Organization of the 32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Division During the Berlin Crisis

The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Brigade Combat Team Headquarters hosted an event at its Camp Williams armory on 15 Oct. 2011 to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the 32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Division’s mobilization for the Berlin Crisis. There were historical displays at the armory, current equipment displays and an official ceremony on the adjacent parade field, and the exhibits of the Wisconsin National Guard Museum were available for viewing as well. Photos from the event are available on the Wisconsin National Guard's Flickr site. There is also some reminiscence about the mobilization from one of the veterans on WisGuard Live, the Official Blog of the Wisconsin National Guard.

32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Division Organization During the Berlin Crisis
Headquarters and Headquarters Company	Milwaukee
32^D Aviation Company	West Bend
432^D Aircraft Maintenance Detachment / 432^D Transportation Detachment	West Bend
1^ST Battle Group, 127^TH Infantry
Headquarters and Headquarters Company	Appleton
Combat Support Company	Appleton
Company A	Marinette
Company B	Green Bay
Company C	Oconto
Company D	Clintonville
Company E	Neenah
2^D Battle Group, 127^TH Infantry
Headquarters and Headquarters Company	Oshkosh
Combat Support Company	Oshkosh
Company A	Waupun
Company B	Ripon
Company C	Fond du Lac
Company D	Plymouth
Company E	Beaver Dam
3^D Battle Group, 127^TH Infantry
Headquarters and Headquarters Company	Milwaukee
Combat Support Company	Hartford
Company A	Milwaukee
Company B	Milwaukee
Company C	Watertown
Company D	Oconomowoc
Company E	Jefferson
1^ST Battle Group, 128^TH Infantry
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (minus Medical Platoon)	Eau Claire
Medical Platoon	Mondovi
Combat Support Company	Chippewa Falls
Company A	Menomonie
Company B (minus Rifle and Weapons Platoon)	Hudson
Rifle and Weapons Platoon (Co. B)	New Richmond
Company C	Arcadia
Company D	Rice Lake
Company E	Neillsville
2^D Battle Group, 128^TH Infantry
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (minus Supply & Maintenance & Communications Platoon)	Elkhorn
Supply & Maintenance & Communications Platoon	Whitewater
Combat Support Company	Platteville
Company A	Baraboo
Company B	Monroe
Company C	Fort Atkinson
Company D	Beloit
Company E	Stoughton
724^TH Engineer Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Company	Superior
Company A	Ashland
Company B	Hayward
Company C	Phillips
Company D	Hurley
Company E	Spooner
132^D Signal Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Company	Milwaukee
Company A (Command Operations)	Milwaukee
Company B (Combat Operations)	Waukesha
1^ST Medium Tank Battalion (Patton), 105^TH Armor
Headquarters and Headquarters Company	Wausau
Company A	Merrill
Company B	Rhinelander
Company C	Tomahawk
Company D	Antigo
Company E	Medford
2^D Reconnaissance Squadron, 105^TH Armor
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop	Sparta
Troop A	Black River Falls
Troop B	Reedsburg
Troop C	Viroqua
32^D Infantry Division Artillery
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery	Milwaukee
1^ST Howitzer Battalion (Self Propelled), 120^TH Artillery
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery	Stevens Point
Battery A	Mosinee
Battery B	Stevens Point
2^D Howitzer Battalion (Towed), 120^TH Artillery
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery	Wisconsin Rapids
Battery A	Waupaca
Battery B	Wisconsin Rapids
1^ST Howitzer Battalion (Self Propelled), 121^ST Artillery
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery	River Falls
Battery A	Stanley
Battery B	Eau Claire
2^D Howitzer Battalion (Towed), 121^ST Artillery
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery	Marshfield
Battery A	Abbotsford
Battery B	Marshfield
3^D Rocket/Howitzer Battalion (Towed), 121^ST Artillery
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery	Milwaukee
Battery A	Milwaukee
Battery B	Milwaukee
2^D Howitzer Battalion (Towed), 126^TH Artillery
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery	Kenosha
Battery A	Burlington
Battery B	Kenosha
32^D Infantry Division Trains
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment	Madison
32^D Division Band	Madison
32^D Division Administration Company	Milwaukee
32^D Division Quartermaster Company	Janesville
135^TH Medical Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment	Milwaukee
Company A (Ambulance)	Racine
Company B (Clearing)	Milwaukee
232^D Transportation Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Company	Oak Creek
Company A (Truck)	Madison
Company B (Armored Carrier)	Portage
Company C (Armored Carrier)	Berlin
732^D Ordnance Battalion
Headquarters	Tomah
Company A (Main Support)	Tomah
Company B (Forward Support)	Mauston

Sources include:

The Minute Man in Peace and War
The 1962 Wisconsin Blue Book

32D Infantry Division – STRAC – Fort Lewis, Washington – 1961-1962

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