Papers, 1944-1945.

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Papers, 1944-1945.

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Letter from Chaplain Forest R. Stickler to Guy Carey (father of Oscar Carey) regarding the death in combat of Oscar Carey April 8, 1945, newspaper clippings and Unit photograph (with Carey identified), Company C, Third Infantry Training Regiment, Camp Robinson, Arkansas (1944).

1 envelope, 1 oversize file folder.

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6826510

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Army. Mountain 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...

Carey, James, TMD

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Carey, Oscar, 1926-1945.

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Served with the 10th Mountain Division. Transferred from Camp J.T. Robinson, Arkansas to Camp Swift, Texas, on October 29, 1944 and was assigned to the 86th Infantry Regiment, Company A. Served in Italy where he received a Bronze Star Medal for his actions near Pizzo di Camiano in February 1945. Killed in action near Castel d'Aiano on March 30, 1945. From the description of Papers, 1944-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144563462 ...