Richard C. Johnson oral history, 2007 [videorecording].

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Richard C. Johnson oral history, 2007 [videorecording].

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The interview provides information and personal observations about Johnson's experiences: joining the Mountain Troops prior to the formation of the 10th Mountain Division; being an ROTC commissioned officer from N.M.; serving as a ski trainer at Camp Hale; Kiska Island invasion; good military training at Camp Swift, Tex.; sailing to Italy on the USS West Point; officer's view of war activities at Mount Gorgolesco, Belvedere, and the Po Valley; being promoted to Executive Officer at Po replacing Major Skinner; Lake Garda as a pleasant place after the German surrender.

1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videocassette (52 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.) +1 envelope

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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