Hill of Heroes: Marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Hill 700 [Image 2 of 5]

ISLAND OF BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS

03.10.1944

Courtesy Photo

Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

Soldiers from the 145th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division unload ammunition from the back of an armored car during the Battle of Hill 700, March 8-12, 1944. Seventeen of these armored cars from the 37th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop made constant round trips on the exposed supply route to take supplies to the front and carry wounded Soldiers to the rear. (Photo from Maj. Robert B. Mearns Collection-Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections)

• Date Taken: 03.10.1944
• Date Posted: 03.12.2019 13:47
• Photo ID: 5171231
• VIRIN: 440310-O-ZZ946-366
• Resolution: 4452x5496
• Size: 4.56 MB
• Location: ISLAND OF BOUGAINVILLE, SB