Albert H. Morrison Papers

Collection

Identifier: M2274

Staff Only

Content Description

Photographs, event booklets from Camp Swift and Camp Patrick Henry, and a newspaper clipping from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Dates

1944-2003

Creator

Morrison, Albert, 1926-2000 (Person)

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

Albert H. Morrison was born January 3, 1926 to Theodore Henry and Cora Lucas Morrison in Floyd, Texas. He registered for the United States Army draft January 3, 1944 and was drafted on May 16, 1944 at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Morrison joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Swift, Texas in the fall of 1944 and was assigned to the 85th Infantry Regiment, Company E. In December 1944, he deployed with the division to Italy, where he fought in both the Appennine Mountains and Po Valley Campaigns. Morrison passed away on January 27, 2000.