WARREN D. ELMER PAPERS

Collection

Identifier: TMD361

Staff Only

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

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

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 box

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift; Ann C. Zitzelsberger; 2018.

Related Materials

OH373 Warren D. Elmer Oral History

Condition Description

Items are worn but in fair condition

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Subjects

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