John D. Magrath papers, 1943-2000 [manuscript].

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John D. Magrath papers, 1943-2000 [manuscript].

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The collection includes certificates and awards (1946); biographical information (1959, 1988); newspaper clippings (1943-1946); memorials, excerpt from Lowell Thomas broadcast (1946); military papers and correspondence (1945); 10th Mountain Division Foundation, Inc. Magrath Memorial Scholarship article (1982); Shea Magrath Memorial Park dedication information (1993, 2000).

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6815520

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.

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Magrath, John David, 1924-1945.

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John David Magrath was born in East Norwalk, Conn. on July 4, 1924. He volunteered for the Army during his junior year in high school with three friends. The four friends had been members of the Norwalk Ski Club. Magrath was sworn in on March 4, 1943 at Hartford, Conn. He suffered an appendicitis shortly after arriving at Camp Hale, Colo. and was sent home to recuperate. Magrath served with Companies A, F and M of the 86th Infantry regiment before joining Company G of the 85th Infantry Regiment....

National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.

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The National Association of the 10th Mountain Division was founded after the World War II by a handful of combat veterans determined to form an alumni organization that would carry on the traditions of the 10th Mountain Division as one of the most unique combat forces in American military history. Its purposes include fostering friendships among all soldiers of the 10th, and encouraging mountain and winter warfare training within the armed forces of the United States. As of 2007, The National As...

Magrath, Elaine B.,

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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...

Magrath, William Biglow,

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