Bertrand T. Cross papers.

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...

Morrell, Nate,

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Cross, Bertrand T., 1921-1988.

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Cross was born in Massachusetts. Completed four years of high school and was working as a general officer clerk when he enlisted in the Army on July 20, 1942 at New York City, New York. Served with the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. Principal unit was Company K of the 86th Infantry Regiment. Wounded in action on February 25, 1945 near Mount della Torraccia, Italy. Received a Bronze Star Medal for his service in the Apennines and Po River Battles. From the description of ...