H. Newcomb "Newc" Eldredge papers, 1942-2005 [manuscript].

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H. Newcomb "Newc" Eldredge papers, 1942-2005 [manuscript].

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The collection contains: newspaper clippings regarding 10th Mountain Division veterans; correspoendence; National Association of the 10th Mountain Division board of directors meeting papers; International Federation of Mountain Soldiers meeting papers; photographs; Memorial Day address by Eldredge; includes film, audio and video tapes of Camp Hale, Camp Swift, Fort Lewis, Italian Campaign and 10th Mountain Division reunions.

2.5 linear ft. (2 boxes), 1 photo box, 23 audiovisual boxes, 5 audiovisual reels.

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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National Association of the 10th Mountain Division.

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Eldredge, H. Newcomb, 1924-

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H. Newcomb "Newc" Eldredge was born in 1924 in Baltimore, MD. He grew up in Pittsford, NY, where he graduated from Pittsford High School. Eldredge enlisted in the Army on November 12, 1943 at Rochester, NY. Although he had volunteered for the ski troops, he was sent to Fort McClellan, AL for basic training. He finally joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. in mid-1944 where he was assigned to Company L of the 85th Infantry Regiment. Eldredge later served at Camp Swift, Tex. and in...

Eldredge, H. Newcomb,

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Born August 4, 1924 in Baltimore Maryland. Enlisted in the Army November 12, 1943. Joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado and was assigned to Company L of the 85th Infantry Regiment. Served at Camp Swift, Texas and in Italy. During combat in Italy, he was wounded and was awarded two Bronze Star medals. Left the Army on March 14, 1946 but returned to duty during the Korean War. Commissioned a Second Lieutenant and served with the intelligence branch. Nickname "Newc." ...

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...

International Federation of Mountain Soldiers.

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