Papers, December 24, 1944 - March 29, 1945.

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Papers, December 24, 1944 - March 29, 1945.

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The collection includes letters between Murphy and his wife, Yvette. Also included are letters between Murphy and his sister-in-law, Rheita Turgeon. Murphy began sending letters home just two days after his arrival in Italy. His first letters describe his impressions of Italy. Later letters provide numerous details and observations about his life on the front lines, his brief hospitalization and his short assignment to a rest camp.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8085485

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th

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Tillson, Bernie Patrick Murphy,

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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...

Murphy, Bernard J.

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Born in Quebec, Canada in 1916. Family immigrated in the 1920s to the French speaking section of Manchester, New Hampshire. Served in the 10th Mountain Division, Company E, 86th Infantry Regiment and was killed in action on April 14, 1945 during the battle for Mount Rocca Roffeno. He is buried at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial site in Florence, Italy. From the description of Papers, December 24, 1944 - March 29, 1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 71753131...