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OCONTO COUNTY MILITARY SERVICE PAGE
 
PROFILES
Histories of The Ancestors Who Served

Individual pages dedicated to those who served during wartime and peace.

Photographs, Personal Stories, Memoirs of Stories Told and News Articles

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World War I
(1914 – 1918)
(U.S. Allied 1917 - 1918)

Verner G. Branlund

August Hurtig

Floyd Wren

Frank, Joseph & Peter Fonferek

U. S. Civil War
(1861 - 1865)

Edward Scofield
Spanish - American War
(1898)

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Lorenz Borgwardt
age 18



3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Battalion awaits orders to charge the Spanish

On August 12, the 3rd Wisconsin moved into position to aid in the assault at the next point of opposition on its march - Aibonito. As the forces were forming for this assault the following morning, word arrived of that an armistice had been declared and the fighting had ended.

The 3rd Wisconsin returned home on September 18th, 1898. The Spanish American War ended on December 10, 1898 with the Treaty of Paris.

STATISTICS:

Total Strength of regiment -------1353
Killed in Action------------------2
Died of disease-------------------41
Wounded in Action---------------2

ENGAGEMENTS

Coamo, Puerto Rico-----------------Aug. 9, 1898
Arbonith Pass, Puerto Rico----------Aug. 12, 1898
Korean War
(1950 - 1953)

Vincent Libassi

Joseph James Fonferek

Valentine T Warrichaiet

Peter Tucherer

Gerald Brouillard

John “Jack”Christenson

Louis (Corky) Flynn

Milo J Flynn

Leroy J Hanson

Leonard C Heise Sr

Howard Kegel

Richard Klawitter

William Larsen

Gerald J Lonzo

Louis Lonzo

Hubert Robenhorst

Earl School

Lee Schuettpelz

Henry Stage

Benjamin A Wilson

Peacetime
Service





 War of 1812
(1812 - 1814)
(Veterans who moved to Oconto County, which was established 1851)



 Philippine - American War
(1899 - 1902)







 Vietnam War
(1959 - 1975)

David Cross

Guy Erb Jr

Gerald L. Gerndt





 Persian Gulf War
(1990 - 1991)







 War in Afghanistan
(2001 - 2021)



Iraq War
(2003 - 2011) 







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