John T. Evans papers, 1923-1999.

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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...

Evans, John T., 1923-1945.

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John T. "Tim" Evans was born in Ill. in 1923 and joined the Army at Fresno, Calif. in 1942. At the time of his enlistment he had one year of college and was unmarried. Evans joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was assigned to Company A, and later to Service Company of the 86th Infantry Regiment. After transferring to Camp Swift, Tex. he was sent to Italy. Evans was awarded the Bronze Star medal for his action in the Apennines in 1945. He was killed in action at Torbole, Ita...