10-019 garand Picture of the Day - 45th Inf Div

[Mark in Rochester]

Howard Aldrich 45th INF Div.



More Here: Howard Aldrich, 180th Infantry Regiment

The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army. As a major formation of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, it was headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for most of its history. The division traces its lineage to the Oklahoma state militia activated in the late 19th century.

The 45th Infantry Division first saw action as a division in World War II fighting in the Mediterranean. Making amphibious landings at Sicily, Anzio, and Salerno, the division played a key role in the liberation of Italy before making a fourth amphibious landing in Europe to liberate France. Eventually, the division advanced into Germany itself.



Field service: 45th "Thunderbird" Division; Source: U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William E. King performs outdoor Christmas services for the 45th Infantry Division, Italy, 25 December 1943.



Before the 1930s, the division's symbol was a red square with a yellow swastika, a tribute to the large Native American population in the south-western United States. - (it is a very rare patch)

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