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

ISLAND OF BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS

03.12.2019

Courtesy Photo

Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

Pfc. Roy J. Naquin (from left), of Chacahdule, La., Staff Sgt. Donald A. Lyon, of Cincinnati, and Pfc. Perry l. Owen, of Des Moines, Iowa, all members of Company E, 145th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division, walk through a lane between barbed wire, carrying 60 mm mortar shells from the 2nd Battalion command post to the perimeter of Company F during the Battle of Hill 700, March 9, 1944. The battle, waged from March 8 to 12, 1944, on the Island of Bougainville in the South Pacific, was among the bloodiest and most fiercely fought days the Buckeyes saw in their nearly 600 days in combat during World War II. (Photo from Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Collection-Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections)

• Date Taken: 03.12.2019
• Date Posted: 03.12.2019 13:46
• Photo ID: 5171238
• VIRIN: 190312-O-ZZ946-873
• Resolution: 2991x2420
• Size: 1.15 MB
• Location: ISLAND OF BOUGAINVILLE, SB