Cornelius M. Molenaar papers, 1942-1983 [manuscript].

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Cornelius M. Molenaar papers, 1942-1983 [manuscript].

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Collection contains approximately 350 black and white, and color photos of individuals, groups, activities and training at Kiska, in Italy and Yugoslavia (October 1942-November 1945) and the Vail reunion (1983); 74 35mm color slides of Camp Hale, Colo. and 23 35mm color slides of Italy (n.d.).

1 oversize photo box

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8103674

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th

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National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.

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The National Association of the 10th Mountain Division was founded after the World War II by a handful of combat veterans determined to form an alumni organization that would carry on the traditions of the 10th Mountain Division as one of the most unique combat forces in American military history. Its purposes include fostering friendships among all soldiers of the 10th, and encouraging mountain and winter warfare training within the armed forces of the United States. As of 2007, The National As...

Molenaar, Cornelius M., 1920-1994.

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Cornelius Molenaar was born on December 13, 1920 in Los Angeles, Calif. He enlisted in the Army at Los Angeles on October 8, 1942. At the time of enlistment he had completed one year of college, was unmarried and working as a toolmaker. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was assigned to Company L of the 87th Infantry Regiment, but also served with Companies C, I, and M of the 87th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters of the 3rd Battalion of the 87th Infantry Regiment, and th...

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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...