Robert E. Curtin Papers
Content Description
Letters from and a photograph of, Robert Curtin
Dates
- 1943-1992
Creator
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Robert Edward "Fog" Curtin was born on May 1, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio and enlisted in the Army at Columbus, Ohio on June 23, 1942. He later went to officer's candidate school in Fort Sill, Oklahoma where he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant on April 8, 1944. In 1945, Curtin joined the 10th Mountain Division in Italy as an officer with Battery C of the 616th Field Artillery Battalion. He later attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant before being dischared on May 4, 1946. Curtin died on August 18, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio.
Extent
1 box (.25 linear feet)
3.80 Gigabytes (21 digital files)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Matt Curtin; 2016, 2021.
Condition Description
Letters are worn but in fair condition
General
10th Mountain Division Reunion at Camp Hale.mp4 is located in I:\Western History and Genealogy\6th floor\Digital AIPs\TMD collections\TMD346 Robert E Curtin Papers
General
Repository also has: Robert E. Curtin oral history (OH461).
- Armies -- United States -- Officers -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Curtin, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1922-2001 -- Archives
- Files (digital files) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- JPEG Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- MP4 Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- PDF Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. -- Army. -- Mountain Division, 10th -- Archival resources.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), 616th -- Archival resources.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Robert E. Curtin Papers
- Author
- Keli Schmid
- Date
- August 6, 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository