WARREN D. ELMER PAPERS
Content Description
Photographs, Italy tourist booklets and postcards, military separation papers, "Camp Hale Ski-Zette" newspaper
Dates
- 1945, undated
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Warren D. Elmer was born on May 7, 1924 to Henry and Hedwig (Haddie) Elmer in Hebron, North Dakota. After graduating from high school in Wenatchee, Washington, Elmer was drafted to the United States Army on February 5, 1943. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado and deployed to Italy with the Division at the end of 1944. Elmer was a staff sergeant with the Division Headquarters and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for his actions in combat in the Apennines and Po Valley. Following the war, Elmer married Jane B. Caldwell in 1947; the couple had two daughters, Ann and Mary. Elmer later graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in economics. He passed away on September 21, 2016.
Extent
1 Boxes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Ann C. Zitzelsberger; 2018.
Condition Description
Items are worn but in fair condition
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th. -- Archival resources.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Warren D. Elmer Papers
- Author
- Keli Schmid
- Date
- November 26, 2018
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository