...40 years ago (1965) Four-hundred-thirty men and officers from the 2nd battalion, 136th infantry, of the 47th Viking Division are undergoing winter training at Camp Ripley this week and next in conjunction with the Polar Strike Expedition...

...Minnesota military reservation for their annual two-week summer encampment. The men are members of the famed 47th Viking Division. 60 years ago (1940) A monthly payroll increase of over $25,000 was effective at the Brainerd Northern Pacific...

...Two regiments of National Guard infantry will converge on Camp Ripley as the 135th and 136th regiments of the 47th Viking Division move in for some of the most important training in many years. Training with them will be Brainerd's famous...

...he rejoined the National Guard and worked at Camp Ripley as a member of the 747th Maintenance Battalion of the 47th Viking Division. Bill married Eileen Nelson on March 18, 1946, at the First Congregational Church in Little Falls. He retired...