{"id":29,"date":"2015-09-02T18:48:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T22:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2016-12-05T21:32:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T02:32:11","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many individuals associated with the U.S. military, both famous and virtually unknown, from the\u00a0Great Lakes region. \u00a0Here is what we are writing about lately.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2020\/09\/23\/the-activated-michigan-militia-1805-1976\/\">The Activated Michigan Militia, 1805-1976<\/a>Le Roy Barnett<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2020\/09\/23\/the-activated-michigan-militia-1805-1976\/\" title=\"The Activated Michigan Militia, 1805-1976\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MiNG_logo-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Activated Michigan Militia, 1805-1976\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MiNG_logo-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MiNG_logo-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MiNG_logo.jpeg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\nMichigan National Guard logo\n\n\n\nI served as head of reference at the State Archives of Michigan for about a quarter-century.&nbsp;&nbsp;During my tenure in this capacity, I once received an anxious call ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/12\/13\/joseph-wentela\/\">Joseph Wentela<\/a>Makenzi Wentela<div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\nPhoto of Joseph Wentela(From Makenzi Wentela)\n\n\n\n Joseph Wentela was born in the suburbs of Detroit in Eloise Michigan. Located west of Detroit, Joseph went to Wayne Memorial high school; where ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/12\/11\/john-m-pachmayer-the-82nd-airborne-glider-units1942-to-the-fall-of-berlin\/\">John M. Pachmayer and the 82nd Airborne Glider Uni&hellip;<\/a>Kalle Markkanen<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/12\/11\/john-m-pachmayer-the-82nd-airborne-glider-units1942-to-the-fall-of-berlin\/\" title=\"John M. Pachmayer and the 82nd Airborne Glider Units:1942 to the Fall of Berlin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/;https:\/\/www.yourdailyglobe.com\/home\/cms_data\/dfault\/photos\/stories\/id\/8\/9\/11989\/.TEMP\/s_topTEMP425x425-6938.jpeg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"John M. Pachmayer and the 82nd Airborne Glider Units:1942 to the Fall of Berlin\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nThe Second World War was perhaps the most expansive conflict that the world has ever seen. The impact of the upheaval caused by the clash of the Allied forces against ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/15\/107th-engineers-battalion-3\/\">107th Engineers Battalion<\/a>Zack Champion<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/15\/107th-engineers-battalion-3\/\" title=\"107th Engineers Battalion\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191115_212707-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"107th Engineers Battalion\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n107th Engineers Battalion Insignia (Wikipedia)\n\n\n\nThe 107th Engineers find their routes right here in the Upper Peninsula, having first been known as the Calumet Light Guard. They hold a history of ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/15\/the-24th-michigan-infantry-unit-at-gettysburg\/\">The 24th Michigan Infantry Unit at Gettysburg<\/a>Jacob Talaga<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/11\/15\/the-24th-michigan-infantry-unit-at-gettysburg\/\" title=\"The 24th Michigan Infantry Unit at Gettysburg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/;https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/c\/c7\/History_of_the_Twenty-fourth_Michigan_of_the_Iron_brigade%2C_known_as_the_Detroit_and_Wayne_county_regiment_%281891%29_%2814782658433%29.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The 24th Michigan Infantry Unit at Gettysburg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nIntroduction\n\n\n\n(The 24th Michigan Infantry Unit)\n\n\n\nThe 24th Michigan Infantry Unit was an integral part of the Union victory at Gettysburg. Along with other Iron Brigade units the 24th helped stopped an ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/ssg-travis-mills\/\">SSG Travis Mills &#8211; Bravery Beyond the Battle&hellip;<\/a>clcreel<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/ssg-travis-mills\/\" title=\"SSG Travis Mills - Bravery Beyond the Battlefield\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/;https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/640\/320\/1862\/1048\/travismills.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SSG Travis Mills - Bravery Beyond the Battlefield\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\nTravis Mills outside the Travis Mills Foundation \n\n\n\nIn 2012, Staff Sergeant Travis \u2018Big\u2019 Mills became one of only five soldiers from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to survive injuries ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/war-of-1812-battle-of-beaver-dams\/\">War of 1812, Battle of Beaver Dams<\/a>Blake Chosa<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/31\/war-of-1812-battle-of-beaver-dams\/\" title=\"War of 1812, Battle of Beaver Dams\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/;https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/explore150\/image\/upload\/w_635,h_345,c_fill\/v1502920802\/sites\/52285.