Papers, 1930-1945.

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Papers, 1930-1945.

Letters to Lathrop's parents informing them of his death and awarding of the Silver Star; copies of photographs of Lathrop as a boy and young man.

1 envelope.

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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. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th

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Lathrop, Robert G.

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Private First Class in the 87th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division. Served at Camp Swift and Italy. Killed at the age of 19 in Italy. Awarded the Silver Star posthumously. From the description of Papers, 1930-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 62459983 ...

Bauhan, Hobart B.

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