Fred Borgmann Posted January 28, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 28, 2021 The State Guard in most states is primarily a paper organization. As such it exists on paper as a list of military units divided in to regiments and companies with mostly blank spaces for the names of the officers and men. In times of extended national emergencies like World Wars I and II, the State Guard is activated after the National Guard has been called up into Federal Service. The State Guard would then be manned by volunteers that were too young or too old for active military service. The State Guard volunteers were trained as quickly as possible so they would be able to aid local authorities any where in their home state as needed for natural disasters, riots, strikes etc. State Guards remained under the command of their respective governors and could not be sent out of their states. The Wisconsin State Guard used the same insignia and medals as the regular National Guard and military with a few exceptions like their collar brass which in the past had the letters SG added. Their hat badges and cloth patches were unique to Wisconsin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbmilitaria Posted January 28, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 28, 2021 That's a great display. Thank you for showing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettow Posted January 28, 2021 Share #3 Posted January 28, 2021 Here is a picture of a Wisconsin State Guard officers coat. The green ribbon with number 1 is also on another WSG coat I have. I assume it is for deployment but I can find no info on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted January 29, 2021 Neat item! The ribbon with the number one reminds me of a similar ribbon with the number one that I got while in ROTC when our squad took first place in a drill competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted January 29, 2021 Share #5 Posted January 29, 2021 This cap was in a box of miscellaneous caps that I bought many years ago at a show. I never new what the S.G. stood for. I thought the tag inside the cap was interesting, it reads: W.P.A. - Not to be sold Wisconsin Com. S. G. Style 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted January 29, 2021 Nice item! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 11, 2023 Share #7 Posted July 11, 2023 Here's a mint winter coat I just found in Oshkosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted July 13, 2023 Supper nice coat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted July 13, 2023 Share #9 Posted July 13, 2023 I got curious and found this - check out the saucer cap angles and ratio of NCOs to Privates. State Detachment National Guard of the State of Wisconsin 1939 – WorldWarTwoVeterans.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted July 13, 2023 Looks to me like they knew war was coming (1939) and they were building up the core of nco's for the rapid expansion of enlisted men that was coming in the near future. That is a great book you copied this from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolzer Posted July 13, 2023 Share #11 Posted July 13, 2023 Here is a very large jacket patch on twill: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share #12 Posted July 13, 2023 Never saw one this large before but I rarely look beyond medals, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted July 15, 2023 Share #13 Posted July 15, 2023 Nice stuff guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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