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"War of 1812, Battle of Beaver Dams\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nThe Battle of Beaver Dams is one that tends to go unmentioned in the in the topics of battles in the War of 1812 , getting overshadowed by larger conflicts ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/alexander-ramsey\/\">Alexander Ramsey<\/a>Lewis Ekola<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/alexander-ramsey\/\" title=\"Alexander Ramsey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG-0559-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alexander Ramsey\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\nAlexander Ramsey(From Wikipedia.org)\n\n\n\nAlexander Ramsey was the first territorial governor of Minnesota and the second governor after it gained its statehood. Ramsey was very involved with the US military during his ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/first-lieutenant-aleda-e-lutz-2\/\">First Lieutenant Aleda E. Lutz<\/a>Karen Helppi<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/30\/first-lieutenant-aleda-e-lutz-2\/\" title=\"First Lieutenant Aleda E. Lutz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Aleda-Lutz-300x200.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"First Lieutenant Aleda E. Lutz\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\nAleda E Lutz (Wikipedia)\n\n\n\nAleda E. Lutz, nicknamed \u2018Lutzy\u2019 was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross award in military history. She was also the first woman killed in ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/29\/kelly-johnson-aerospace-engineer-2\/\">Kelly Johnson, Aerospace Engineer<\/a>Josh Johnson<div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\nKelly Johnson 1910 &#8211; 1990 (SR-71 Blackbirds.com)\n\n\n\nKelly Johnson was one of the most influential aerospace engineers of the 20th century and is considered to be the father of Lockheed Martin&#8217;s ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/26\/felix-j-lupinski-wwii-veteran-2\/\">Felix J. Lupinski, WWII Veteran<\/a>Tyler Lupinski<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/26\/felix-j-lupinski-wwii-veteran-2\/\" title=\"Felix J. Lupinski, WWII Veteran\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Felix_Lupinski-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Felix J. Lupinski, WWII Veteran\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nFelix Lupinski Military Excellence display case (Image captured by Micheal Lupinski)\n\n\n         Scouts in World War II were crucial members of the effort, ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/26\/major-charles-w-whittlesey-3\/\">Major Charles W. Whittlesey<\/a>stmiatec<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/26\/major-charles-w-whittlesey-3\/\" title=\"Major Charles W. Whittlesey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Charles-Whittlesey-scaled-e1573875060756-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Major Charles W. Whittlesey\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nFor five days in October of 1918, near the end of World War I, the 308th Infantry Battalion were cut off from the rest of their 77th Division during an ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/25\/21st-michigan-volunteer-infantry\/\">21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry<\/a>Zachary Peitz<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/25\/21st-michigan-volunteer-infantry\/\" title=\"21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/;https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/53\/The_photographic_history_of_the_Civil_War_-_thousands_of_scenes_photographed_1861-65%2C_with_text_by_many_special_authorities_%281911%29_%2814576356727%29.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment(wikipedia.org)\n\n\n\nThere were thousands of units that served in the Civil War with many being unknown even though serving during famous battles. The 21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/24\/general-george-h-custer-biography\/\">General George A. Custer Biography<\/a>Kathryn Waineo<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/24\/general-george-h-custer-biography\/\" title=\"General George A. Custer Biography\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/;https:\/\/www.thefamouspeople.com\/profiles\/images\/george-armstrong-custer-5.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"General George A. Custer Biography\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\nGeneral George A. Custer (Wikipedia)\n\n\n\n      This is a biography on General George Armstrong Custer, a union general who was known for his bravery and valor ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/21\/buck-sergeant-dennis-e-tilley\/\">Buck Sergeant Dennis E. Tilley<\/a>Zach Bohrer<a href=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/2019\/10\/21\/buck-sergeant-dennis-e-tilley\/\" title=\"Buck Sergeant Dennis E. Tilley\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-content\/uploads\/https:\/\/d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net\/pictures\/images\/000\/337\/071\/for_gallery_v2\/704aa891.jpg?1560005417\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Buck Sergeant Dennis E. Tilley\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\nI don\u2019t want you to worry but I am in the hospital with fragments but its not that bad (I didn\u2019t even want to go). Lieutenant Dave said it would ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul><ul class='lcp_paginator'><li class='lcp_currentpage'>1<\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29?lcp_page0=2#lcp_instance_0' title='2'>2<\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29?lcp_page0=3#lcp_instance_0' title='3'>3<\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29?lcp_page0=4#lcp_instance_0' title='4'>4<\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29?lcp_page0=5#lcp_instance_0' title='5'>5<\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29?lcp_page0=6#lcp_instance_0' title='6'>6<\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29?lcp_page0=2#lcp_instance_0' title='2' class='lcp_nextlink'>&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many individuals associated with the U.S. military, both famous and virtually unknown, from the\u00a0Great Lakes region. \u00a0Here is what we are writing about lately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5061,"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/5061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/mhugl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}