1 / 3 Show Caption + Laurence “Sparky” Rector , a World War II veteran of the 45th Infantry Division, speaks to 100 people attending his 100th birthday party in Mexico, N.Y., May 27, 2023.

Childers, a Muscogee Creek Indian from Oklahoma and a first lieutenant with the 45th Infantry Division, trained at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum) before joining the fight in Italy during World War II.

Scene from Netflix TV show "The Liberator" depicting 45th Infantry Division soldier battling German ... More Video capture. World War II captivates the gaze of popular history not just for its ...

According to the DPAA, in January of 1945, Adams was assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. U.S. Army Pfc. Leonard E. Adams, of Dana ...

Private First Class Donald Hofman, who served in the European Theater during WWII, was a member of the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.

The 45th Infantry Division's war record reads almost like a history book of the most important battles in the European campaigns. They landed at Sicily with Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's 7th Army.

He volunteers his time to preserve the history of the 45th Infantry Division. Giddens said the head of this division is housed in Oklahoma and has decades of history dating back to World War II.

The 45th Infantry Division 'treated like kings' by the French A longstanding fixture in Oklahoma City, the 45th Infantry Division Museum is named after the military unit that was part of the ...

Members of the 45th Infantry received their first combat patch during World War II. Since then the former 45th Infantry Division and current 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team have seen combat ...

Mauldin himself was a member of the 45th Infantry Division, and his cartoons documented the lives of Willie and Joe, Infantrymen during World War II.