William S. Nicholson papers, 1942.

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William S. Nicholson papers, 1942.

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The collection contains photographs (ca. 1942) depicting Company C of the 87th Mountain Infantry training on or near Mount Rainier, Wash. The photographic prints were made from an undeveloped roll of film found by Nicholson in 2004.

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Nicholson, William S., 1919-

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William Sidwell Nicholson was born in R.I. in 1919 and enlisted in the Army in 1941. At the time of enlistment he was unmarried, had completed four years of high school and was working as a typist. Nicholson joined the 10th Mountain Division at Ft. Lewis, Wash. He was assigned to the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment before being selected for officer's candidate school. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, Nicholson returned to serve with the 86th Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in action near Iola, I...

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th

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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...