Fifty years ago, the Army’s 43rd Infantry Division fought its way across the South Pacific, joining other Allied forces to push Japanese forces back toward their home islands. Today, Connecticut ...

Soldiers from Connecticut played a vital role in the intense battles of World War II, fighting in the thick jungles and unfamiliar terrain of the South Pacific. Connecticut residents were members o… ...

MIDDLETOWN -- At long last, Connecticut has a memorial to honor those who served and died in the 43rd Infantry Division. Connecticut was, until Saturday, the only New England state out of the four ...

The memorial is being erected by the 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association. Berlin resident David Thiede, who serves as the secretary and treasurer of the association, explained that his ...

Until the 43rd Infantry Division entered his life, José Estrella lived on Luzon and helped his parents in the family rice paddies. Before the war he had tried to join the U.S. Army in the ...

The 43rd Infantry Division was created in 1925 as a National Guard unit in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont. Connecticut is the last of the four states to erect a memorial monument for the ...

The event highlighted the 43rd Infantry Division, which fought in the Pacific Theater in WWII. “I think it’s a great place for the people to visit and see the planes that we used to fly back ...

The museum is hosting an exhibit on Connecticut’s 43rd Infantry Division, and that unit traces its heritage, especially the 169th back to the 17th century. Nicknamed Winged Victory, they had an ...