Wisconsin History Day By Day

Related Web Sites:
Wisconsin in World War One

World War I, at home and in the trenches

Wisconsin Veterans Museum's World War I Database


Read More About It

"To Raise an Army: The Draft Comes to Modern America" by John Whiteclay Chambers


Vocabulary:

registration


Interesting Fact:

Two men from Wisconsin were awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I, John O. Siegel of Milwaukee and Clayton Slack of Madison.


Study Questions:

  • How many Wisconsin casualties were a result of World War I?
  • Are there any sites in your community name after World War I veterans? What are they?
  • How many people from Wisconsin participated in World War I?


    U.S. historical events that occurred on June 6:

    1933: The first drive-in movie theater opens.
    1944: Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy during World War II.



    • June 6

    June 6, 1917: All Wisconsin cities and counties reported a complete draft registration - a total of 218,700 men - for involvement in World War I.

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