“The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the arm.”
Gen John J. Pershing
Creation of the 121st Field Artillery Regiment
Our Country's Call to Arms, First Wisconsin Field Artillery, July 15, 1917
Commanders
| TO | FROM | UNIT | NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | July 15, 1917 | 1st Field Artillery | MAJ Phillip C. Westfahl |
| July 15, 1917 | September 18, 1917 | First Wisconsin Field Artillery | COL Phillip C. Westfahl |
| September 19, 1917 | July 1918 | 121st Field Artillery Regiment | COL Phillip C. Westfahl |
| July 1918 | November 1918 | 121st Field Artillery Regiment | COL Robert Arthur |
| November 1918 | April 1919 | 121st Field Artillery Regiment | COL James A. Thomas |
| April 1919 | May 17, 1919 | 121st Field Artillery Regiment | COL Phillip C. Westfahl |
War Dead
| NAME | RANK | UNIT | HOME OF RECORD | DATE OF DEATH | CAUSE OF DEATH | REFERENCES |
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| Beuttemiller George F. | PVT | December 11, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
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| Bixby, Menzo J. | Bugler | F/121st FA Regiment | Union Grove, Wisconsin | March 7, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Blansezeuski, UKN | CPL | Reunion Souvenir, 28 | ||||
| Brind, Albert Wilson | PVT | A/121st FA Regiment | Paterson, New Jersey | December 8, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Burckle, Erven | PVT | B/121st FA Regiment | DePere, Wisconsin | February 9, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll |
| Carpenter, Thaddeus Caleb | PVT | Hickory, North Carolina | October 28, 1918 | Died of Wounds | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery WWI ABMC 121st FA |
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| Caselline, Guerino | PVT | F/121st FA Regiment | Barre, Vermont | January 20, 1919 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 WWI ABMC 121st FA |
| Chiurri, Enricho | PVT | F/121st FA Regiment | Leominster, Massachusetts | January 20, 1919 | Died of Disease | 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Haight, 244 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Cologne, Julius | PVT | A/121st FA Regiment | Green Bay, Wisconsin | December 28, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 WI Vets Museum WWI |
| Delorme, Thomas E. | CPL | B/121st FA Regiment | New London, Wisconsin | September 14, 1918 | Died of Wounds | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 WWI ABMC 121st FA |
| Duane, Mark L. | PFC | D/121st FA Regiment | Mellen, Wisconsin | August 5, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 28,111 Reunion Souvenir, 28 WI Goldstar list, 15 WWI ABMC 121st FA |
| Erskine, Lester Dewey | PVT | HQ/121st FA Regiment | Jacksonport, WI | April 30, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Evans, Gilbert O. | PVT | F/121st FA Regiment | Racine, Wisconsin | March 25, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Foley, James W. | PVT | December 9, 1918 | Died of Disease | 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
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| Galvin, John L. | PVT | A/121st FA Regiment | Cottage Grove, Wisconsin | August 11, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D Divison WWI, 243 Reunion Souvenir, 28 WI Goldstar, 37 |
| Garski, Nick L. | PFC | F/121st FA Regiment | Racine, Wisconsin | October 3, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery Beach, 33-34 Haight, 242 Reunion Souvenir, 28 WWI ABMC 121st FA |
| Gatza, Frank | PVT | B/121st FA Regiment | Menasha, Wisconsin | October 9, 1918 | Died of Wounds | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 WWI ABMC 121st FA |
| Gervais, Charles P. | PVT | D/121st FA Regiment | New Orleans, Louisiana | December 8, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI,112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Hagan, John J. | PVT | HQ/121st FA Regiment | New York , New York | October 27, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 WWI ABMC 121st FA |
| Hanson, Carl E. | PVT | F/121st FA Regiment | Norway, Wisconsin | November 29, 1917 | Died in Accident | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll Haight, 244 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Heffron, Peter J. | PVT | A/121st FA Regiment | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | August 28, 1918 | Died of Wounds | 32D Division WWI, 248 57th FA BDE WWI,112 Reunion Souvenir, 28 |
| Hutcheson, Clarence E. | PVT | HQ/121st FA Regiment | Bentonville, Arkansas | August 1, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D Division WWI, 250 Reunion Souvenir, 15, 28 |
| Israel, Alfred H. | CPL | E/121st FA Regiment | Green Bay, Wisconsin | March 15, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery Reunion Souvenir, 29 WI Goldstar List, 22, 93 WI Vets Museum WWI |
| Jacobsen, Peter, E. | PVT | F/121st FA Regiment | Racine, Wisconsin | November 16, 1918 | Died of Disease | 32D WWI Honor Roll WI Vets Museum WWI WWI ABMC 121st FA |
| Jankowski, Leo | PVT | A/121st FA Regiment | Hiles, Wisconsin | October 31, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 WWI ABMC 121st FA |
| Jensen, Nels Albert | PVT | Menasha (Draper), Wisconsin | April 2, 1918 | Died of Disease | 32D WWI Honor Roll | |
| Kister, Harold T. | CPL | F/121st FA Regiment | Racine, Wisconsin | August 30, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Beach, 19 Haight, 240 Reunion Souvenir, 28 |
| Kunz, William C. | PVT | E/121st FA Regiment | Green Bay, Wisconsin | September 9, 1918 | Died of Accident | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 WI Vets Museum WWI |
| Maroney, Clarence L. | PVT | F/121st FA Regiment | January 6, 1919 | Died of Disease | 57th FA BDE WWI,112 Haight, 244 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
