Military Information

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Died while serving their country

This report lists all known Outagamie County and other local residents who have died while in service to their country or
the cause of their death was due to conditions created by their service.
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Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

Also known as the American War of Independence, a rebellion of the thirteen colonies against Great Britain.
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The causes of the Revolution were political, economic, cultural, and geographical. By the Treaty of Paris (1783), Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation. The Great Lakes and Canadian border became the northern U.S. boundary, the Mississippi River the western boundary, and Spanish Florida the southern boundary. American deaths totaled 4,435 died during the conflict; the British deaths totaled about 10,000.

No persons who served in this war are known to have lived in the Fox Valley area, but a few of their children did eventually come to the area.
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War of 1812 (1812-1815)

A conflict between Great Britain and the United States, sometimes called "the second war for independence" and "Mr. Madison's War."
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During the war between France and England starting in 1793, the British put blockades on European ports to restrict American merchant shipping with France. About 1807 the British stepped up Impressment of American seamen into their navy. The United States passed the Embargo Act, which banned all exports and limited American shipping of coastal trade. In 1810 a group of young Democratic-Republican congressmen from the West called War Hawks urged the United States to defend itself against the British and invade Canada. Congress declared war against Great Britain on June 18, 1812. After negotiations for peace, the Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the war on December 24, 1814. America lost 2,260 casualties.
Fox Valley area persons known to have served in War of 1812
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Mexican War (1846-1848)

Conflict between the United States and Mexico.
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The revolt and declaration of independence of Texas from Mexico in 1836 eventually resulted in the annexation of Texas to the Union in 1845. Mexico refused to recognize the annexation and disputed the boundary of the Rio Grande. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war on February 2, 1848. Mexico ceded all claims to Texas and the United States acquired the lands known as the Mexican Cession. American deaths were numbered 13,283.

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Civil War (1861-1865)

The conflict between the Northern states (the Union) and the eleven Southern states that seceded from the Union and were organized as the Confederate States of America. View more about the Civil War

It is also known as the War between the States, the War of Secession, and the War of the Rebellion. Nearly as many Americans died in the Civil War as have died in all wars the United States has fought--364,511 Union and 164,821 Confederate soldiers.

Fox Valley area persons known to have served in Civil War
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Spanish American War (April 25th-August 12, 1898)

Conflict between the United States and Spain.
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Begun over the cause of Cuban independence, the war marked the emergence of the United States as a world power and the beginning of American overseas imperialism. Most of the fighting occurred in the Spanish possessions of Cuba and the Philippines on opposite sides of the world. In the Treaty of Paris (1898) Cuba became independent, and the United States claimed Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands. American deaths were estimated at 2,446.
Fox Valley area persons known to have served in Spanish American War
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World War I Draft Registrations

There is an ever growing database of World War I Draft registrations. The great benefit for genealogists is that these records cover a time frame where some birth records are difficult to find. These Draft Registration cards not only list birthdates, but also physical descriptions such as hair color, height and any abnormalities. Additionally, these card have the signature of the registrant.
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World War I (1914-1918)

The first truly global conflict involving more countries than any war except World War II; also called "The war to end all wars" and "The Great War."
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The fighting took place mostly in Europe. The Allies included Great Britain, France, Russia (until 1917), Italy, and the United States (1917-1918). The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
Its causes included extreme nationalism among Europeans, a race for colonial possessions fueled by imperialism, and economic rivalries. The "Great War" was one of the bloodiest in history--an estimated eight to ten million troops were killed, including over 116,316 Americans. Nearly as many civilians died from disease, starvation, or other causes.

Fox Valley area persons known to have served in World War I
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World War II (1939-45)

Global conflict involving every major power in the world.
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The Allies originally consisted of Great Britain, France, and China, but totaled fifty nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, by the end of the war. The Axis powers of Germany, Italy, Japan and (until 1941) the Soviet Union were eventually joined by six other nations. Causes of the war were the rise of imperialist and totalitarian dictatorships in Germany, Italy, and Japan after World War I and a world wide economic collapse, the Great Depression. Military deaths in the worldwide conflict were predictably massive, totaling in excess of 17 million troops. The number of civilian deaths due to bombing raids, starvation, and disease was even greater. When the Allies liberated the death camps in Germany and Poland, they were horrified to discover the extent of the Holocaust that Germany had conducted during the war. Some 12 million people had been murdered, including 6 million Jews. The Soviet Union suffered the most deaths of any single country--about 20 million military personnel and civilians died. The United States lost 405,399 troops.

