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Wisconsin National Guard

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1928

The Watertown unit of the Wisconsin National Guard was housed in Turner Hall at the time of the 1928 fire that destroyed the building.

1955 New Armory

07 27 1955

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

1955

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Company M of the Wisconsin National Guard

1956

10 23 1956

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.

1996

10 26 1996

Company E will be united at the Watertown Armory under a reorganizational plan recently announced by the Wisconsin National Guard. The company, part of the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, will no longer be split between the two cities. Instead, the Appleton detachment will be absorbed into the Watertown unit, consolidating Company E in Watertown. “It will get more cohesion with the unit,” said Sgt. 1st Class Craig Thayer, who is one of three full-time personnel stationed at the Watertown Armory. With the consolidation, about 85 guard members will be stationed at Watertown. Previously, about 35 people were assigned to the Watertown Armory.

1998

Watertown Daily Times, 11 20 1998

Turner Hall served as the Armory for the Wisconsin National Guard in Watertown. There have been at least three buildings in Watertown that have served as an Armory for the Wisconsin National Guard. The current Armory, built in 1954, is the only one of the three that has served solely as a dedicated Armory for the Wisconsin National Guard. The other two buildings were owned and operated by the Turners which allowed the Watertown National Guard unit to conduct its part-time drills there. The third building was part Watertown school system and the building was torn down a number of years ago and a hotel now occupies the site.