COMMANDERS OF THE 45TH

• November 18, 2021

  WILLIAM W. EAGLES: DIVISION COMMANDER 1943 – 44

  William W. Eagles was born on January 12, 1895, in Albion, Indiana. After graduating from Albion High School in May 1913, he received an appointment to the United States Military […]

• September 15, 2021

  TROY H. MIDDLETON: DIVISION COMMANDER 1942 – 43

  Middleton joined the Army in 1910. Two years later, he was transferred to Fort Leavenworth where he received his commission as an officer. When the U.S. joined the fighting during […]

• July 15, 2021

  CHARLES E. MCPHERREN: DIVISION COMMANDER 1935 – 1936

  Charles E. McPherren received a law degree from the University of Mississippi and set up a law practice in Oklahoma. He was elected Mayor of Caddo, Oklahoma, in 1899 and […]

• June 7, 2021

  ALEXANDER M. TUTHILL: DIVISION COMMANDER 1933 – 1935

  General Alexander M. Tuthill’s military career began when he enlisted in a cavalry troop of the California National Guard. He served with the unit while attending medical school at the […]