Description: This cotton victory quilt was made by America Hatfield McCoy and her sister-in-law, Rhoda McCoy, in Kentucky. The background of the quilt is white with stitched five-point stars and circles. There are four large blue blocks applied to each corner with a large five-point appliqued white star in each one. The upper left star has the stitched words "DEVIL ANSE/Cpt. Anderson/HATFIELD/Logan Wildats [sic]/1863." The upper right star is stitched "Pvt Harmon McCoy/UNION ARMY / 1863." The lower left-hand star has the embroidered words "PVT / Woodrow McCoy/SON OF / America Hatfield McCoy/'43." The lower right-hand star is stitched "Pvt/CHARLES D. HATFIELD/SON OF/Toland McCoy Hatfield/1943." A long rectangular-shaped blue box is applied in the center with two white boxes with blue five-point stars and a large white V applied to the piece. The V is embroidered with the names "Melissy Hatfield/Rhoda McCoy." The white boxes have the names "Asa McCoy" and "Willie Hatfield" stitched in them. These embroidered names were originally written in pencil by Rhonda McCoy and then women of both families stitched in the names of their kinsmen. There are two red stripes on either side of the rectangle that run the length of the quilt. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05976
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Textiles; Quilts; Patriotic quilts; Hatfield-McCoy Feud; United States--History--World War, 1939-1945; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Places: Kentucky
 

Description: This black-and-white photograph shows a group of seven soldiers in battle gear walking behind a tank. Their semi-crouched postures indicates that they are ready for battle. Tall, narrow trees are visible in the background; many of them have what appears to be hanging vines. At least one tree with palm-like foliage is visible. The image is part of the Robert S. Beightler Audiovisual Collection, which documents General Beightler's activities and the service of the 37th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. This photograph likely was taken during the division's service in the Solomon Islands or the Philippines. Beightler took command of the 37th Infantry Division in fall 1940. He was the only National Guard officer to lead a division through training and combat duties, retaining command more continuously than any other World War II division commander. After the war, Beightler was one of two Major-Generals in the National Guard to continue serving with the regular army. The 37th Infantry was nicknamed the Buckeye Division because it originally comprised Ohio National Guard units. The division went into combat in April 1943 on Guadacanal, Solomon Islands, and spent over 600 days in action before the end of the war, more combat time than any other division. The 37th Infantry played a significant role in the invasion of the Philippines. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05841
Subjects: Beightler, Robert S. (Robert Sprague), 1892-1978; United States, Army, Infantry Division, 37th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area--Pictorial works; World War, 1939-1945--Battlefields--Pacific Area; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Women's Army Corps members in uniform stand underneath the wing of a U.S. Army plane at Lockbourne Army Air Base, Columbus, Ohio. The public relations office of the Army Air Force School at Lockbourne provided the following photo caption: "Dress is right as these Air-Wacs [sic] of the Lockbourne Army Air Base stand at attention directly underneath a Douglas Dauntless. Reading from left to right, they are: Sgt. Louise Ruffini of Oceanport, N.J.; Cpl. Doris Todd of San Francisco, Calif.; Cpl. Winifred Wilson of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Cpl. Barbara Moon of Yakima, Washington." The facility was originally opened in June 1942 as Lockbourne Army Airfield (named after the nearby village of Lockbourne, Ohio) as a World War II pilot training airfield. It was then named the Northeastern Training Center of the Army Air Corps and provided basic pilot training and military support. It is now Rickenbacker International Airport. The training center also provided B-17 flight training to the WASPS (Women Airforce Service Pilots) and training for glider pilots in the CG-4A Waco glider. The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval scout plane and dive bomber manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05664
Subjects: United States. Army. Women's Army Corps; World War, 1939-1945--Women; Women--Military service--1940-1950; Ohio--History, Military; Rickenbacker International Airport; Douglas Dauntless (Dive bomber)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)