Leo P. Hanf oral history
Scope and Contents
The interview provides information and personal observations about Hanf's experiences during WWII and the 10th Mountain Division.
Dates
- TBD
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
Leo Paul Hanf was born October 30, 1923 in Rochester, Minn., the son of Franklin Leo and Lillian Maria (Butler) Hanf. During World War II, Hanf served with the 10th Mountain Division where he was initially assigned to Company I of the 90th Infantry Regiment and later transferred to Company E of the 85th Infantry Regiment. Hanf was stationed at Camp Hale, Colo.; Camp Swift, Tex. and saw combat with the Division in Italy. Leo Hanf died on August 11, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minn. at age 87.
Extent
4 sound disc(s) (CD)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift;David Hanf;2013.
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
- 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. Mountain Division, 10th -- Interviews.
- United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th -- Interviews.
- United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 90th -- Interviews.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Leo P. Hanf oral history,2009
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
