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105th
Cavalry Band
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105th Cavalry Band in parade
uniforms, c.1920s, based in Watertown
c.1920s
(back row) Arnold Block, (unknown
person), Erv Keepman,
Art Bast, Rosco Conklin,
Herb Vore, (unknown person), Otto Engel,
Ray Fredrich, Herb Vehlow,
Lorenz Wesemann, Herb Euper,
Oscar Jaedecke, Dick Vore,
Albert (Abe) Kramer, Melvin Swenson, Clarence Schultz;
(front row) M. Meyer, Arthur Rupnow, Fred Wittchow,
Clarence Bergmann, Mat Kohta, Romie Stangler, Mr.
Christian, Walter Block, (unknown person), Leonard Rabbach,
William Jones, Bill Bast, Edwin Hoppe,
Carl Menge, Frank Kohn, (unknown person),
(unknown person), Al Hackbarth, George Wink, Ed
Conant, Ed Sommers, Walter Simon and Edwin Woelffer. WDT, 05 11 1985
1936
07 05 PARTICIPATED IN CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION
Field Mass part of Centennial celebration
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The setting for the field mass was one of great beauty
and solemnity . . . The choir of Sacred Heart postulate sang during the mass
and the 105th Cavalry band also
participated at the service.
1955 Members
of the old 105th Cavalry Band reunite for a concert
07
27 Watertown's new Armory, home of Company M
of the Wisconsin
National Guard, will be dedicated at public ceremonies Sunday
afternoon. Col. Milton F. Ziebel, regimental
commander of the 426th Infantry, Lt. William Dittmann,
commanding officer of Company M, City Manager Dean Van Ness, Col. J. W. Sproesser and
Capt. George Iwen will speak at the
ceremonies. Members of the old 105th Cavalry Band will reunite for a
concert during the afternoon program which will run from 2 to 5 o'clock.
Weapons will be on display and members of Company M will serve as
guides. There will be a dance in the evening. The Armory is located
on highway 26 near the south city limits. WDT
1956
10
23 Clem H. Schoechert,
Watertown, yesterday was elected president of the association of former members
of old Troop K and the 105th Cavalry Band of the National Guard which held its
second annual reunion at the Armory here. The reunion was well attended.
Lorenz Wesemann was named vice president
and Conrad Ott secretary. Treasurer is Chester J. McGuire. A board of directors is still to be
appointed. WDT
1959
07 21 Municipal Band concert dedicated to the 105th
Cavalry WDT
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