Sam T. Thomas oral history, 2005 [videorecording].

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Sam T. Thomas oral history, 2005 [videorecording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/414543330

The interview provides information and personal observations about Thomas' time in the military; story of how his replacement was killed in action; issues associated with his marriage not recognized by the U.S. government; information on an internment camp for conscientious objectors in Ark. that was destroyed by a tornado and later became a German POW camp.

1 videodisc (14 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videocassette (14 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.) +1 envelope

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7437155

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc. Armadillo chapter.

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th

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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...

Hampton, Myrna,

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Kealy, Abbie,

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Samuel T. Thomas, 1926-

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Sam T. Thomas was born in Magnolia, Ark. in January 1926. He was stationed at Camp Swift, Tex. and served with Company I of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division during combat operations in Italy. Thomas attained the rank of Private First Class. From the description of Sam T. Thomas oral history, 2005 [videorecording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 414543330 ...