Harmon Buckley Links

by Michael P. May

Web Sites

45th Infantry Division Museum

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Site features brief histories of the 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma National Guard, and Oklahoma Militia. Also includes museum gift shop and bookstore, and 45th Division Association reunion notices and info.

45th Infantry Division World War II Reenactors and Venturing Crew

Web site of a living history organization dedicated to preserving 45th Division WWII history. Site includes veterans' stories, letters, and photographs.

National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records

Repository of "millions of military personnel, health, and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century." Includes information on how to request veterans' service records (be aware that many records were destroyed by fire and are not available). Also includes links to "Other Helpful Sites," including military historical organizations and veterans' associations.

War Letters

Web site of the Legacy Project, a "national, all-volunteer effort working to honor and remember those who have served this nation in wartime by seeking out and saving their letters." Includes tips on how to preserve, store, and display letters.

Personal Pages

The Italian Campaign of World War 2

Web site by Steve Cole includes history of the campaign, chronology of battles, units and organizations, maps, photographs, and veterans’ stories. Site features the Anzio Journal of Paul Brown of the 179th Regiment Grave Registration Service, with a detailed list of 477 soldiers killed in action at Salerno and Anzio.

Albert R. Panebianco's WWII Site

Photos, stories, queries, and links by Al Panebianco, Company K, 157th Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.

Thomas E. Pierce

Photos of Tom Pierce and family, Company I, 179th Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.

Books and Articles

James Burns, Jr. Friends at Anzio: Stories of Bacon and Burns 180th Infantry, 45th Division (Fayetteville, NC: Old Mountain Press, 2002). Available from the author via Old Mountain Press.

Kenny A. Franks. "'Goodbye, Dear, I'll Be Back In a Year': The Mobilization of the Oklahoma National Guard For World War II." The Chronicles of Oklahoma, volume 69 number 4 (1991), pages 340-367. Back issues available from the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Warren P. Munsell, Jr. The Story of a Regiment: A History of the 179th Regimental Combat Team (San Angelo, Texas: Newsfoto Publishing Co., 1946). Bound photocopies available from the 45th Division Museum Gift Shop.

Don Robinson and Bill Mauldin. News of the 45th (Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1944). Used copies available through Abebooks.com.

Flint Whitlock. The Rock of Anzio: From Sicily to Dachau: A History of the 45th Infantry Division (Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1998). Available from Amazon.com.

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