Papers, 1943-1945, 1997, 2006.

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Papers, 1943-1945, 1997, 2006.

Includes sketchbook with pencil sketches, newspaper clippings, meal ticket, berthing ticket, National Ski Patrol papers, memoir (1997), and World War II and the 10th Mountain Division by Mark Wenger (son, manuscript written as part of master's degree in history program, California State University, Fullerton) May 21, 2006.

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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...

United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 604th

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Wenger, Julius

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Born on February 11, 1926 in Palo Alto, California. Enlisted in the Army on July 7, 1944 in Connecticut. Received artillery training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and then joined the 10th Mountain Division. Assigned to the 604th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery C. Served at Camp Swift, Texas and in Italy. Following the War, received his B.S. degree from the University of Connecticut. From the description of Papers, 1943-1945, 1997, 2006. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 171292...