John P. Litchfield papers, 1939-2009.

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John P. Litchfield papers, 1939-2009.

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The collection includes news clippings, notes, World War II reports, 10th Mountain Division campaign reports, scrapbooks contain photographs, correspondence, calendars, postcards, news clippings, orders, history of the 10th Mountain Division, photographs; manuscripts, text and layouts for "Hale and Farewell: Commemorative Book of the WWII 10th Mountain Division" (2006-2007); "Mountaintown" DVD; National reunion committee correspondence, notes, receipts, reports and working papers; "I.S. Division 10th Mountain Division Day, April 5, 2006" DVD; National board of directors meetings: minutes (2004), meeting book (2004), reports, clippings, correspondence (1988-2009); 10th Mountain Division Memorial Day, Tennessee Pass CD-ROM (2008); 10th Mountain Division Foundation Meeting CD-ROM (2008); Litchfield's military records (1942-1955); veteran's obituaries (2006-2009); "Po River Crossing" manuscript (2001). Two maps (copies) depicting unit deployments during crossing of the Po River, April 23, 1945 with documents: historical summary of the battle, order of battle.

6 linear ft. (6 boxes), 6 oversize boxes, 6 oversize folios, 2 oversize folders.

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Litchfield, John P., 1917-

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John Litchfield was born in Lisbon Falls, Me. in 1917. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College (1939) where he had been a member of the National Champion Dartmouth Ski Team. Litchfield was Inducted into U.S. Army at Hailey, Idaho and went through Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. in 1942. He was assigned to Camp Hale, Colo., where he spent a brief tour of duty with the Mountain Training Center. In September 1944, Litchfield served as Liaison Officer to the 86th Regiment befor...

National Association of the 10th Mountain Division.

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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...

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th

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