Arthur G. Draper papers, 1943-1945 [manuscript].

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Arthur G. Draper papers, 1943-1945 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/262623345

The collection contains family correspondence (1943-1945); ephemera (ca.1943); newspaper clippings (1945); scrapbook pages (ca.1945).

.75 linear ft. (2 boxes), 1 oversize box

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7158597

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Draper, Arthur G., 1909-1975.

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Arthur Draper was born in New York in 1909 and enlisted in the Army in Albany, N.Y. in 1942. At the time of enlistment he was married and working in a professional capacity. Draper joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. where he was assigned to Company D of the 86th Infantry Regiment, later with the Headquarters of the 3rd Battalion Medical Division of the 86th Infantry. While serving in Italy, he received two Bronze Star medals for his actions at Mount Della Torracia and in the A...