Frederick K. Copeland papers, 1943-2000 1943-1946 [manuscript].

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Frederick K. Copeland papers, 1943-2000 1943-1946 [manuscript].

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Collection contains a copy of Copeland's memoir: Rick's Recollections: World War II, 10th Mountain Division 1943-1926 (2000); Journal-February-March 1944 Trip to Camp Hale, Colo. written by Copeland's parents (1944); family correspondence (1943-1946).

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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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Copeland, Emily

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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...

Copeland, Frederick Kent, 1924-2009.

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Frederick Copeland was born in Chicago, Ill. on October 13, 1924. He graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill in 1943. Following graduation, Copeland volunteered for the 10th Mountain Division and was initially assigned to the 90th Infantry Regiment before transfer to Company G of the 85th Infantry. He trained at both Camp Hale, Colo. and Camp Swift, Tex. before combat duty in Italy. Copeland was wounded in action in the Spring of 1945 during the battle of Mount Belvedere. He died i...