Clarence E. Campbell oral history
Scope and Contents
Campbell discusses his childhood, joining the 10th Mountain Division and about his service with the Division at home and abroad. Talks at length about Camp Hale, about training troops for winter survival at Camp McCoy (Wisconsin) and about the first National Military Ski Championships at Tennessee Pass. Campbell also discusses his military career.
Dates
- 1992
Creator
- Campbell, Clarence E.,1922-2003. (Person)
- Contigulia, Georgianna, (Person)
- Contigulia, Georgianna, (Person)
- Collaborative Digitization Project (Denver, Colo.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado.
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
Born June 3, 1922 in Leavenworth, Washington. Joined the 10th Mountain Division in 1941. Saw action in Kiska as a member of the 87th Infantry. Helped deactivate the 10th Mountain Division in Europe. Held several advisory jobs at the Pentagon. Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after 33 years of service. Known as "Buster".
Extent
2 sound cassettes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Georgianna Contigulia, 1992.
General
Audio files digitized through the Collaborative Digitization Project, Denver, Colorado.
Participant or Performer Note
Interviewed by Georgianna Contigulia.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
- Campbell, Clarence E., 1922-2003 -- Interviews.
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral histories (document genres) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sound recordings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- 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 Clarence E. Campbell oral history[sound recording]
- 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
