WI State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Leon R. Karwacki
September 10, 2025
Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin signed Executive Order #273 ordering flags to fly at half-staff on September 10, 2025, to honor U.S. Army Private First Class Leon R. Karwacki, who was killed during World War II at age 27. Karwacki's remains were recently identified and returned to Wisconsin for burial after more than 80 years. He was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, and was killed on September 17, 1944, near Stolberg, Germany. Governor Evers stated, "Private First Class Leon R. Karwacki was a hero who selflessly answered the call to serve and gave his life defending the values and freedoms we hold most dear."
Flag protocol
Flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin are flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
Source: evers.wi.gov