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Red Arrow veteran killed in WWII finally receives headstone
September 24, 2020
Members of a Wisconsin National Guard color guard with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery, salute during a headstone dedication ceremony for Staff Sgt. Walter A. Schaller Sept. 10, 2020, at Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee. Schaller joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Division on April 29, 1941, and was killed in New Guinea on Feb. 20, 1944. He was buried in an unmarked grave at the cemetery in 1949 until a local historian discovered it through research.
42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of service
August 13, 2020
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division conduct a casing of the Colors Ceremony on Fort Drum, Texas, Feb. 29, 2020. The ceremony signals the 42nd's readiness to deploy in support of the United States Army Central Command.
NY National Guard repairs World War I Soldier's grave marker
June 5, 2020
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, work on May 26, 2020, to repair the headstone of Pvt. Laurence Uebelacker. Uebelacker was killed during World War I while storming the Hindenburg Line as part of the 108th Infantry.