war. The colors of all four Infantry Regiments, three Artillery Regiments, and three Machine Gun Battalions were decorated with the French Croix de Guerre with Palm. These were the only National Guard units bestowed with the highest order of the Croix de Guerre during WWI. The Division served with the Army of Occupation in Germany until 18 April 1919 and began its return to the U.S. on 1 May 1919." Source: 32nd "Red Arrow" Veteran Association website. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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