William H. Bell oral history
Scope and Contents
The interview provides information and personal observations about Bell's Chaplain training at Harvard Univ.; arrival at Camp Hale, Colo. (1944); wartime experiences of counseling soldiers, conducting worship services and funerals, writing letters of condolence; Lake Garda; baptizing soldiers; relationship between Catholic, Protestant and Jewish denominations; his book: Peace in the Valley.
Dates
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Creator
- Bell, William H.,Chaplain,1918-2009. (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
Willam Henderson Bell was born in Tex. on January 31, 1918 and moved with his family to Stafford, Ariz. when he was seven. He joined the Army in 1943 and served in Italy as the Chaplain for the 604th Field Artillery and with the 10th Division Artillery Battalion. Bell received a Bronze Star medal for his actions in the Apennnies and Po River Battle. He was later stationed at Camp Carson, Colo. Bell died in Banning, Calif. on March 4, 2009.
Extent
1 DVD
Immediate Source of Acquisition
GIft;William Bell;2007.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
Forms part of the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
- Bell, William H., Chaplain, 1918-2009 -- Interviews.
- DVDs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Military chaplains -- United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mini-DV Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Oral histories (document genres) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops -- History -- Chaplains. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army -- Chaplains.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery, 604th -- Archival resources.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American -- Chaplains. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the William H. Bell oral history,2007[videorecording]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
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- Script of description
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Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
