Felix F. Church papers, 1979-1990 [manuscript].

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Felix F. Church papers, 1979-1990 [manuscript].

Collection contains a photo album with photographs of reunion activities (1979-1990) including 3 images from 1944.

1 linear ft. (1 box)

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Church, Felix F., 1923-1990.

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Felix F. Church was born on March 7, 1923 in Jefferson County, Wash. and enlisted in the Army on September 16, 1940 at Port Angeles, Wash. At the time of enlistment he was unmarried, had completed four years of high school, and working as a newsboy. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was assigned to Company C of the 87th Infantry Regiment. Church also served at Fort Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. He awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions at Mt. Della Spe...

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...

Church, Betty,

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th

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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...