B-24 over Piva Bomber Strip   Save
Robert S. Beightler Audiovisual Collection
Description: B-24 Bomber taking off over Piva Bomber Strip, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, while the 145th Infantry Regiment prepares for medal ceremony, May 13, 1944. The 145th was part of the 37th Infantry Division and was stationed in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The 37th Infantry Division was a part of the Ohio National Guard, nicknamed the "Buckeye Division." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03404
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Bougainville Island, Papua (New Guinea)