Paul C. Kitchen oral history
Scope and Contents
The interview provides information and personal observations about Kitchen's experiences: being at Camp Hale and Camp Swift, Tex.; arrival at Naples, Italy; confusion among the troops at Belvedere; general overview of time in Italy; at Lake Garda at the end of the war; being part of a force sent to the Italian-Austrian border.
Dates
- Check date
Creator
- Kitchen, Paul C.,Jr.,1923- (Person)
- Excelsior School and Club Association (Denver, Colo.) (Person)
- Kitchen, Paul C., Jr., 1923- (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
Paul C. Kitchen, Jr. was born on April 10, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pa. and enlisted in the Army in February 1943 at New Cumberland, Pa. At the time of his enlistment, he was unmarried and had graduated from the Episcopal Academy and was attending the University of Pennsylvania. Kitchen volunteered for the 10th Mountain Division and received his basic training at Camp Hale, Colo. where he was assigned to Companies B and E of the 86th Infantry Regiment. He also served with Company C of the 90th Infantry Regiment, before joining Company I of the 86th Infantry Regiment. Kitchen received the Bronze Star medal for his actions in the Po Valley and Apennine Mountains in the Spring of 1945. He attained the rank of Sergeant. Kitchen also served as President of the Delaware River Chapter of the National Association of the 10th Moutain Division (1992-1995).
Extent
1 videocassette (34 min.) :sd., col. ; 1/2 in.) + 1 envelope
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift;Paul Kitchen;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
- Kitchen, Paul C., Jr., 1923- -- 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.
- VHS-C (TM). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Paul C. Kitchen oral history,2004[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
