Description: Photograph of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with Major General Robert Beightler after the Battle of Munda Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, August 1943. After heavy fighting, the American soldiers defeated the Japanese soldiers during this battle, retaking Munda airfield. Born in Marysville, Ohio, Major General Robert Beightler commanded the 37th Infantry Division of the National Guard, commonly known as the "Buckeye Division," which fought alongside the 43rd Infantry Division at the Battle of Munda Point. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03425
Subjects: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; Ohio History--Military Ohio; World War, 1939-1945
Places: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the 136th Field Artillery Battalion embarkation at Guadalcanal. The unit was preparing to move to Kokorana Island on July 2, 1943. The 136th was part of the 37th Infantry Division and was stationed in the Pacific Theater during World War II. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03390
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio. National Guard
Places: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
 

Description: Photograph of the 148th Infantry Regiment embarkation at Guadalcanal, on July 4, 1943. Pictured left to right: John D'Amico, Stephen J. Protsik, Don Steman, and H. Corbin. The 148th was part of the 37th Infantry Division and was stationed in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The regiment was formed on September 14, 1917 with the re designation of the 3rd regiment, of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as part of the 74th Brigade, 37th Infantry Division. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03391
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio. National Guard
Places: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
 

Description: Mr. Hollie Wentz Shupe of Columbus, Ohio, donated this Japanese flag in 1950. It was captured on Guadalcanal while the donor was serving with the 1st Marine Division during World War II. It is a white silk field with a red circle in the center and covered with Japanese writing. The flag dates from 1940-1942. Guadalcanal is the largest in the Solomon Island group in the South-Western Pacific. Codenamed Operation Watchtower, it was the site of a military campaign fought between August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65518_001
Subjects: Textile--silk; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Japan; World War (1939-1945); Imperial Japanese; Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an unidentified soldier in the 37th Infantry Division tending victory garden while stationed at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, during World War II. The 37th served in the Pacific under the command of Major General Robert Beightler. Known as the "Buckeye" Division, it was one of the most highly-decorated National Guard units in World War II. Seventeen Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded to National Guard troops during the war, and seven of them went to members of the 37th. The photograph measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). The 37th Infantry Division mustered in at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in October 1940. The division was sent to the Pacific theater in the spring of 1942. The division's first battle was in July 1943 in the Solomon Islands. It participated in fierce jungle fighting at New Georgia, Bougainville, and Guadalcanal. Also serving in the Philippine campaign, the division spent 592 days in combat zones, killed 33,590 Japanese soldiers, and captured 2,161 enemy prisoners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3329_4692164_001
Subjects: Agriculture; Military Ohio; World War II; Victory gardens
Places: Ohio; Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea)
 

Description: This photograph shows soldiers of the 37th Infantry Division celebrating Christmas, probably at Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, in 1943. The 37th served in the Pacific theater during World War II under the command of Major General Robert Beightler. Known as the "Buckeye" Division, it was one of the most highly-decorated National Guard units in World War II. Seventeen Medals of Honor were awarded to National Guard troops during the war, and seven of them went to members of the 37th. The photograph measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). The 37th Infantry Division mustered in at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in October 1940. The division was sent to the Pacific theater in the spring of 1942. The division's first battle was in July 1943 in the Solomon Islands. It participated in fierce jungle fighting at New Georgia, Bougainville, and Guadalcanal. Also serving in the Philippine campaign, the division spent 592 days in combat zones, killed 33,590 Japanese soldiers, and captured 2,161 enemy prisoners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3218_3813101_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; World War II; Soldiers; Holidays; Christmas trees
Places: Ohio; New Guinea
 

Description: This photograph shows officers from the 77th Anti-Aircraft Artillery playing volleyball in Munda, New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. The photograph was taken on June 17, 1944. The 77th was part of the 37th Infantry Division and stationed in the Pacific theater during World War II. The 37th served in the Pacific under the command of Major General Robert Beightler. Known as the "Buckeye" Division, it was one of the most highly-decorated National Guard units in World War II. Seventeen Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded to National Guard troops during the war, and seven of them went to members of the 37th. The photograph measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). The 37th Infantry Division mustered in at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in October 1940. The division was sent to the Pacific theater in the spring of 1942. The division's first battle was in July 1943 in the Solomon Islands. It participated in fierce jungle fighting at New Georgia, Bougainville, and Guadalcanal. Also serving in the Philippine campaign, the division spent 592 days in combat zones, killed 33,590 Japanese soldiers, and captured 2,161 enemy prisoners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3219_3813107_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Sports; World War II; Soldiers; Volleyball
Places: Ohio; Solomon Islands