Ski troops.

Scope and Contents Morrell discusses how he became a skier at an early age, becoming a teacher at age 16. He volunteered for the army at age 18 in January of 1943 and was sent to Camp Hale. At Hale he became a ski instructor and a rock-climbing instructor. Later he served in West Virginia where he taught rock climbing and survival. He transferred to Camp Swift on July 4, 1944. From there he went to Naples and eventually to Pisa. He served as a stretcher-bearer during the fighting, often transporting stretchers...

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Collection contains copies of correspondence (1940s, 1995, 1997-1999), photographs (1942-1943, n.d.) of training at Camp Hale, Colo., Fort Drum ceremony, mules, and training in the Columbia Ice Fields, Canada.

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Collection contains photographs, genealogy charts, biographies and obituaries

Scope and Contents Includes material related to the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division: Blizzard records; Camp Hale materials; memorials; dedications and tributes; administrative materials; chapter materials; 10th Mountain Division Descendants materials; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center materials; National Association Military Mountaineering Advisory Group materials; reunions; skiing; 10th Mountain Division Foundation materials; 10th Mountain WWII Database information; 110th Mountain...

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The items in the collection include McKinstry's military records (1941-1953); photographs of the Italian Campaign (1945).

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Collection contains photographs of ski troop training and equipment at Mount Rainier, Wash. (1942).

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The collection contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings compiled by Christie's wife.

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The collection includes family correspondence (1941-1945); scrapbooks (n.d.); photograph albums of the Seneca Rocks training area (1943-1944), dedication of 10th Mountain Division Monument in Fort Drum, New York (October 4, 1991), army pictures; research materials and manuscripts for "History of the Studebaker Weasel" (n.d.) ; video tapes; audio cassette; memorabilia (1946-1993); newspaper clippings; notes; booklets regarding support of a perpetual world calendar (1994-1998).

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Collection contains military correspondence, orders, rosters (1943-1945).

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Discusses his background and skiing. At age 25 he started skiing seriously, entering tournaments, and winning a championship. He was drafted into the Army in June of 1941 and was stationed at Fort Lewis where he was assigned to teach officers how to ski. He taught men to ski at Camp Hale and in Michigan. He was an instructor for his entire time in the army and was discharged in December of 1945.

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Collection contains 17 b/w photographic prints (ca.1942-1945); newspaper clipping (1945); Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals (1945); correspondence (1940s); 1 CD-Rom of photographs documenting La Mere's life (n.d.); manuscript of: In Memory, 1st Lieutenant Oliver J. La Mere: A Soldiers Biography by Charles Chouinard (2010); photographs of Fort Riley, Kan. (1933-1944), Fort Meade, S.D. (1942), family and friends (1940s).

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection spans 1990-2004. The bulk of the material documents Barr's role in founding the Order of Belvedere, an early 10th Mountain Division descendant's organization, which later became 10th Mountain Descendants, Inc. Four memoirs and limited correspondence complete the collection. SERIES 1 ORDER OF BELVEDERE 1994-1998 BOX 1 The series contains correspondence, notes, reports and meeting minutes that document Barr's role in the...

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Letter from Chaplain Forest R. Stickler to Guy Carey (father of Oscar Carey) regarding the death in combat of Oscar Carey April 8, 1945, newspaper clippings and Unit photograph (with Carey identified), Company C, Third Infantry Training Regiment, Camp Robinson, Arkansas (1944).

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Includes detachment of patients paper, 85th Infantry membership card, instruction booklet overseas travel, pay record book, meal ticket, Red Cross booklet, "This Damn Tree Leaks" cartoon book by Bill Mauldin.

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Includes oral history transcript of the accounts of Gallo during his time in World War II.

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The collection contains correspondence (1943); military papers (1943-1945).

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Collection contains a copy of Lack's memoir: He was there all the time! (2001).

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Collection contains loose photograph album pages with b/w photographs of Camp Roberts, Calif.; Fort Lewis, Wash.; Mount Ranier; Tatoosh Expedition; Camp Hale, Colo.: Kiska, Adak and Attu islands; Camp Carson, Colo.

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The collection contains 134 black and white photographic prints depicting training and scenery around Camp Hale, Colo.; Camp Swift, Tex.; Italy (1943-1945); and a copy of the biographical article: : "The Brothers Stettner" from the Chicago Mountaineering Club newsletter (May 1999).

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Collection contains four photo albums (1942, 1945, 1971, n.d.) documenting Livingston's wartime service and 10th Mountain reunions attendance; 43 loose photographs (1980-1995) of reunions and Mt. Rainier plaque and memorial service at Alta Vista, Paradise Park (1980).

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The collection consists of a scrapbook with photographs of the Italy Reunion Tour (1969); Italian newspaper articles; photocopies of photographs. A second small book contains clippings and a copy of a short memoir: "Dear Arlene" (n.d.) written by Clark.

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The collection contains personal correspondence (1942, 1945).

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Collection includes copies of Twombly's memoir and photocopies of photographs; including photos of Twombly and his friends during WWII and pictures of the 10th Mountain Division Brazilian ceremonial detachment (July-August 1945).

Scope and Contents Discusses being drafted, going through 2 basic trainings and serving on various bases before being trained as a mechanic and being transferred to the 10th Mountain Division. He was assigned to D Company of the 126th Engineers, which functioned to support the infantry. He landed in Naples in January and went to Pisa. It was his duty to maintain the tramway engines. He says the biggest problem was the trucks having flat tires because of the shrapnel on the roads. He also tells a story of a...

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection spans 1943-2005 and relates primarily to Lunday's World War II experiences. Papers include correspondence, memoirs and reference files, which Lunday assembled while writing Tramway Builders with Charles M. Hampton. Also included are scrapbooks, photograph albums and numerous working papers generated during the creation of the 10th Mountain Division database. SERIES 1 PAPERS 1943-2005 BOX...

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Correspondence relating to the formation and early activities of the Military Mountaineering Advisory Group, which was established in the fall of 1982 by the National Association's of the 10th Mountain Division's Executive Committee to promote the continued training of mountain troops within the current military establishment, comprises the bulk of the collection. Military Mountaineering Advisory Group reference materials, limited photographs and family papers also form a portion of the...

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Includes 17 photographs of Italy, group shot of men drinking, Camp Hale, unit photos and reunions.

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Items include the following materials from the Mount Rainier test expedition (1942): copies of journal entries and a set of 140 35mm negatives. Copies of the following color motion picture films: "First Battalion, 87th Infantry, Mountain Reinforced," and "10th Mountain Ski Lessons, Climbing Formations."

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The collection contains b/w photographs of Camp Hale, Colo., Camp Swift, Tex., and Italy (1943-1945).

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Letter from a Chaplain to the Bromaghin family (1945).