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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Chester Pupek Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1877
Scope and Contents

Adventures of the 3rd Battalion Gun Platoon (typed manuscript) written by Pupek which recounts his experiences in World War II from Camp Swift (Texas) to the end of the war in Italy; correspondence.

Dates: Unknown

Clark O. Hitt Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1883
Scope and Contents

Letters to friends and family; spiral bound book with transcriptions of all original letters with comments by Hitt; copies of photographs.

Dates: 1943-1996

Cruz Rios Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1879
Scope and Contents

Footage of Rios telling the history of his service in Italy with the 10th Mountain Division during World War II; transcript of videodiscs, correspondence.

Dates: 2001-2005

Francis "Bud" Lovett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD17
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence, biography, resume, educational statement, newspaper clippings, photographs, resource center correspondence, and Irish documents (1970-2007). 16mm films (DVD copy) show locations: Glenwood Springs, Colo., Camp Hale, Colo., rock climbing school and mules; and contain individuals identified as Clint Boyd, Frank Bollers, Chuck Miller, Nelson Lofsted, Carl Maas, Francis Lovett, Clare Symonds, and Ray Franklin (ca.1943-1944).

Dates: 1943-2012

Harold E. Willits Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1878
Scope and Contents

Includes two war journals on operation of various firearms, training schedules, military rankings, two sets of laser photocopies, schedule, checklist and handwritten memoir. Photographs of machine gun squad, Company E, 90th Infantry Regiment, Camp Hale, Colorado.

Dates: 1944

John H. Pierpont oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH233
Scope and Contents

Discusses Pierpont at Camp Hale in December of 1942. Recalls drills and practices in 20 degrees below zero weather. Went to Kiska in July of 1943. Served in Italy taking part in the assault on Mt. Belvedere. Talks about men being killed by minefields and grenades that Germans lobbed when they were pretending to surrender. Recalls partisans who killed Germans at night and his furlough in Rome. Concludes with post war information about the 10th Mountain Division Association.

Dates: Check date

Martin Bockelmann Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1923
Scope and Contents

Includes news clippings and notes for an article from The Independent Family Living, "A Veterans story: Martin Bockelmann, World War II Veteran."

Dates: August 17, 2005

Papers

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS -M1892
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: Check date

Paul F. Connor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1872
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries written by Connor while in the United States Army during World War II. Also includes photocopies of diaries.

Dates: 1944-1946

Ray Jarnstrom Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1876
Scope and Contents

Ray Jarnstrom's Memoir "Music at Camp Hale" 190th Army Ground Force Band.

Dates: Unknown

Richard C. Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1913
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscript entitled; Chapter X: Military Career ( 54 typed pages), correspondence, roster and organizational charts.

Dates: circa 1940s

Robert W. Parker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD46
Scope and Contents

Includes general newspapers clippings, Another Kingdom (book of poetry by Parker), interview transcript CBS news with Parker and Pete Seibert, An Unlikely Encounter (memoir by Parker) and 80th birthday materials. Items relating to the project to duplicate the February 1945 climb of Riva Ridge in 1995, the 50th anniversary of the climb; including correspondence, climbing team roster, articles, maps, itineraries, project descriptions, planning documents and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1943-2004

Samuel J. Morrison oral history

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH230
Scope and Contents

During this radio interview, Morrison recounts a variety of experiences he had with the 10th Mountain Division both during and after World War II. Interview touches on a variety of subjects including his enlistment and training with the 10th, his experiences on the Italian front, and his relationship with the 10th Mountain Division after the War. The end of the tape focuses on the formation and activities of the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division.

Dates: Check date

Story of Ted Prentice in the ski troops or 10th Mountain Division during World War II in Italy

 Collection
Identifier: C MSS -M1884
Scope and Contents

Notebook compiled by Prentice contains copies of correspondence, cartoons, newspaper clippings, notes from World War II (1944-1945).

Dates: Check date

Wilfred Phillipsen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1871
Scope and Contents

Copies of letters from Phillipsen to his wife during World War II, Bronze Star and Purple Heart citation.

Dates: 1945

Willard R. Stevens Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1866
Scope and Contents

Includes national reunion of the 10th Mountain Division papers; monument dedication; memoir; postcards; newspaper article; photographs (copies), unidentified training company unit photographs and four small photographs of Italian points of interest.

Dates: 1945, 1959