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Donald F. Todd oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH253

Scope and Contents

Numerous photographs are interspersed as Todd discusses his memories and observations on Camp Hale, Colo.; "D" series; Leghorn, Italy; Prunetta, Italy; Mt. Belvedere; Hill 913; requiem for Ted Simon; Lake Garda; his personal life and family after the war to the present. DVD chapter titles: The Army; The Camera; Camp Hale; D-Series; Italy; Prunetta; Ted Simon; Hill 913; Lake Garda; Victory; After the War.

Dates

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Creator

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Donald F. Todd was born in Unionville, Mich. on May 28, 1925. During WWII, he joined the 10th Mountain Division and was stationed at Camp Hale, Colo. and Camp Swift, Tex. Todd was initially a member of Company G, 90th Infantry Regiment, then with Headquarters Company, 85th Infantry Regiment and finally with Company K, 85th Infantry Regiment. He was stationed in Italy from January 1945 until the German surrender on May 2, 1945, and discharged from Camp Carson, Colo. at the end of the war.

Extent

1 DVD

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Stanton Paddock;gift;2006.

Linking Entry Complexity Note

Forms part of the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.

Title
Finding Aid for the Donald F. Todd oral history,2006[videorecording]
Author
Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
Description rules
Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
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Script of description
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Repository Details

Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository

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