Russell V. Feltmeyer papers, 1942-1996 [manuscript].

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Russell V. Feltmeyer papers, 1942-1996 [manuscript].

Collection contains photographs of Camp Hale; ephemera: bulletins, pay records, immunization card, pamphlets (1940s); clippings (1940s); military map of the U.S.; publications: American Ski Annual, Remount Blue, The Aleutians Front Graphics, General Marshall's Victory Report; reunion materials (1984-1996); obituary.

.5 linear ft. (1 box)

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Winters, Mary,

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Feltmeyer, Russell V., 1924-2010.

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Russell V. Feltmeyer was born in Ill. on November 22, 1924. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. where he served with Company B of the Anti Tank Regiment. Feltmeyer also served at Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. He achieved the rank of Private First Class and later became a member of the 10th Mountain Association, American Leagion, and VFW. Feltmeyer died on June 18, 2010 in Caledonia, Mich. From the description of Russell V. Feltmeyer papers, 1942-19...

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...

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...