Charles W. Wheeler papers, 1943 [manuscript].

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Charles W. Wheeler papers, 1943 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/747741827

Collection contains 9 photographs of Camp Hale, Colo.: summer parade, training; and some of scenery around Kiska, Alaska. Some are identified.

1 oversize photo box

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8122808

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Wheeler, Charles, 1947-

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Wheeler, Charles, 1923-2008

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Charles W. Wheeler was born on September 18, 1922 in Albany, N.Y. and enlisted in the Army at Albany, N.Y. on November 23, 1942. At the time of enlistment he was unmarried, had completed one year of college, and working as a buyer for a department store. Wheeler joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. where he was assigned to Company I of the 87th Infantry Regiment, but also served with Headquarters of the Third Battalion of the 87th Infantry Regiment. He was also assigned to Fort ...

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. Infantry Regiment, 87th

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