Papers, 1943-1944.

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Papers, 1943-1944.

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Includes telegram and correspondence from War Department notifying Emma Bischke Ricken of her husband's death and letter from Ricken to Albert Schaeffler. Photo album includes photos of Camp Hale, rock climbing, unidentified soldiers undergoing training, Cooper Hill, Leadville, inside tavern or bar, and rock climbing at Seneca, West Virginia.

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8085726

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th

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Mnich, Lorraine,

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Ricken, Alfred Uwe

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Born in Germany in 1905. Enlisted in August 1942. Served with the 10th Mountain Division, 86th Regiment, Company I. Member of the 10th Recon Battalion and Mountain Training Group. Stationed at Camp Hale (Colorado), Camp Swift (Texas) and Italy. Killed in action during combat around Mount Della Torraccia on February 25, 1945. Buried at Florence American Cemetery. From the description of Papers, 1943-1944. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 71794027 ...

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...