Armed Forces -- Officers -- Interviews.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Earl Clark and Richard Over oral history
Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH206
Scope and Contents
During a radio interview broadcast on Denver station KPOK, Jeanna Waring interviews Earl Clark and Richard Over: discussion as to why a Mountain Infantry Division was formed, who made the decision, who was instrumental in formulating the decision, and when and where it was formed; training, organizing and equipping of the unit are also detailed; the decision to change the initial unit mission in Europe from the liberation of Norway to the "Gothic Line" in northern Italy; combat mission in...
Dates:
no date
Earl Clark, Malcolm MacKenzie and H. Newcomb Eldredge oral history
Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH202
Scope and Contents
Interview conducted by Martha Teichner, CBS network commentator, and daughter of Pepi Teichner, a 10th Mountain Division ski instructor: how the idea of a mountain infantry unit was sold to, and approved by, Gen. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff by Minnie Dole, the National Director of the Ski Patrol; experimental unit was created in 1941, before the Pearl Harbor attack; most of the ski instructors were first generation Americans and their heritage was German, Italian, and Austrian, but there...
Dates:
no date
Paul R. Lafferty and John Skillern oral history
Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH224
Scope and Contents
The interview provides information and personal observations about the 10th Mountain Division: the origins of the 10th Mountain Division; Lafferty and Skillern discuss prominent people in early days of skiing and the origins of the Mountain Training Center (the first choice was actually Henry Lake, Wyo.). They also discuss testing of mountain equipment, clothing and rations; training other combat troops in rock climbing and mountaineering skills
Dates:
circa 1987
Paul R. Lafferty oral history
Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH223
Scope and Contents
The interview provides biographical information and personal observations about Lafferty's experiences with the 10th Mountain Division: cowboy and mountaineer experience prior to entering the Army; experiences in the Mountain Training Center, in the 87th Infantry Regiment, and as commander of Company A, 86th Battalion; building and establishment of Camp Hale, Colo.; testing of new snow equipment; and at one time was put in charge of 25 mules, two horses and the K-9 group. He also...
Dates:
no date
William P. Lehman oral history
Collection
Identifier: C MSS OH225
Scope and Contents
The interview provides information and personal observations about Lehman's experiences with the 10th Mountain Division during World War II: two stories related to combat; humorous experiences; trips he made during R&R.
Dates:
no date
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