David L. Ruffner Papers

Collection

Identifier: M2029

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes biographical information (1945, 1946); correspondence (1988).

Dates

1945, 1956, 1988

Creator

Ruffner, David L.,1896-1973. (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

David Ruffner was born in Charleston, W. Va. in 1896 and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1917. He served in World War One as a First Lieutenant with the 26th Division. From 1925-1929 Ruffner taught military science and tactics as an Assistant Professor at Harvard University. In June 1940, he organized the 98th Field Artillery at Fort Lewis, Wash. and was elevated in rank to a full Colonel. After commanding the 183rd Pack Artillery, Ruffner was made commander of artillery at the Mountain Training Center at Camp Hale, Colo. When the 10th Mountain Division was activated in July 1943, he was promoted to Brigadier General and placed in command of the division's artillery. Ruffner served in Camp Swift, Tex. and in Italy, where he received the Bronze Star medal as Division Artillery Commander at Mount Belvedere (1945), a Silver Star medal for Po Valley Action (1945), and the Oak Leaf Cluster for his participation in the Apennines and Po Valley campaigns. General Ruffner died in 1973.

Extent

1 envelope

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source unknown.

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Linking Entry Complexity Note

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

Subjects

Biography (genre) 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
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Fort Lewis (Wash.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Generals -- United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ruffner, David L., 1896-1973 -- Archives.
Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings