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Deborah Bankart (Eddy), left

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Call NumberTMD351-2017-2087Date1945SummaryEddy stands next to an Army jeep in ItalyPhysical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 12 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--ItalyBankart, DeborahGeographic AreaItalyCollection10th Mountain Division RecordsType of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromTMD351, Box 2, FF 1Original Material Found in CollectionTMD351. 10th Mountain Division digitized photograph collection; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionNotesOne of three women certified as ski instructors in the United States, Bankart assisted in recruiting athletes for the Army's 10th Mountain Division. In 1944, she volunteered for service with the American Red Cross and served with the 10th Mountain Division and Fourth Corps, rising to the rank of Captain. Serving fresh doughnuts and coffee to soldiers on the front lines, Bankart was the first doughnut girl with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy.DonorHastings, Andrew D. Jr. (1924-1988)

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Credit10th Mountain Division Resource Center, Denver Public Library, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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