The 32^D 'Red Arrow' Veteran Association
	‘Red Arrow’ Commanders of the 32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Division and the 32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Brigade

32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Division Commanders
	MG James ‘Galloping Jim’ Parker	26 August 1917 to 8 December 1917	First Commander of the 32^D Division; born 20 Feb. 1854 in Newark, NJ; graduated West Point in 1876; served with the 4^TH U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars; served in Cuba with 12^TH New York Inf. during Spanish-American War; commanded 45^TH Volunteer Inf. during Philippine Insurrection; assumed command of newly organized 32^D Div. at Camp MacArthur, TX, on 26 Aug. 1917; on 8 Dec. 1917 he was reassigned to take command of the 85^TH Div. at Camp Custer, MI; awards include the Medal of Honor (for his actions during the Philippine Insurrection) and the Distinguished Service Medal; passed away 2 Jun. 1934.
	MG William George ‘Bunker’ Haan	8 December 1917 to 20 November 1918	Born 4 Oct. 1863 on the family farm near Creston, IN; graduated West Point in 1889 (some sources state 1885 or 1886), commissioned lieutenant of artillery; 1LT in Aug. 1896; served in Cuba during Spanish-American War; served during Philippine Insurrection; CPT in Feb. 1901; MAJ in Apr. 1907; LTC in Dec. 1911; COL in Jul. 1916; BG (temp.) and commander of 57^TH FA Bde., 32^D Div., in Aug. 1917; acting Division Commander 19 Sep. to 7 Dec. 1917 while MG Parker was on special duty in France; assumed command of 32^D Div. at Camp MacArthur, TX, and promoted to MG (temp.) on 8 Dec. 1917; commanded the Division during all of its WWI combat; promoted to permanent BG Nov. 1918; on 20 Nov. he assumed command of VII Corps.
	MG William Lassiter	20 November 1918 to 18 April 1919	Graduated West Point in 1889, commissioned lieutenant of artillery; served during Spanish-American War; military attaché to the U.S. embassy in London in 1916; Chief of Artillery for First Army in 1918; assumed command of the 32^D Div. on 20 Nov. 1918 as it crossed the border into Luxembourg on their way to Germany; commanded the Div. during Army of Occupation duties; commanded the Panama Department in 1924; commanded Philippine Department in 1928; commanded U.S. Army, Pacific (Hawaiian Department) from 1930 until he retired in 1931; awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, British Orders of St. Michael and St. George; passed away in March of 1959.
	MG William G. ‘Bunker’ Haan	18 April 1919 to May 1919 (inactivation)	Resumed command of the Division on 18 Apr. 1918 to bring it home and demobilize; after the Div. returned home he went on to other Army assignments; promoted to permanent MG Jul. 1920; retired in May 1922; he and his wife moved to Milwaukee, WI, after he retired; awards include Distinguished Service Medal, Commander of the Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre with Palm; passed away in Washington D.C. on 26 Oct. 1924; interred at Arlington.
	MG Robert Bruce McCoy	7 July 1924 to 5 January 1926	Served during Spanish-American War; served with WNG during Mexican Border Crisis; COL and commanded 128^TH Inf., 32^D Div., during WWI; assumed command of 32^D Div. on 7 Jul. 1924; awards include the Distinguished Service Medal and Croix de Guerre; passed away on 5 Jan. 1926. Ft. McCoy, WI, the installation he helped establish, was renamed in his honor on 19 Nov. 1926. From 1910 until 1926 the installation was named Camp Bruce Elisha McCoy, in honor of his father who originally owned the land and had served during the Civil War.
	MG Guy M. Wilson	ca. 1926 to 1936	Born on 29 Nov. 1875 in Thetford, MI; Enlisted as PVT on 24 Jul. 1899; by 16 Jul. 1902 he was 1SG; commissioned 1LT of infantry on 17 Jul. 1902; CPT on 26 Jul. 1904; MAJ on 28 Aug. 1911; served with 125^TH Inf., 32^D Div., during WWI, suffered a serious shrapnel wound to the head during the battle for Juvigny; LTC on 23 Apr. 1921; COL on 26 Jan. 1922; BG on 2 May 1923; MG on 21 Jun. 1926; passed away at his home in Flint, MI, on 16 Aug. 1936 while the Division was participating in the Second Army maneuvers at Camp Custer, MI; awards include the Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre, and French Legion of Honor.
	MG Irving A. Fish	22 December 1938 to March 1942	Born in Racine, WI, 25 Aug. 1881; CPT 1^ST Wis. Inf. on 29 Jun. 1903; MAJ on 16 Feb. 1913; served with WNG during Mexican Border Crisis 1 Jul. 1916 to 19 Jan. 1917; LTC of cavalry 14 Jul. 1917; LTC of artillery on 28 Sep. 1917; served with 120^TH FA, 32^D Div., during WWI; COL on 19 Oct. 1917; BG & Commander of 57^TH FA Bde., 32^D Div., on 6 Jul. 1927; MG and Commander of 32^D Div. on 22 Dec. 1938; commanded the 32^D Div. during its WWII pre-deployment training; Commanding General of Troops at Ft. Lewis, WA, until retirement 10 Oct. 1945.
