Papers, 1945-1998.

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Papers, 1945-1998.

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Includes Silver Star citations for men of the 10th Mountain Division, correspondence, information requests related to Silver Star medals, discharge papers for various veterans and newspaper clippings.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6860990

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...

Coleman, Harrison, 1924-

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Joined the 10th Mountain Division while it was engaged in mountain and winter warfare training at Camp Hale, Colorado. Assigned to the 86th Infantry Regiment, Company B and remained with this unit throughout the war. Later stationed at Camp Swift, Texas; Camp Carson, Colorado and in Italy. Wounded near Sassomolare, Italy on March 4, 1945 during combat operations. From the description of Papers, 1945-1998. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 154233992 ...