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 ...

After he joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was still in high school, Peters served in the 45th infantry under General George S. Patton. Lt. Col. Peters after being inducted into the ...

In Korea, Blocker and his unit, the 179th Regiment, 45th Infantry were in heavy fighting for 209 days. In the summer of 1952, Blocker was wounded in action coming to rescue some fellow soldiers.

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 Museum boasts 27,000 square feet of exhibit space and a 15-acre park. It has been named by Scholastic’s Book of World Records as the nation’s largest military museum.

The Oklahoma National Guard was organized into the 45th Infantry Division in the 1920s and saw extensive duty in Europe during World War II and in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Former members of the 45th Infantry Division and current members of the Oklahoma National Guard will be honored during a joint session of the Legislature. A tribute in the ...

Expand 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Oklahoma soldiers watch documentary to help themselves and their loved ones (Courtesy: Oklahoma National Guard) BySkyler Cooper April 08, 2013 at 3:00 am CDT ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A 3,500-soldier Oklahoma National Guard has been told to prepare for a possible deployment to Afghanistan in 2011. The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team received a "notification ...