Description: This Japanese flag has a white field with a large red dot in the center. It is rectangular, measuring 107 by 156 cm. It is made of wool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65455_001
Subjects: Imperial Japanese; World War, 1939-1945; Flags--World War 1939-1945
 

Description: Guidon of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Automatic Weapons Battalion, 137th Artillery. The background is red with red lettering. 137 is at the top with HQ at the bottom. There are crossed cannons with missile in the middle with a 3 off to the left side. The textile is wool and the dimensions are 48 cm by 172 cm. The battery was stationed in Canton from September 1, 1959 until April 1, 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65558_001
Subjects: Guidon; World War, 1939-1945; Flags--Ohio, World War 1939-1945
 

Description: The flag shows the battalion colors of the 180th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. The text on flag reads: 180th AAA Gun Battalion. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02300
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1939-1945 - Ohio; Flags--World War 1939-1945
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Japanese writing in black ink and embroidery cover this white silk banner which was captured during World War II. It was the personal flag of a Japanese soldier. It's colors are red, white and black with a rising sun. This silk flag measures 47 by 64.8. Henry P. Kosling of Cleveland, Ohio, donated this flag in 1945. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H49123_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--World War 1939-1945; Textile--silk; World War II--Pacific;
 

Description: This is a photograph of a stained silk In-Service Banner with 12 stars. It was embroidered by hand and measures 90 x 59 cm. The In Service Flag (Blue Star banner) was patented by an Ohioan, Colonel Robert L. Queisser of East Cleveland, Ohio, on 6 November 1917. Intended for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces, blue star banners are also displayed in shop windows to honor the members of that organization who were serving. Most flags were homemade by mothers, though they later became mass-produced. Upon death in service the blue star was replaced by a gold one, wounded soldiers' stars were replaced by silver. One of the most famous flags was that of the five Sullivan brothers who all perished on the U.S.S. Juneau. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65450_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1914-1918; Blue Star Banner;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio), Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a silk sash or "Bandolier of 1000 Stitches" which was made in Japan and dates from 1940-1943. This rectangular sash resembles a scarf and is made of white silk stitched with orange thread and decorated with Japanese brush writing. The fabric is silk. The Ohio Historical Society received this bandolier from Wu Kung of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, in 1945. This bandolier was captured from a Japanese soldier in Burma on November 23, 1944. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H49124_001
Subjects: World War II--Pacific; Flags--Japan; Flags--World War 1939-1945; Imperial Japanese
 

Description: Colors of Brigadier General Leo E Kreber, 37th Infantry Division Artillery. This red wool flag has a white star charge indicating rank. Born in Ohio in 1896, Kreber entered West Point in 1915, graduating a year early in 1918 at the outbreak of World War I. In 1936 he took command of the 136th Field Artillery Regiment. In 1940 he took command of the 37th's artillery (an Ohio National Guard division) . During World War II, the 37th's (the "Buckeye Division") Pacific campaigns included Fiji Islands, Guadalcanal, Munda, Bougainville, Luzon Campaign, and Manila. Kreber received the Silver Star, a Purple Heart, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit. In January 1949, Governor Lausche appointed Kreber to Ohio Adjutant General, giving him the two top positions in the Ohio National Guard, which he would hold until mobilization in 1952. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02294
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio, World War 1939-1945; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 37th; Statehouse--Ohio; Textile--wool
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This World War II poster shows a woman spraying an insect eating her tomatoes with pesticide with the message "Shoot to kill!" across the top and "Protect your victory garden" at the bottom. This poster type was designed to promote how civilians could contribute to the war effort by enlisting in the armed forces, buying bonds, and rationing food and gas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F27
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Daily life; Agriculture; World War, 1939-1945--Women
 

Description: This Japanese flag has a red circle at the center of a rectangular white field. This flag dates from World War II (1939-1945) and was carried by a Japanese soldier. There is Japanese script in black on the flag. The dimensions are 103 cm by 71 cm. Doug Powelson of Columbus, Ohio, donated this flag to the Ohio Historical Society in 1987 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H52463_001
Subjects: Flags--Japan; World War, 1939-1945; Imperial Japanese;
 

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 making boots during World War II in Zanesville, 1941-1945. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00050
Subjects: Muskingum County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor; Women--Employment; World War, 1939-1945--Women
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This poster was produced during World War II with the slogan, "Shoot to Kill! Protect Your Victory Garden". During the war people were encouraged to plant their own gardens to increase the country's food supply. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02633
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Women; Ohio Economy--Agriculture