Peter A. Wick Papers

Collection

Identifier: M2046

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains personal correspondence (1942, 1945).

Dates

1942, 1945

Creator

Wick, Peter A.,1915-1994. (Person)
Wick, Betty, (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

Peter Wick was born in New York City, N.Y. in 1915 and enlisted in the Army at Fort Devens, Mass. in 1942. At the time of his enlistment he was unmarried, had completed one year of college and worked as a salesman. Wick joined the 10th Mountain Division doing early duty at Mount Rainier, Wash. and during the Columbia Ice Fields expeditions. He served with Company F and L of the 87th Infantry Regiment, the Mountain Training Group, the Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 86th Infantry Regiment, and Company C of the 85th Infantry Regiment. Before being sent to Italy, his duty stations were Fort Lewis, Wash.; Camp Hale, Colo.; Fort Ord, Calif.; Kiska, Alaska; and Camp Swift, Tex. Wick was wounded in action at Mt. della Spe in 1945 and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. He died in 1994.