Paul H. Williams papers, 1943-1945 [manuscript].

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Paul H. Williams papers, 1943-1945 [manuscript].

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Collection contains 25 images depicting Williams wartime experiences as a member of the 10th Mountain Division (1943-1945). These include 13 pen-and-ink drawings and two water colors. Subjects: "F" company's victory party near Tricesimo, North Italy (June/July 1945); Maneuvers-Yoder Gulch (n.d.); Crossing Po River and Always digging in (Spring 1944); S-2 in action, intelligence section, the training of a spy (n.d.); Sgt. Pearce, 20-killed Mt. Belvedere, Laying wire under cover of darkness, Walking wounded stayed until he got it in the right place (n.d.); Dining aboard S.S. America (n.d.); Mt Spioeone and On Patrol, some of the last mountains before hitting the "Po" valley (1944); and an untitled water color of a 10th Mountain Division skier (n.d.).

1 envelope (13 pen & ink drawings, 2 watercolors)

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. Infantry Regiment, 86th

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Williams, Paul, H., 1923-

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Paul H. Williams Jr. was born on July 7, 1923 in La Grange, Ga., the son of Paul H. and Loretta M Williams. In elementary school he won several art scholarships and eventually attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. An avid skier, Williams volunteered for the 10th Mountain Division in late 1942 at Camp Hale, Colo. He was assigned to Company B of the 86th Infantry Division and later served with Headquarters and Company F of the 85th. At Camp Hale and during combat operations in Italy, Williams...

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...