605th Field Artillery Battalion, B Battery Records
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of three scrapbooks complied and edited by Robert K. Hermanson; Alfred Galgovitch (processing); John Tomko (Lago Di Garda tragedy research). Scrapbook #1 contains company rosters, medal awards list, Italian cemetery index, newspaper clippings,articles related to the history of B Battery of the 605th Field Artillery Battalion (1945-1990); scrapbook #2 contains an assortment of biographical information, observations, photographs of the following members of the battery: James L. Adams, Paul H. Bigley, Robert M. Cairns, Mark Caulfield, Frank R. Covello, William J. Craine, William W. Elkins, William H. Fischhaber, Alfred J. Galgovitch, Harold Garst, Lowell J. Goubeaux, Sol Gutow; scrapbook #3 continues with Robert K. Hermanson, Martin Hlavaty, Wilbur L. Kahn, Carl C. King, Edward F. Oquinn, Herman L. Pittman, Lee L. Snyder, John J. Tomko.
Dates
- 1942-1992
Creator
- Hermanson, Robert K.,1924- (Person)
- Hermanson, Robert K., 1924- (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
The 605th Field Artillery Battalion (pack) was one of three artillery units assigned to the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. The batteries fired 75mm Howitzer cannons, that were transported by mules.
Extent
1 box
2 photo box
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Robert Hermanson; 1992.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
- Camp Hale (Colo.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Swift (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 605th (B Battery) -- Archives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- 605th Field Artillery Battalion, B Battery Records
- Author
- Keli Schmid
- Date
- December 28, 2019
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
