COMMANDERS OF THE 45TH

• March 17, 2022

  Maj. Gen. James C. Styron, 45th “Thunderbird” Division Commander

  Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: “Maj. Gen. James C. Styron, 45th “Thunderbird” Division commander, gets a laugh from the first group of Thunderbirds to […]

• March 10, 2022

  HENRY J.D. MEYER: DIVISION COMMANDER 1945 – 1946

  Henry J.D. Meyer was born in New York City in 1899 and entered the U.S. Military Academy in 1916, and he was commissioned as a 2nd LT, Field Artillery on […]

• January 10, 2022

  ROBERT T. FREDERICK: DIVISION COMMANDER 1944 – 1945

  Robert T. Frederick was born on March 14, 1907, in San Francisco, California. He attended Staunton Military Academy from 1923 to 1924 and the United States Military Academy from 1924 […]

• 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 […]