Henry S. Spies papers, 1943-1945.

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Henry S. Spies papers, 1943-1945.

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The collection contains two diaries written by Spies during military training at Camp Hale, Colo. (1944) and while on tour of duty in Italy (Jan.-Aug., 1945); 37 b/w photographs of soldiers and military maneuvers at Camp Hale, Colo., furloughs to Leadville, Idaho Springs, Colorado Springs, and Denver, Colo. (1943-1944).

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7152523

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th

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Spies, Henry S., 1918-

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Henry S. Spies was born in 1918 and was a resident of N.Y. state when he enlisted in the Army in 1943. Spies joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was assigned to Company A of the 86th Infantry Regiment. He also served at Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. Spies attained the rank of Sergeant and was awarded the Bronze Star medal for his actions at Nago, Italy in May 1945. From the description of Henry S. Spies papers, 1943-1945. (Denver Public Library). ...

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...