Fox Valley area persons known to have served in World War II
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Korean War (1950-1953)

Conflict pitting South Korea and U.N. forces against North Korea and later the People's Republic of China.
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The war began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the thirty-eighth parallel on June 25, 1950, invading the Republic of South Korea. The United Nations Security Council, declaring North Korea an aggressor, sent troops to counter the invasion. Sixteen nations sent troops, and forty-one countries sent food and supplies, but the United States was the largest contributor of arms, troops and equipment. The war reached a stalemate in June, 1951, and after two years of negotiations an armistice was signed July 27, 1953, with the thirty-eighth parallel designated as the border between North and South Korea. American deaths were estimated to be 54,246.

Fox Valley area persons known to have served in theKorean War
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Vietnamese War (1955-1975)

Military conflict in Vietnam between the U.S.-backed South Vietnamese government and the Communist-led guerrilla forces backed by North Vietnam.
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The war, the nation's longest, resulted in the loss of 56,121 American lives and was the first in which the United States failed to achieve its goals. The tonnage of bombs dropped on North Vietnam by the United States was greater than the total of that dropped on Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II. The war left up to 10 million refugees and caused sharp divisions among the American people.

Fox Valley area persons known to have served in Vietnam
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The Persian Gulf War (August 1990 - March 1991)

On August 2, 1990, Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and quickly seized control of the small nation.
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Within days, the United States, along with the United Nations, demanded Iraq's immediate withdrawal. U.S. and other UN member nations began deploying troops in Saudi Arabia within the week. By January of 1991, over half a million allied troops were deployed in Saudi Arabia and throughout the Gulf region. On January 16, 1991, Allied forces began the devastating bombing of Iraq and her forces in Kuwait. Allied forces launched the ground war on February 23rd. Cut off from their supply bases and headquarters by the intense air campaign, thousands of Iraqi soldiers simply gave up rather than fight, as the Allies pushed through Iraq's defenses with relative ease. By February 26, Allied forces controlled Kuwait City. On February 27th, President Bush ordered a cease-fire and the surviving Iraqi troops were allowed to escape back into southern Iraq. On March 3, 1991, Iraq accepted the terms of the cease-fire and the fighting ended. Original figures listed 100,000 Iraqi military dead, but more recent estimates place Iraqi dead at 20,000 military and 2,300 civilian. The United States had 148 killed in action, 458 wounded. In addition, 121 Americans died through non-combat incidents.

Fox Valley area persons known to have served in Persian Gulf War
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The Iraq War

The Iraq War began on March 20, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by the United States under the administration of President George W. Bush and the United Kingdom under Prime Minister Tony Blair. The war is also referred to as the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom by the US military.
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Prior to the invasion, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom asserted that the possibility of Iraq employing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threatened their security and that of their coalition/regional allies.In 2002, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1441 which called for Iraq to completely cooperate with UN weapon inspectors to verify that it was not in possession of weapons of mass destruction and cruise missiles. The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) was given access by Iraq under provisions of the UN resolution but found no evidence of weapons of mass destruction. Additional months of inspection to conclusively verify Iraq's compliance with the UN disarmament requirements were not undertaken. Head weapons inspector Hans Blix advised the UN Security Council that while Iraq's cooperation was "active", it was not "unconditional" and not "immediate". Iraq's declarations with regards to weapons of mass destruction could not be verified at the time, but unresolved tasks concerning Iraq's disarmament could be completed in "not years, not weeks, but months".
On October 21, 2011, President Obama announced that all U.S. troops and trainers would leave Iraq by the end of the year, bringing the U.S. mission in Iraq to an end.
Fox Valley area persons known to have served in the Iraq War
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The War with Afghanistan

The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Afghan United Front (Northern Alliance) launched Operation Enduring Freedom.
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The primary driver of the invasion was the September 11 attacks on the United States, with the stated goal of dismantling the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization and ending its use of Afghanistan as a base. The United States also said that it would remove the Taliban regime from power and create a viable democratic state.
As of June 2010, the war in Afghanistan became the United States' longest war, if the length of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War is measured from August 7, 1964, to March 1973.

Fox Valley area persons known to have served in Afghanistan
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Peacetime Service

Many served their country during the many years in between the major conflicts listed above.
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Fox Valley area persons known to have served in Peace Time
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