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.

The 45th Infantry Division trained in several camps in preparation for combat during World War II, to include Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Camp Pickett, Virginia.

Ernest Marvel of Frankford, Delaware, helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp. "In April of 1944, Private First Class Ernest Marvel joined the 45th Infantry Division. He was given the task ...

Pfc. Sanford Keith Bowen, 26, of Ashland, was part of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.

In early 1944 Corporal Paul Valdez from Trinidad, Colorado, and the Army's 45th Infantry Division took refuge in a hilltop monastery in Montebuono, Italy, which is 67 kilometers northeast of Rome.

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 '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 ...

ANA LASTRA | UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Since the beginning of the 45th Infantry Division, it has been heavily involved in many historical military events such as WWII, the Korean War and even after ...

A native of Battle Creek, Smith was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, according to the Department of Defense.

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.

The 45th Infantry Division was deactivated back in 1968 and replaced with three brigade-sized elements which compose the Oklahoma National Guard to this day.