Oliver James Barr oral history, 2004 [videorecording].

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Oliver James Barr oral history, 2004 [videorecording].

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The interview provides information and personal observations about the history of the 10th Mountain Division, training, combat and perceptions of the D-Series maneuvers; Barr's decision to join the 10th Mountain Division; skiing in Wash. state prior to enlistment; travel to Camp Hale, Colo.; involvement in the battle for Mt. Belvedere and Barr being the first to reach the summit; the battles of della Terraccio and della Spe; the role of officers in battle, most specifically lieutenants. Names mentioned: Charles McLain; Bob Parker.

1 videodisc (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 envelope.

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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

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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...

Barr, Oliver James, III, 1920-1984.

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Oliver James "Jim" Barr, III was born in Norwood, Mass. on May 24, 1920 and enlisted in the Army on June 9, 1942. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Lewis, Wash. where he was assigned to Company E of the 87th Mountain Infantry Division. In January 1943, Barr was sent to officer's training school at Fort Benning, Ga. and returned to Camp Hale, Colo. as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was later assigned platoon leader with Company I, 85th Infantry Regiment. Barr eventually became the S-2 intelligen...