Stuart E. Abbott papers, 1943-2007 1943-1945 [manuscript].

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Stuart E. Abbott papers, 1943-2007 1943-1945 [manuscript].

The collection Includes war time correspondence, leather portfolio, notebook, photographs (copies) of Abbott's grave at the American cemetery (2007), papers about fellow soldiers and V-mail from Italy (December 1944-January 1945). Photo album and loose photo include snapshots of Stuart, family, Army buddies, Camp Hale, Colo. and surrounding area (1943-1944).

.5 linear ft. (1 box), 1 photo oversize box

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Kealy, Molly,

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th

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Abbott, Stuart Eldred, 1925-1945.

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Stuart Eldred Abbott was born in Iowa in 1925 and grew up in Chicago, Ill. His parents were Charles S. and Lurline Eldred Abbott. In July 1943, he received his basic training at Fort Custer, Mich. before joining the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. Abbott was assigned to the 86th Infantry Regiment, Company L and also served at Camp Swift, Tex. and in Italy. During the 10th Mountain Divisionʹs first major offensive in World War II, Abbott was killed in action on February, 1945 near Moun...

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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...

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