H. Robert Krear oral history
Scope and Contents
The interview provides information and personal observations about Krear's experiences: Camp Hale, Colo. and training, especially the D-Series; combat operations at Mount Belvedere, Lake Garda and in Italy; fellow soldiers: Stuart Abbott, John WInchester; Italian civilians; DUKW vehicles; Verona liberation; battle for the Po River.
Dates
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Creator
- Krear, H. Robert,(Harry Robert)1922- (Person)
- Krear, H. Robert, (Harry Robert) 1922- (Person)
- Excelsior School and Club Association (Denver, Colo.) (Person)
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
H. Robert "Bob" Krear was born in Pa. in 1922 and enlisted in the Army on October 12, 1942 at Chambersburg, Pa. At the time of his enlistment he was unmarried, had completed four years of high school and was a member of the Penn State College ski team. Krear volunteered for the 10th Mountain Division in June 1943 and arrived at Camp Hale, Colo. shortly thereafter. He was assigned to Company L of the 86th Infantry Regiment. Krear also served at Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. He received a Bronze Star medal for his actions during the Apennines and Po River campaigns in Spring 1945.
Extent
1 DVD
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift;Bob Krear;2004.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
Forms part of the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
- Camp Hale (Colo.) -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Swift (Tex.) -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- DVDs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Krear, H. Robert, (Harry Robert) 1922- -- Interviews.
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral histories (document genres) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops -- History -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th -- Interviews.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th -- Interviews.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the H. Robert Krear oral history,2003[videorecording]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- 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
