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Greg and Lucille McCormick with Son

Date: 02 22 1944
Description: Greg and Lucille McCormick(?), 2002 Yahara Place, with thier son Patrick(?), in military uniform, and a dog.
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University of Wisconsin ROTC Review

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: The University of Wisconsin ROTC cadets pass in review before the Military Ball Queen, Mary Schneiders, San Diego, California, her court, and ROTC officers...
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Veterans' & Military Affairs Committee

Date: 03 15 1945
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin Senate Veterans' & Military Affairs Committee sitting around a table with a Unites States flag in the background.
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Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

Date: 03 21 1945
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin Assembly Veterans and Military Affairs Committee seated around a table at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin ROTC Cadet Receiving Award

Date: 04 06 1949
Description: Lieut. Col. Wayne O. Hauck, executive officer of the University of Wisconsin military department, left, presenting Cadet Col. William K. Chipman with an aw...
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University of Wisconsin ROTC Inspection

Date: 05 06 1949
Description: Cadet Col. William K. Chipman, Madison, was presented the commandant's award for "outstanding academic, extra-curricular, military science, and leadership ...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 03 20 1950
Description: Richard McNall of Janesville, member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity and king of the University of Wisconsin Military Ball, standing beside queen Mary Olber ...
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U.S. Army Medal Ceremony

Date: 12 1947
Description: Seven Army soldiers receiving medals from an officer.
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Aerial Photographs of Camp Douglas

Date: 04 27 1949
Description: Camp Douglas with Volk Field in the background.
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Airman and Instructors at Truax Field

Date: 1944
Description: Airman trainee in cockpit of biplane with two flight instructors standing next to the plane at Truax Field during World War II.
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Final Tribute to Gallant Pilot

Date: 06 30 1958
Description: The Air Guard Police fire a final salute to heroic departed comrade, Lt. Duane Pierstorff.
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Military Order of the World Wars Chapter Meeting

Date: 01 31 1957
Description: Four members of the Military Order of the World Wars swap tales about their former days in military service at a Madison Chapter cocktail and dinner meetin...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Attending the University of Wisconsin military ball, sponsored by the three ROTC branches of service at the university are, left to right: Howard Branton, ...
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University of Wisconsin ROTC Review

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: University of Wisconsin ROTC officers and military guests with the Military Ball Queen and her court. Left to right: Col. Wendell B. Fertig, Colorado Schoo...
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Men in Uniform

Date: 02 1944
Description: Five men on a stage at a vocational school. Four of the men are in military uniforms, while one is dressed in a business suit.
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 04 29 1952
Description: Roy Burks, member of the advanced ROTC transportation corps, and Norma Cross, King and Queen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's 36th Military Ball.
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Elevated view of part of the crowd watching as military units from Truax Field march down South Carroll Street during the Memorial Day parade at Madison's ...
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Distinguished Service Cross

Date: 10 09 1951
Description: The Distinguished Service Cross for heroism was given posthumously to Capt. Robert Walker, Lancaster, who was killed as the result of heroic action near Sa...
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Military Order of World Wars, Madison Chapter

Date: 12 01 1951
Description: Shown left to right at the founding of the Military Order of World Wars, Madison Chapter, are: Col. Herbert P. Schowalter, West Bend, president of the Wisc...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Keith Campbell (left), Ann Arbor, MI; Noreen Gastine, Ann Arbor, MI; Beth Knope, and Jim Thompson attend the University of Wisconsin military ball, sponsor...

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