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James A. Goodwin oral history

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Call NumberOH214-2018-1432CreatorGoodwin, James A., 1910-2011ContributorDuke, Harold Benjamin, 1921-1996SummaryThe interview provides information and personal observations about Goodwin's extensive mountaineering background, which qualified him for the 10th Mountain Division--experience in training mountain climbing to personnel of other Army units, at locations in Virginia, Camp Hale, and West Virginia--training four to five hundred soldiers from 12 army Divisions--techniques and equipment he used as well as his personal experiences in training Army personnel in mountaineering techniques--his off-duty activities--experiences as a combat Medic in the 85th Infantry Regiment, Company K in Italy--his respect for German troops honoring his "medic" status allowing him to go behind German lines to retrieve American wounded--opinion is that the Po Valley was the toughest fighting of the war for the 10th -- return to the U.S. and learning that the Japanese had surrendered.Physical Description2 audio files (89:53), 1 indexSubjectGoodwin, James A., 1910-2011--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th--InterviewsWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Military maneuvers--Cold weather conditionsSoldiers--United States--InterviewsSki troops--History--InterviewsGeographic AreaItalyNotesThis oral history was digitized as part of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Recordings at Risk grant project.TranscriberSchmid, Keli L., 1972-Collection10th Mountain Division Records

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