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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th.

 Organization

Found in 75 Collections and/or Records:

616th Field Artillery Battalion Records

 Collection
Identifier: TMD180
Scope and Contents

Collection contains original and copied materials previously assembled into 11 binders by Charles Webb. Though nearly all materials have been removed from their binders, the original order of pages has been maintained. One album, The Mountain Artillery: The Mountain Howitzer, remains in its original binder. This collection originally comprised two boxes but has been reduced to one box following the removal of the binders.

Dates: 1943-1993

A. Gardner Finn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD227
Scope and Contents

The collection contains biographical information and genealogy (n.d.); post-war correspondence (1997-2003); 10th Mountain Division related photographs of the Memorial Highway (Calif.), War Memorial (Tenn.), and vehicle license plates (1997, n.d.).

Dates: 1997-2003

Arthur C. Delaney oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH385
Scope and Contents The interview provides information and personal observations about Delaney's experiences: applying through the National Ski Patrol to join the 10th Mountain Division; joining and being assigned to the 87th Infantry Regiment; learning to ski and preparing to go to Kiska Island; landing at Kiska, activity and condition of the island; loss of soldiers from friendly fire; returning to Camp Hale and decision to try to join the Army Air Corps; return to the 87th at Camp Swift, Tex.; battle at...
Dates: Check date

Benjamin E. Weschler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD139
Scope and Contents

The collection contains Weschler's scrapbook; 1 water color and 1 pencil sketch related to Ski Troop training.

Dates: 1944-1945

Caspar F. Cowan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1999
Scope and Contents

The collection contains copies of three memoirs written by Cochran: "A Staff Sergeant's View of Mt. Belvedere" (ca.1997); "Kiska: The Biggest Dry Run of the Ski Trooper Clan" (ca.19970; "In the North Apennines of Italy, Winter 1945" (ca.1997); and copies of twenty photographs dating from 1943-1944.

Dates: 1943-1944, 1997

Clarence E. Campbell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1990
Scope and Contents

The collection contains clippings (n.d.); and copies of Campbell's military papers (1941-1945).

Dates: 1941-1945

Claus S. Schroeder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2030
Scope and Contents

The collection contains maps of Kiska Island, Alaska drawn by Schroeder (1943).

Dates: 1943

Clayton D.R. Coates Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD179
Scope and Contents The collection contains military records (1944-1945); two 10th Mountain related scrapbooks compiled by Coates containing clippings, photographs, memorabilia, information on other soldiers (n.d.); personal memoir discussing Fort Ord, Calif. and Camp Hale, Colo. (1942-1943, n.d.); photograph album and loose photographs of Fort Lewis, American Lake, Mount Rainier, Wash., Camp Hale, Colo., Camp Croft, S.C., Jolon, Calif., and of combat operations on Kiska Island, Alaska and in Italy...
Dates: 1942-1945

David R. Brower Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1987
Scope and Contents

The collection contains assorted newspaper clippings and a reprint of an article from the Sierra Club Bulletin: "Pursuit in the Alps" (1946).

Dates: 1946

Dennis R. Huntley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD146
Scope and Contents

1 portrait sketch by soldier Dennis R. Huntley.

Dates: 1944

Edgar E. Payne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2026
Scope and Contents

The materials include: correspondence (n.d.); manuscript by Payne: "Ed's War: 1939-1945" (2006).

Dates: 2006

Edward P. Kysar Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD129
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a scrapbook containing copies of personal correspondence (1942-1945); 1 pen and ink drawing of military hats/caps (ca.1943).

Dates: Check date

Ella Meyer Keiller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD152
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook compiled during Keiller's time (1942-1944) at Camp Hale, Colo. containing photographs of daily life and camp personnel (most identified), signed mementos of men from the 87th Infantry, memorabilia, correspondence, clippings and camp art.

Dates: Check date

Ernest J. Davis oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH249
Scope and Contents

The interview provides information and personal observations about Davis' basic training at Camp Hale, Colo.; the horse cavalry and horses being used in battle at Mt. Sigliano and Riva Ridge where their primary role was patrolling and locating mine fields; how German horses was superior to Italian; celebrations at the end of the war; role of the British battalion in Italy; career as a professional in military training after the war; assignment to Saudi Arabia in 1965.

Dates: Check date

Forbes J. Mack Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2019
Scope and Contents

The collection contains Mack's military records (1942-1946, 1946-1953); Italian Campaign photos (1944-1945).

Dates: 1942-1953, 1999

Frank S. C'de Baca Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD172
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a set of eight-four photographic prints depicting the invasion and occupation of Kiska Island, Alaska (1943).

