Camp Swift (Tex.) -- History.
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Ejem oral history
Arthur C. Delaney oral history
Arthur C. Delaney oral history
The interview provides biographical information and personal observations about Delaney's experiences as a member of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II.
Austin J. "Mac" McKenna oral history
Bernard H. Yett oral history
Bernard J. Pustz oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Pustz's experiences with the 604th Field Artillery; his time in Italy; leadership qualities of men in the 10th Mountain Division; medals received during the war.
Blossom Merryman oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about John C. Murphy by his daughter, Blossom Merryman: joined the 10th Mountain Division; training at Camp Swift; death at Mt. Belvedere; funeral service held in 1948.
Bob Greider oral history
Charles A. Murphy Jr. oral history
Charles D. Hunt oral history
Claude Lewis oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Lewis' experiences: being in the Army for four years prior to joining the 10th Mountain Division; impressions of Camp Swift, Tex.; being shipped to Italy and landing at Leghorn in December 1944; time in Pisa, and as an artillery observer at Belvedere and Riva Ridge; being first scout on the April 14 offensive; time with an Italian family and how they helped each other; friends he made during the war.
Climb to Glory: The 10th Mountain Division in World War II Presentation
The presentation includes 80 Microsoft PowerPoint slides drawn primarily from the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center collection and spans the World War II Division's history from conception to inactivation (1940-1945). Topics include: early organization at Fort Lewis, Wash.; mountain and winter warfare training at Camp Hale, Colo.; reorganization at Camp Swift, Tex.. Also included are combat operations at Kiska Island in the Aleutians and the Division's Italian Campaign.
Cruz F. Rios oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Rios' experiences: basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif. as a member of the mortar group; landing at Kiska Island and staying until December 1943; arriving at Camp Hale in January 1944 and time spent at Camp Hale and Camp Swift; being dispatched to Italy and intense German fire in April 1945; description of a friend who was killed in action; time spent in San Michel after the war.
Dan L. Kennerly oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Kennerly's background, military training and experiences during World War II.
Donald L. Kitzman oral history
Donald M. Dwyer oral history
Duryea Morton oral history
Edmund P. Barys oral history
Edward J. Flabetich oral history
Edward J. "Ted" Little oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Little's experiences: personal interest in the 10th Mountain Division while in high school, being drafted and applying for the division, letters of recommendation; personal experiences at Camp Hale and Camp Swift; conditions on the USS West Point; nights spent digging fox holes while being shelled by German 88mm artillery at Belvedere; patrols and final experiences at Mount della Spe.
Edward T. Burda oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Burda's experiences: most memorable experiences during WWII; how combat affected him; friendships he developed through the 10th Mountain Division.
Ellsworth L. Miller oral history
Elwood G. Sims oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Sims' experiences: combat experiences in Italy.
Floyd H. Erickson oral history
The interview provides biographical information and personal observations about Erickson's experiences as a member of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II.
Francis W. Lovett oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about applying to join the 10th Mountain Division; training at Camp Hale, Colo., Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Colo., and Camp Swift, Tex.; fighting in Italy; post World War II life, education and family.
Gerald Q. Nash oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Nash's experiences: early years; training at Camp Hale and skiing; combat experiences around Lake Garda; on subsequent trips to Italy he visits a house were he stayed; four of his brothers were also in various military units during WWII.
H. Robert Krear oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Krear's experiences: Camp Hale, Colo. and training, especially the D-Series; combat operations at Mount Belvedere, Lake Garda and in Italy; fellow soldiers: Stuart Abbott, John WInchester; Italian civilians; DUKW vehicles; Verona liberation; battle for the Po River.
H. Robert Krear oral history
Harold K. Hagen
Harold L. Jackson oral history
The interview provides information and personal observations about Jackson's experiences: medical treatment of Italian citizens, especially children for illnesses and wounds; Po River campaign and the outbreak of hepatitis.