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Wisconsin contributed significantly to the military activities of the United States since it became a state in 1848. During the Civil War, for instance, Wisconsin made a major contribution to support the Union. About 50 percent of Wisconsin's adult male population served in the Civil War, a percentage exceeded only by the service of state citizens during World War II, when more than 80 percent of Wisconsin's adult male population served in the military. Moreover, the mobilization of
Wisconsin's domestic economy during 1941-1945 added tens of thousands of women and teenagers to the numbers of state citizens who assisted in the American war effort.
| Military Action |
Wisconsin Residents in Service
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Deaths
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| Civil War (1861-1865) |
91,379
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12,216
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| Spanish-American War (1898-1899) |
5,469
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134
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| Mexican Border Service (1916) |
4,168
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0
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| World War I (1917-1918) |
122,215
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3,932
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| World War II (1941- 1945) |
332,200
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7,980
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| Korean War (1950-1953) |
132,000
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801
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| Vietnam War (1958-1975) |
165,400
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1,238
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| Lebanon and Grenada (1982-1983) |
400
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4
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| Panama (1989-1990) |
520
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1
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| Persian Gulf (1990-1992) |
10,400
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12
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Rest Area No. 14, westbound I-94. Jefferson County Wisconsin
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