Sangree M. Froelicher Papers

Collection

Identifier: M2006

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a biography of Froelicher: "Profile of a Trooper" (2002) by F. Charles Froelicher; a proposal for a memorial (2002); booklet: "The Dedication of the Sangree Mitchell Froelicher Hut" (2003), dedication program, correspondence.

Dates

2002-2003

Creator

Froelicher, Sangree M.,(Sangree Mitchell),1922-1945. (Person)
Froelicher, Charles F, (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

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

Sangree Froelicher was born in N.J. in 1922 and enlisted in the Army at Syracuse, N.Y. in November 1942. He had completed two years of college and was unmarried at the time of his enlistment. Froelicher joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. and was assigned to Company G of the 86th Infantry Regiment, and later Company B of the 86th. He transferred to Camp Swift, Tex. before shipping out for Italy. Froelicher was killed in action at Sassomolare, Italy on March 1945. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star medal and had attained the rank of Staff Sergeant at the time of his death.

Extent

1 envelope

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, F. Charles Froelicher, 2003, 2015.

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Linking Entry Complexity Note

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

Subjects

Biographies (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Booklets Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Camp Hale (Colo.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Camp Swift (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Froelicher, Sangree M., (Sangree Mitchell), 1922-1945 -- Archives.
Proposals Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings