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William W. Boddington Oral History

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Call NumberOH203-2018-1421CreatorBoddington, William W., 1910-1996ContributorRomano, Frank, 1924-DateAug 1996 - Nov 1996SummaryBoddington talks about his childhood, his family, skiing, and participation in the Olympics. He also discusses in detail World War II breaking out, basic training, joining the mountain ski troops, going to Italy and participating in some of the key fighting of the 10th Mountain Division. After detailing his experiences during the war he talks about coming home and about the beginning of the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division. An epilogue by the interviewer tells of the death of Mr. Boddington which happened shortly after the interviews took place.Physical Description5 audio files (149:50), 1 indexSubjectBoddington, William W., 1910-1996--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th--InterviewsWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Soldiers--United States--InterviewsSki troops--InterviewsGeographic AreaItalyBerlin (Germany)Camp Roberts (Calif.)NotesThis oral history was digitized as part of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Recordings at Risk grant project.Collection10th Mountain Division Records

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Five men, including Bill Boddington at rear, rest between exercises at rock climbing school