03.25.1990 ~ OHARNG | OHANG |

Lt. Col. James A. Poston is shown emerging from his F-84E Thunderjet -inset of Poston holding trophy

Ohio Air National Guard pilot wins cross-country jet race

Since first being awarded to six Ohio Soldiers from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in 1863 during the American Civil War, 3,526 Medals of Honor have been presented to American service members, with 254 being credited to Ohioans.

07.02.1955 ~ OHANG | 179TH CW

Ohio Air National Guard pilot wins cross-country jet race

“Slow F-84 Jet Wins Dash Across U.S.” was the newspaper headline that announced Lt. Col. James Poston of the 166th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron as the winner of the 1955 Ricks Memorial Trophy race.

01.09.1945 ~ OHARNG | 37TH IBCT

Soldiers, guns and equipment pour ashore.

37th Infantry Division in the Luzon Campaign

On the morning of Jan. 9, 1945, the 37th Infantry Division was one of four divisions of the Sixth Army that made the assault landing on Lingayen Gulf on the main Philippine island of Luzon.

01.09.1945 ~ OHARNG

An aerial view of Manila in February 1945 during the battle for the city.

‘WE’VE COME TO FREE YOU' Marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Bilibid Prison

On Feb. 4, 1945, elements of the 148th Infantry Regiment liberated 800 service members and 450 civilians who had been interned for the past three years by the Japanese military at the Bilibid Prison in Manila, Philippines.

08.01.1943 ~ OHANG | 180th FW

Painting of HELL'S WENCH aircraft with black and white photo of Baker superimposed.

Lt. Col. Addison Baker earns Medal of Honor during WWII

On Aug. 1, 1943, “Hell’s Wench,” an American B-24 bomber badly damaged by antiaircraft artillery fire, led the 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) in its daring low-level attack on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, which supplied two-thirds of Germany’s petroleum production at that stage of World War II.

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