Charles E. Cochran papers, 1943-1945.

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Charles E. Cochran papers, 1943-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/243783151

The collection includes Cochran's military records and clothing inventories (1943-1945) and correspondence (1943-1945).

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7129876

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Army. 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...

Cochran, Charles E., 1922-2003.

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Charles Cochran was born in Detroit, Mich. in 1922. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was assigned to Headquarters of the 3rd Battalion of the 86th Infantry Regiment. Cochran later served in Companies K and M of the 86th and was stationed at Camp Swift, Tex. and saw duty in Italy. He attained the rank of Sergeant and received the Bronze Star medal for his actions in the Apennines and Po Valley. Cochran died in 2003. From the description of Charles E. Cochra...