Franklin C. Mjaatvedt papers, 1943-1947, 1999-2001 [manuscript].

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Franklin C. Mjaatvedt papers, 1943-1947, 1999-2001 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228023562

The collection contains an assorment of original and copy photographs of: Camp Hale and the "D-series, " Riva Ridge, Italian Campaign, Post-war occupation of Northern Italy, U.S. Army Signal Corps (1943-1945, 1947); John Paul Jones Memorial, Utah (1999); 10th Mountain Division participation at the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah (2001).

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7084105

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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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...

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Mjaatvedt, Franklin C., 1916-

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Franklin Mjaatvedt was born in Norway in 1916. Although he was not yet a U.S. citizen, he had completed two years of high school and was working as a hotel clerk when he enlisted in the Army in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 4, 1943. Mjaatvedt joined the 10th Mountain Division while it was engaged in mountain and winter warfare training at Camp Hale, Colo. he was assigned to the 86th Infantry Regiment, Company A. Later, he served at Camp Swift, Tex. and engaged in combat operations in Italy. Duri...

Mjaatvedt, Frank,

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