"It, ain't the individual, 
Nor the army as a whole. 
But the everlastin' teamwork, 
Of every bloomin' soul," 
Kipling did not have the citizens of Kenosha, Wisconsin in 
mind when he wrote the above verse, but it exactly describes the 
way the people of that city did their part towards the winning 
of the World War. 
100 per cent in all war activities is the proud record that 
Kenosha maintained during the war, and of men, money, and the 
bounty of her fields and factories she gave generously and whole- 
heartedly. Kenosha never does anything by halves, and when 
her country called she gave her "All."  From  her firesides 
thousands of her young men marched away in answer to the call 
of the bugle, ready and willing to sacrifice their very lives for 
their country, while the folks at home contributed millions of 
their dollars and the patriotic fervor of their souls. 
With a population of 45,000, Kenosha County sent more than 
3,500 of her sons in answer to the nation's call, of which number 
more than 2,500 were from the city of Kenosha, and all of whom 
creditably served in the various branches of Uncle Sam's army, 
navy and marines. 
At the outbreak of the war Kenosha boasted one military unit, 
Troop E of the First Wisconsin Cavalry. This organization was 
soon recruited to war strength, and not contented to stop with this, 
Kenosha men killed in action 
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accredited to the members of these two brave bands would re- 
quire a volume in itself, so it must suffice to say that they brought 
honor and glory to themselves and their native city, and estab- 
lished a reputation for gallantry that will forever live in the 
hearts of Kenosha's sons of this, and grateful future generations. 
While Kenosha's sons were fighting valiantly on the battlefields 
of the Old World, the folks at home, who were unable-to volun- 
teer for service "Over There" were also doing their bit-their 
dollars, their time, and the bounty of their fields and factories 
were all placed at the disposal of their country. 
In four Liberty Loans, Kenosha County gave $10,140,300, an 
amount several times exceeding the quota set. Her citizens sub- 
scribed $864,350 to the First Liberty Loan, while in the second 
loan Kenosha County attained the highest percentage in the 
United States by raising $3,363,550, when given a quota of 
$1,470,000. Right back came Kenosha when assessed $1,087,000 
for the Third Liberty Loan, and with a total subscription of 
$2,340,050 she went "Over the Top," and in the Fourth Loan, 
the one which convinced Germany of her defeat, Kenosha signed 
up for $3,572,350 worth of bonds. 
It was in Kenosha that the idea of The Patriots' Fund to take 
care of all war work, originated. This fund was subscribed to 
by everyone and was used to meet the quotas set for the city in all 
of the war work campaigns. In 1917 Kenosha contributed 
$390,377.50 to this fund while the figures for 1918 are not 
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