United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.

The collection contains correspondence; written recollections; copy of a short story by Brooks (1991); and the manuscript of : "10th Mountain Division" history (1997).

The interview provides information and Appel's personal observations about being wounded during basic training in S.C. and talks about his mule packing efforts at Camp Swift. He was shipped out to Camp Patrick Henry before boarding the SS West Point. Appel also discusses being wounded at Mt. Belvedere, and his travels to Germany at the end of the war.

The collection contains b/w photographs and negatives taken at Camp Hale, Colo.: MGM filming (March 1944); engineer and general camp training (ca.1943-1944); August Barkeen (Wallace Barkeen's father) (ca.1943).

The collection contains Murphy's scrapbook with clippings, military patches and other ephemera.

The interview provides information and personal observations about Turner's lack of comfort with skiing; weather conditions and methods of crossing the Po River; capture of German soldiers at Lake Garda; youthfulness and training of soldiers; how information was relayed to American and German troops that the war had ended; celebration with American and Italian soldiers at war's end.

The collection contains correspondence (1945); and Kehres' military papers and orders (1945).

Collection contains numerous letters written during Terry's time at Camp Wolter, Tex. (April 1943-August 1943), Camp Hale, Colo. (1943-1944), Camp Swift, Tex. (1944) and Italy (1945); newspaper clipping (April 6, 1943); and three photographs of Terry (1940s-1957).