Dates: 1943

Friedl Pfeiffer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2027
Scope and Contents

The collection includes: biographical information compiled by David Miller (n.d.); clippings (ca.1980, n.d.); transcript of an interview with CBS Sunday Morning (1994).

Dates: circa 1980, 1994

Fritz L. Kramer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD140
Scope and Contents The collection contains manuscript materials generated by Kramer entitled: "Report from the Rockies" (ca.1943); clippings and correspondence (1990, 1996-2003); photographs (1944, n.d.); address book (n.d.); rosters (1990-1991, 2002); brochures and memorabilia (1986-2008); manuscript: "When Aspen was Conceived" by Fritz Schmidt (1996); report: "Environmental Handbook for the Camp Hale and Pikes Peak Areas, Colorado" (1958); copy: "History of the 10th Mountain Division 1944-1945" (n.d.); list...
Dates: 1942-2003

George A. Wemple Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD193
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a scrapbook with newspaper clippings from various newspapers including the "Blizzard" (ca.1943-1945).

Dates: 1942-1945, Unknown

Hans H. Hagemeister Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2007
Scope and Contents

The collection contains military papers (1943-1945); personal papers (1982); correspondence (1943-1945); and ephemera (1943).

Dates: 1943-1945, 1982

Harry C. Walsh Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2043
Scope and Contents

The collection contains military papers (1941-1945); copies of postcards (ca.1945).

Dates: 1941-1945

Harry Poschman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2028
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a copy of Poschman's memoir: "The Birth and Death of the 10th Mountain" (1983), clippings (2004); and correspondence (n.d.).

Dates: 1983, 2004

Herbert J. Rasor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD43
Scope and Contents The collection includes an equipment test diary in leather case; clippings from the Fort Carson Mountaineer; seven film reels: Rope Bride and Mules: training at Fort Carson with the Mountain and Cold Weather Command (1942), Colorful Colorado (1947-1951), FIS Championships at Aspen (1950), Mountain and Cold Weather Training Command Activity (1942), Ski Scapes (1946), GI Travelogue (1943-1946) and an untitled film (ca.1943); scrapbook; negatives and photographs (1944-1951); artwork; clippings;...
Dates: 1942-1951

Howard R. Koch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2013
Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence (1943-1945, 1986, 1999); OCS Class #359 photo (1944); copies of photographs (1945) and a copy of Koch's memoir (1999, 2002); copy of The Damn Tree Leaks by cartoonist Bill Mauldin used as an autograph album by members of Company C, 86th Infantry Regiment (ca.1945).

Dates: 1943-2002

Jacob R. Nunnemacher Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2025
Scope and Contents

The collection contains family correspondence (1943-1945); a pamphlet on Camp Hale, Colo. (n.d.); memoir written by his wife, Jean Lindemann: "Another Perspective - An Untold Story" (2001).

Dates: 1943-1945, 2001

James A. Goodwin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD290
Scope and Contents

Collection contains photographs (1942, n.d.); discharge papers (1945); clippings (1986-2007); copy of Goodwin's memoir: And gladly guide, reflections on a life in the mountains (2003); untitled manuscript (n.d.); interview transcript (2004).

Dates: 1942-2007

James B. Hadley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD191
Scope and Contents The collection contains 13 scrapbooks assembled by James B. Hadley: Scrapbook 1: Camp Hale, Fort Ord, Kiska, Camp Swift and Italy (1942-1945); Scrapbook 2: National Association of the 10th Mountain Division reunions (1975-1986); Scrapbook 3: Reactivation of the 2nd Battalion of the 87th Infantry Regiment, 10 Mountain Division Mountainfest, John McGrath memorial (1988-1995); Scrapbook 4: Photographs, 35mm slides and memorabilia from various reunions (1977-1986); Scrapbook 5: Camp Hale 50th...
Dates: 1942-1999

James Harry Penrose Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD170
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a scrapbook of articles, clippings about the Italian and Kiska Island campaigns. There is also original correspondence, memoir, officer's notebook, cartoons and photographs of Kiska Island, Alaska and Camp Hale, Colo. (1943-1945).

Dates: 1943-1945; Majority of material found in 1943-1945

James I. Winterbottom Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2048
Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, letters of recommendation (n.d.); newspaper clippings regarding Silver Star (1945); military papers and honorable discharge (1945); postwar memoirs (n.d.) and biographical sketch.

Dates: 1945, 2008, 2013

John Montagne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD162
Scope and Contents

The collection contains two scrapbooks (1942-1946) chronicling Montagne's military service; a copy of Montagne's: "Narrative about equipment used for ice and glacier climbing school" (1999); vita (1986); obituary (2008).

Dates: 1942-1946

Additional filters:

Subject
Ski troops. 65
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 64
Camp Hale (Colo.) 55
Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. 52
Camp Swift (Tex.) 40