Francis Curran papers, 1945-1946.

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Francis Curran papers, 1945-1946.

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The collection contains a pencil sketch by Puzycki: "Chow Hounds" (1945); General Order 72 (Bronze Star award, May 1946); autographed 100 Lira note (ca.1945); photograph album with views of soldiers at Camp Hale, Colo. and in Italy.

1 envelope, 1 photo oversize box.

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7158619

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Curran, Francis P., 1924-2007.

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Francis P. Puzycki was born in Jewett City, Conn. in 1924 and enlisted in the Army at Hartford, Conn. in 1943. His parents were John Puzycki and Josephine Abramowski Puzycki. At the time of enlistment he was unmarried and had completed four years of high school. Puzycki joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was assigned to Company C of the 86th Infantry Regiment. He also served at Camp Carson, Colo. and Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. Later, after his military se...

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...