John Romagnano Papers
Content Description
Black and white photographs (three are colorized) of, or taken by, John Romagnano. Four photographs were taken when John was in the hospital at Camp Hale.
Dates
- 1943-1944
Creator
- Romagnano, John, 1917-2010 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
John "Johnnie" Romagnano was born on April 16, 1917 to Silvio and Virginia Romagnano in Linden, New Jersey. He registered for the United States drift on October 16, 1940 and enlisted on July 9, 1942. He had been working as a mechanic for his brother, Rudy Romagnano, at the time. Romagnano joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado, where he was assigned first to Company K, 86th Infantry Regiment and then to the 710th Mountain Ordnance Company. He deployed to Italy with the Division and attained the rank of Technician 5th Grade. Romagnano passed away in 2010 in Lakewood, Colorado.
Extent
1 envelope
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Carolyn Blocher; 2021.
Condition Description
All items are in good condition. Many photographs have thumbtack-sized holes in the corners, but they do not affect the images
- Camp Hale (Colo.) -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Romagnano, John, 1917-2010 -- Archives
- Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th -- Archival resources.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th. -- Archival resources.
- Title
- John Romagnano Papers
- Author
- Keli Schmid
- Date
- March 17, 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository