United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th -- Interviews.
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Albert J. Gagliardi oral history
In depth account of Gagliardi's involvement with the 87th Infantry and his experiences serving on Kiska, Alaska in the Spring of 1943. The majority of the tape examines the passage to Kiska and combat there. Interview concludes with recounting of the passage home which includes a vivid account of a storm just before landing in Seattle.
Arthur C. Delaney oral history
The interview provides biographical information and personal observations about Delaney's experiences as a member of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II.
Blossom Merryman oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about John C. Murphy by his daughter, Blossom Merryman: joined the 10th Mountain Division; training at Camp Swift; death at Mt. Belvedere; funeral service held in 1948.
Carleton B. Shay oral history
Shay recorded his experiences with photographs on a DVD titled "My Life in the Mountain Troops" concerning his: enlistment and entering Camp Hale; basic training; teaching rock climbing during MTG/10th Recon; teaching rock climbing at Camp McCoy, Wis.; return to Camp Hale; Italy.
Cruz F. Rios oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Rios' experiences: basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif. as a member of the mortar group; landing at Kiska Island and staying until December 1943; arriving at Camp Hale in January 1944 and time spent at Camp Hale and Camp Swift; being dispatched to Italy and intense German fire in April 1945; description of a friend who was killed in action; time spent in San Michel after the war.
Daniel J. Muffoletto oral history
David Dennis Williams oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Francis E. Williams as told by his son David D. Williams: 10th Mountain Division experiences at Kiska Island, Camp Hale, Colo., and Italy; experiencing Army training, combat, and life in the military and the effect this had on Francis Williams.
Don Coyte oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about testing of the 'Weasel", a tracked Army snow vehicle on the Columbian Ice fields in Canada. The Unit received Quonset huts, which they had to assemble on the glacier, this was claimed to be the first assembly of the Quonset hut in a field environment.
Donald L. Kitzman oral history
Earl Clark and Richard Over oral history
Earl Clark, Malcolm MacKenzie and H. Newcomb Eldredge oral history
Edward T. Burda oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Burda's experiences: most memorable experiences during WWII; how combat affected him; friendships he developed through the 10th Mountain Division.
Elwood G. Sims oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Sims' experiences: combat experiences in Italy.
Eugene Keskimaki oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Keskimaki's experiences: being a Staff Sergeant; working primarily as a cook; time at Kiska Island and Japanese army leaving rice; fishing and using hand grenades; soldiers loosing their teeth after drinking contaminated water; being wounded in Italy in the back; personal stories.
Floyd H. Erickson oral history
The interview provides biographical information and personal observations about Erickson's experiences as a member of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II.
Frank and John Dolinsek oral history
Glen E. Robinson oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Robinson's experiences: 10th Mountain Division's role in supporting British troops to prevent Marshall Tito from invading Italy at Trieste; duty related to the Korean conflict; training American troops and South Koreans.
Howard Harvey oral history
James A. Goodwin oral history
James N. Bray oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Bray's experiences with the 10th Mountain Division.
James Richard Rogers oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Rogers' experiences: being wounded at Mount della Torraccia and enemy fire; being transported to a medical station and conditions there; working for McDonald Douglas after the war.
John A. Hendron oral history
John B. Woodard oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Woodward's experiences: ski training at Mt. Rainier and his role as head of the ski school; experimentation with ski equipment and techniques; how skiing techniques were used at Camp Hale, Colo.; ski instruction films made by Otto Lang; experiences in Italy with an abandoned German tank; racing for the University of Washington after the war.
John B. Woodward oral history
John W. Tripp oral history
Kenneth L. Stayton oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Stayton's experiences: being a Army reservist and being called into action at Mt. Belvedere; meeting a young German officer in a fox hole; walking from the mountains to the Po Valley; Italian nationals providing wine; mules arriving at Camp Swift, Tex.
Leo J. Kohlman oral history
Norman W. Dorsey Jr. oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Dorsey's experiences: joining the Division at Camp Roberts and being sent to the Aleutian Islands; after Kiska Island, transfer to Camp Hale and Camp Swift; being wounded in Italy; respect for and leadership qualities of Colonel Fowler; attending the University of Texas and post war career.
Okey C. Dean tribute
The documentary provides information and personal observations about William G. Goodge's uncle, Okey C. Dean's personal and army life, his death in Italy: early farm days; Camp Hale; D series; rock climbing; on ship to Alaska; arrival in Italy; climbing Riva Ridge; news of Roosevelt's death; wounded in April offensive; death while attending to a wounded soldier.
Paul R. Lafferty and John Skillern oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about the 10th Mountain Division: the origins of the 10th Mountain Division; Lafferty and Skillern discuss prominent people in early days of skiing and the origins of the Mountain Training Center (the first choice was actually Henry Lake, Wyo.). They also discuss testing of mountain equipment, clothing and rations; training other combat troops in rock climbing and mountaineering skills
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- Oral histories (document genres) 47
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 47
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. 46
- Ski troops -- History -- Interviews. 46
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- DVDs 37
- Camp Hale (Colo.) -- History. 32
- Mini-DV 24
- Camp Swift (Tex.) -- History. 20
- Kiska Island (Alaska) -- History. 14
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- Notes 8
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- Camp Carson (Colo.) -- History. 6
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