A mural inside the Greater Southwest Historical Museum depicts the thunderbird insignia of the 45th Infantry Division. Prior to adopting the thunderbird, the infantry wore a swastika but the symbol was changed after the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party. Photo Credit: Drew Butler/The Ardmoreite
By Drew Butler dbutler@cherryroad.com Inside the Greater Southwest Historical Museum there are many depictions of the thunderbird, the insignia of the 45th Infantry Division. The…