George R. Senner papers, 1945.

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George R. Senner papers, 1945.

The collection contains an edited and transcribed copy of Senner's war diary (ca. 1945).

1 envelope.

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United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.

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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. Infantry Regiment, 86th

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Senner, George F. (George Frederick), 1921-2007

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George R. Senner was born in Whiting, Kan. in 1924 and enlisted in the Army at Seattle, Wash. in 1942. At the time of his enlistment he was single and had completed four years of high school. Senner joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was assigned to Headquarters of the 1st Battalion of the 86th Infantry Regiment, serving also in Company G and Headquarters of the 85th Company Regiment. He was sent to Camp Swift, Tex., and from there to Italy. During combat operations in Ita...