	MG Edwin F. Harding	9 February 1942 to 13 February 1943	Born in OH 18 Sep. 1886; graduated West Point in 1909; rifle platoon leader in the Philippines; battalion commander in China; Commander of 27^TH Inf. at Schofield Barracks; taught at West Point for 6 years and was editor of Infantry Journal for 4 years; BG in 1940 as Assistant CG 9^TH Inf. Div.; assumed command of 32^D Div. on 9 Feb. 1942; MG on 13 Feb. 1942; commanded 32^D Div. during its first WWII campaign at Buna; after he left the Div. he went to Panama to command ground forces in the Caribbean Theater.
	MG William H. Gill	13 February 1943 to August 1945	Born in VA 7 Aug. 1886; graduated VMA in 1907; 2LT, Inf., Apr. 1912; MAJ Jun. 1918; commanded 1^ST Bn., 6^TH Inf. in WWI; LTC 1^ST Bn., 39^TH Inf. to 1936; commanded 27^TH Inf. 1936 to 1938; promoted to COL while CoS 8^TH Inf. Div.; BG on 5 Nov. 1941, 55^TH BDE, 28^TH Inf. Div.; MG & commander of 89^TH Inf. Div. Jun. 1942; assumed command of 32^D Div. on 13 Feb. 1943; commanded 32^D Div. during remainder of its WWII combat.
	BG Robert B. McBride, Jr.	29 August 1945 to 28 February 1946 (inactivation)	Born in AL 7 Jul. 1892; graduated West Point in 1916; 1LT in 1916; CPT in 1917; commanded a mountain battery of 2^DFA during WWI; MAJ in 1926; LTC in 1936; CG of 32^D Div. Arty. on 4 Mar. 1943 to 29 Aug. 1945; assumed command of 32^D Div. on 29 Aug. 1945.
	MG Paul B. Clemens	28 May 1946 to 1947	Born in WI 4 Sep. 1882. PVT, CPL, & SGT Co. I, 3^D Wis. Inf. 10 Aug. 1901 to 13 Jan. 1906; 1LT of infantry on 14 Jan. 1906; CPT on 11 Jul. 1910; served with 3^D Wis. Inf. during Mexican Border Crisis in 1916; MAJ on 3 Sep. 1917; G-2 of the Div. during WWI; LTC on 21 Sep. 1918; COL & Commander of 128^TH Inf., 32^D Div., on 10 Apr. 1922; BG & Commander 64^TH Inf. Bde., 32^D Div., on 2 Feb. 1929; assumed command of 32^D Div. on 28 May 1946; passed away in 1960.
	MG Jim Dan Hill	1947 to 1 October 1956	Born in TX in 1897; served during WWI; 2LT in 1923; COL and Commander of 120^TH FA when 32^D Div. was activated in 1940; commanded 190^TH FA in Europe during WWII; assumed command of 32^D Div. in 1947; retired in 1956 after nearly 10 years as commander of the 32^D Div.; awards include Legion of Merit (for Battle of the Bulge), Bronze Star (for leading TF Hill in capture of Leipzig), European Theater medal w/5 stars and arrowhead (for assault landing on Omaha Beach), the Air Medal, the Croix de Guerre with Palm, the French Chevalier Legion d' Honneur.
	MG Waldemar Fritz Breidster	1 October 1956 to 28 June 1960	Born 19 Jun. 1900 in Milwaukee, WI; cadet at West Point 13 Jun. 1919 to 12 Jun. 1923, lettered in Black Knights football 4 years, selected First Captain in 1923; joined WNG as a lieutenant in 1927 (some sources state 1928); commander of 121^ST FA when 32^D Division was mobilized 15 Oct. 1940; later served as liaison officer to Chinese army in India; chief of staff with Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) commanded by Gen. Joseph ‘Vinegar Joe’ Stilwell; Commander of 32^D Div. Artillery on 28 Feb. 1946; assumed command of 32^D Div. on 1 Oct. 1956; awards include Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf cluster; passed away 2 Apr. 1982 in Milwaukee, WI.
	MG Herbert A. Smith	28 June 1960 to 1 July 1963	Enlisted in WNG as PVT in 1919; 2LT in 1923; 1LT in 1925; CPT in 1927; MAJ in 1937; LTC in Aug. 1940; BN & Reg. commander in the 32^D Division during WWII; Chief of the Small Arms Committee of the Inf. School, Ft. Benning, GA, 1945 to 1947; commanded 127^TH Inf., 32^D Div., ca. 1947 to 1956; BG in 1956 (assistant division commander); MG and Commander of 32^D Div. on 28 Jun. 1960; commanded the Div. during the Berlin Crisis.
