John S. Creaghe papers, 1944-2002 [manuscript].

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

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Creaghe, John S., 1921-

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John Creaghe was born in Meeker, Colo. in 1921 and enlisted in the Army in April 1943. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. where he was assigned to Headquarters of the 85th Infantry Regiment, later Company G and finally Company B of the 85th. Creaghe also served at Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. He earned a Silver Star medal for service near Mt. Gorgolesco in February 1945 and was wounded in action at della Spe in March 1945. Creaghe also received the Distingui...

National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.

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The National Association of the 10th Mountain Division was founded after the World War II by a handful of combat veterans determined to form an alumni organization that would carry on the traditions of the 10th Mountain Division as one of the most unique combat forces in American military history. Its purposes include fostering friendships among all soldiers of the 10th, and encouraging mountain and winter warfare training within the armed forces of the United States. As of 2007, The National As...

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...