Stephen W. Mindock Papers

Collection

Identifier: TMD168

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Materials in the collection include an assortment of color and black and white photographic prints relating to "mule packing" (ca. 1944); "machine gun emplacement" (ca. 1944); "Kiska Island occupation" (1943).

Dates

1943-1944

Creator

Mindock, Stephen W.,1920- (Person)
Mindock, Stephen, (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Stephen W. Mindock was born in Michigan in 1920. He had completed four years of high school, was still single, and worked as a photoengraver prior to his enlistment in the Army at Wausau, Wisconsin on March 4, 1942. Mindock joined the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company A at Fort Lewis, Washington. He participated in the invasion and occupation of Kiska Island in 1943. While the 10th Mountain Division was training at Camp Swift, Texas, Mindock was selected for officer's candidate school. He departed for Fort Benning, Georgia in October 1944 and did not return to the Division.