	MG John A. Dunlap	1 July 1963 to ca. 1966	Graduated Milwaukee’s West Division High School in 1925 (Gen. Douglas MacArthur was an alumnus of the same school); enlisted in National Guard at Whitefish Bay armory 1 Sep. 1931; earned law degree from UW in 1932; attained rank of SGT before being commissioned 2LT of artillery on 19 Jun. 1934; 1LT in 1937; CPT and battery commander in 121^ST FA in 1940; MAJ in 1942; saw combat in North Africa and Italy during WWII (Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Northern Apennines, Po Valley, and Etria-Trieste campaigns); battlefield promotion to LTC ca. 1945; COL in 1955; executive officer of 32^D Division Artillery ca. 1955; commander of 32^D Div. Artillery in 1956; BG ca. 1959; assistant division commander during Berlin Crisis; assumed command of 32^D Div. 1 Jul. 1963; his son John L. Dunlap was enlisted Soldier with the Div. during Berlin Crisis and was Lt. in the Div. when MG Dunlap assumed command of Div.; awards include Bronze Star, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/5 battle stars, and ribbon for over 30 years’ service with WNG.
32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Brigade Commanders
	BG Joseph Michael Stehling	30 December 1967 to 7 December 1970	First commander of the 32^D Infantry Brigade; graduated from Beaver Dam High School; enlisted in 32^D Div. in 1932; commissioned in 1940; 2LT in Co. E, 128^TH Inf. from Beaver Dam when it was mobilized in 1940; commanded Co. E, 128^TH Inf. at Buna (also saw combat at Saidor, Aitape, Leyte & Luzon); LTC by the end of WWII; commander of 3^D Bn., 128^TH Inf. in 1955; COL in 1959; commanded 2^D Battle Group, 128^TH Inf. during Berlin Crisis; his oldest son graduated from West Point and was an officer in the 4^TH Inf. Div. while the 32^D Div. was at Fort Lewis; awards include Silver Star and Purple Heart; passed away in 2003 at the age of 89.
	BG Frederick J. Van Roo	7 December 1970 to 10 August 1974	Enlisted in WIARNG in 1937; was a SGT in Batt. C, 121^ST Field Arty. in Milwaukee when it was mobilized in 1940; held every enlisted rank, including 1SG, before being commissioned in 1943; LTC on 32^D Division Artillery staff in 1955; COL and S-3 of 32^D Division Artillery during Berlin Crisis; promoted to BG in 1972.
	BG Arvin R. Ziehlsdorff	10 August 1974 to 1 December 1977	Also known as ‘General Zip’; enlisted in 1943; achieved rank of SGT by the time he entered Tank Destroyer OCS; MAJ on staff of 128^TH Inf. in 1955; Deputy Commander of 1^ST Battle Group, 128^TH Inf. during Berlin Crisis; passed away 13 Aug. 1984.
	BG O. Dan Griffith	1 December 1977 to 1 October 1981	First BDE commander who was not in uniform during WWII; entered the Guard in 1948; served as a CPT in Division HQs during Berlin Crisis; promoted to BG 2 Feb. 1978.
	BG Edward H. Wulgaert	1 October 1981 to 24 August 1984	Enlisted as a high school senior in 1953; commissioned 2LT in 1957; served as a 1LT and XO in HHC, 1-127^TH Inf. during Berlin Crisis; previous assignments included commander of 2-127^TH Inf. and deputy BDE commander.
	BG Charles F. Scharine	24 August 1984 to 1987	1LT in 128^TH Inf. during Berlin Crisis; commanded the Brigade during its deployment for REFORGER ’86.
	BG Elmer O. Simonson	1987 to 1991	Deputy BDE commander, became acting commander during Governor’s Day review during AT ’87.
	BG James G. Blaney	1991 to 25 June 1995	SP4 with HHT, 2^D Recon. SQDN, 105^TH Cav. during Berlin Crisis; MG Blaney became the 28^th Adjutant General for Wisconsin on 8 Aug. 1997.
	COL Paul T. Ott	25 June 1995 to 4 February 1997	BG Ott became assistant division commander for the 34^TH ‘Red Bull’ Infantry Division after he relinquished command of the 32^D BDE.
	COL Harold J. Nevin, Jr.	4 February 1997-12 June 1998
	COL James P. Daley	12 June 1998-15 October 2000
	BG James A. Krueck	15 October 2000-2006	Joined WNG in 1966; commanded the Brigade during its first deployment in support of OIF/OEF (while the BDE did not deploy as a whole, all of its major units deployed in support of OIF or OEF between Jun. 2004 and Feb. 2007).
	BG Mark E. Anderson	Dec. 2006 to 28 February 2008
	COL Steven J. Bensend	28 February 2008 to 10 July 2010	Commanded the Brigade during its second deployment in support of OIF from Feb. 2009 to Jan. 2010.
	COL Martin D. Seifer	10 July 2010 to present

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