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| Mathison, Peter J. | CPL | B/121st FA Regiment | Stoughton, Wisconsin | October 20, 1917 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll WI Vets Museum WWI |
| McDonald, Edward T. | PVT | January 24, 1919 | Died of Disease | 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
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| McGough, Nelson | PVT | January 22, 1919 | Died of Disease | 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
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| Mueller, Arthur J. | CPL | D/121st FA Regiment | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | October 5, 1918 | Died of Wounds | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D Division WWI, 267 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 WI Goldstar List, 98 |
| Osier, Guy | PVT | B/121st FA Regiment | Green Bay, Wisconsin | February 6, 1918 | Died of Disease | 32D WWI Honor Roll WI Vets Museum WWI |
| Pamperin, Carl F. | PVT | E/121st FA Regiment | Green Bay, Wisconsin | February 1, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Poquette, Paul A. | PVT | E/121st FA Regiment | Green Bay, Wisconsin | August 17, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll 57th FA BDE WWI, 113 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Rodgerson, James S. | PVT | D/121st FA Regiment | Mellen, WIsconsin | February 14, 1919 | Died of Disease | 32D WI Honor Roll 57th FA BDE WWI, 113 Reunion Souvenir, 29 WI Vets Museum WWI |
| Schram, Elmore Edward | PVT | D/121st FA Regiment | Baraboo, Wisconsin | August 11, 1918 | Died of Wounds | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D DIV WWI 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 28 |
| Shanks, Elmer F. | PFC | D/121st FA Regiment | Ashland, Wisconsin | August 1, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D WWI Honor Roll WI Goldstar, 17 |
| Sinnott, Raymond, J. | PVT | A/121st FA Regiment | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | October 3, 1918 | Died of Wounds | 32D Division Honor Roll 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Slade, John Paul | 2LT | D/121st FA Regiment | Clay Center, Kansas | September 17, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 32D Division WWI Roll of Honor Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Smatko, Michael J. | PFC | Pennsylvania | January 3, 1919 | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery WWI ABMC 121st FA |
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| Smith, Harold | PVT | October 16, 1918 | Died of Wounds | Reunion Souvenir, 29 57th FA BDE WWI,112 |
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| Stever, Helmet | PVT | D/121st FA Regiment | Mellen, Wisconsin | August 5, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 28 Reunion Souvenir, WI Goldstar, 17 WI Vets Museum WWI |
| Sullivan, Francis | PVT | B/121st FA Regiment | Green Bay, Wisconsin | WI Vets Museum WWI | ||
| Terhune, Elmer S. | 1LT | B/121st FA Regiment | West Milford, New Jersey | October 8, 1918 | Killed in Action | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 WWI ABMC 121st FA Reunion Souvenir, 28 |
| Weiss (Wiess), William | CPL | F/121st FA Regiment | Racine, Wisconsin | August 22, 1918 | Died of Wounds | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery 57th FA BDE WWI, 112 Beach, 15 Reunion Souvenir, 28 |
| Wentworth, George Henry | PVT | B/121st FA Regiment | New Hampshire | December 4, 1918 | Died of Disease | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery |
| Whitney, Elmer C. | PVT | D/121st FA Regiment | Waupaca, Wisconsin | January 29, 1919 | Died of Disease | 57th FA BDE WWI,113 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
| Wilkins, George H. | PVT | Med Det/121st FA Regiment | Darien, Wisconsin | March 19, 1918 | 121st FA: Virtual Cemetery Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
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| Williams, John | PVT | December 6, 1918 | Died of Disease | 57th FA BDE WWI, 113 Reunion Souvenir, 29 |
References
- 121st Field Artillery Regiment: A Virtual Cemetery. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/961140
- 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Veteran Association, “32D Division WWI Honor Role,” Webpage. http://www.32nd-division.org/history/ww1/honor_roll_wwi/32ww1_honor_roll.html (accessed February 24, 2019).
- Beach Ted, Field Service Diary, Ted Beach, Mar. 3 to Nov. 28, 1918: Battery F, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division in World War 1. Wisconsin?: publisher not identified, 2000. Print.
- Beilfuss, Matthew, P., Presentation: Birth of the Wisconsin Field Artillery, 2018 St. Barbara’s Day Event, Brown Deer, WI, February 24, 2018.
- Gregory, John G., Wisconsin’s Gold Star List. Madison, WI: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1925.
- Hanton, Carl, Captain., The 32nd Division in the World War. Madison, WI: Wisconsin War History Commission, 1920.
- Haight, Walter L., Racine County in The World War, Racine, Western Prtg. & Lithographing Co., 1920.
- Lawrence, James F., “57th Field Artillery Brigade WWI History, MEMORANDOM to All Members of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, American Expeditionary Forces, France, April 10, 1919.
- Nooyen, Albert L., Word War I Soldier Diary, 1918: Battery B, 121st Field Artillery. PDF file.
- Reunion Souvenir Issued by the 121st Field Artillery Veterans’ Association, September 18-21, 1920.
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum WWI Database: Retrieved from https://www.wisvetsmuseum.com/research/search-the-wisconsin-veterans-museums-world-war-i-database/, Search Terms, Unit=(“121st FA” and Notes=”deceased” or Unit=121st F A and Notes=”deceased”
- WWI ABMC 121st Field Artillery Regiment: Retrieved from https://www.abmc.gov/database-search, Search term, Unit=”121st Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Division”