John A. Hill oral history
Scope and Contents
The interview provides information and personal observations about Hill's experiences about being drafted at 18 and basic training in a machine gun unit in Calif.; being assigned to the 10th Mountain Division and his first impressions of Camp Hale; unable to complete "D" series due to frostbite; being assigned as needed to different regiments, but fought with the 86th Infantry Regiment in Italy; impressions of being in the service.
Dates
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Creator
- Hill, John A.,1924-2010. (Person)
- Thornton, Patricia, (Person)
- Hill, John A., 1924-2010, (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
John Hill was born in Villa Grove, Ill. on November 12, 1942 and enlisted in the Army on March 18, 1943 at Peoria, Ill. At the time of enlistment, he was unmarried, and had completed four years of high school. Hill recieved basic anti-aricraft artillery training near San Diego, Calif. before joining the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. where he was assigned as needed to Battery B of the 604th Field Artillery Battalion; Company A of the 727th Antitank Battalion; Company A of the 10th Antitank Battalion. He also served at Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy where he fought with the 86th Infantry Regiment. Hill received the Bronze Star Medal for his actions in Italy and attained the rank of Corporal. He died in Charleston, Ill. on July 30, 2010.
Extent
1 DVD
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift;John Hill;2007.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
Forms part of the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
- Camp Carson (Colo.) -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
- Hill, John A., 1924-2010 -- Interviews.
- 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 -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Interviews. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Anti-Tank Battalion, 10th -- Interviews.
- United States. Army. Anti-Tank Battalion, 727th -- Interviews.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 604th -- Interviews.
- 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 John A. Hill oral history,2007[videorecording]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
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- Undetermined
- Script of description
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Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository