Word: 32nd
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...McNamara since last spring, when word got out that he considered the Guard oversized, undertrained and largely outmoded in the age of nuclear deterrence and guerrilla warfare. McNamara had his reasons. When two National Guard divisions were federalized during the Berlin buildup-the 49th Armored of Texas and the 32nd Infantry of Wisconsin-McNamara was shocked to find that these supposedly crack units needed nearly five months to reach combat status. He discovered that the Guard had 95 antiaircraft companies armed with old-line 90-mm. guns that were useless against supersonic jet aircraft. And he found that the Guard...
...know about the fine, brave city of Marshfield, Wis. During the reorganization of the 32nd Division in 1947, I recruited Marshfield's two fine batteries of field artillery for the 120th F.A. Bn., and in just 1½ hours! You made no mistake in your fine report on General Abrams. As a staff officer in the 4th Armored, I saw the devastation he wreaked on German armor with the 37th Tank. Sleep well, America...
...When the 32nd returned to Wisconsin after four years of World War II, the town of Marshfield (pop. 14,153) had suffered so many casualties (20 dead out of an infantry company of 122 men) that it refused to have another National Guard unit located there. Recalls Mrs. Clare Ecke, whose husband fought with the Red Arrow Division: "I remember one blue Monday when the Marshfield News Herald had nine killed-in-action pictures spread across the front page. That's a lot for a town like this to take." But Marshfield changed its mind...
...impact of the 32nd's return to duty will be felt in every Wisconsin city and town. The far north town of Superior (pop. 33,563) is losing a high school principal, superintendent of student teaching, basketball coach and 55 students at Wisconsin State College. Medford (pop. 1,622) is sending its mayor, its city attorney and three teachers. Rib Lake (pop. 794) is losing its only physician, Dr. Robert Pettera. Says Pet-tera: "I knew when I signed up that I had to be ready for something like this...
Smothering Brushfires. By the end of the year, the Army will have increased from 856,000 to 1,080,000 men. Three Stateside training divisions are being elevated to combat readiness. Two National Guard divisions-the 32nd Infantry from Wisconsin and the 49th Armored from Texas-have been called up, and two more are on alert status. A total of 40,000 men will flesh out the five divisions and supporting units of the Seventh Army, which may also be reinforced by the 4th Infantry and the 2nd Armored by December. In all, the buildup this year will increase...