Harry Dusenbery papers, 1942-1990 1942-1945 [manuscript].
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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th
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United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th
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The 10th Mountain Division, a full division of the United States Army, specializing in mountain and winter warfare, trained at Camp Hale, Colorado, during World War II. Experienced in skiing, mountaineering and cold-weather survival as well as military tactics, the soldiers fought enemy forces in the Italian Campaign of 1945. Dubbed the "ski troops" by the press, the 10th Mountain Division remains the only military division recruited by a civilian organization, the National Ski Patrol. Many 10th...
Dusenbery, Harris
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Born February 26, 1914 in Roundup, Mont. Received a B.A. in Political Science from Reed College, Portland Or. (1936). Worked for the U.S. Social Security Administration (1939-1969). Volunteered for the 10th Mountain Division in September 1943 and was assigned to the 86th Infantry Regiment, Company C and 1st Battalion headquarters company. Trained as a rifleman, and later served as a scout, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions during the Apennines and Po River campaigns. Wrote abo...