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Andres Vigil oral history

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Call NumberOH240-2018-1458CreatorVigil, Andres, 1921-1993ContributorContigulia, GeorgiannaDateNov 2, 1992SummaryDiscusses signing up for the 10th Mountain troops at the beginning of the war, about training and about being assigned to the HQ Company. He arrives at Camp Hale after Christmas of 1943 for mountaintraining and ski instruction. He serves on Kiska and describes the conditions and the weather there. He goes to Camp Carson for mountain climbing training and transfers to Camp Hale. He's sent to Italy and describes the actions on Mt. Belvedere, the taking of prisoners, the minefields, and the stringing of communications wires. He talks about Italian Partisan activities and about contact with German soldiers. After Mt. Belvedere they proceed to the Apennines and then to the Po Vally. He talks about Lake Garda and then talks about being detained in Italy when troubles arise in Yugoslavia. He arrives back home on August 2nd and talks about post war work on ranches, and working as a mountain guide.Physical Description3 audio files (1:43:10), 1 indexSubjectVigil, Andres--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87thMilitary maneuvers--Cold weather conditionsAmerican. Soldiers--United States--InterviewsSki troops--InterviewsWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narrativesGeographic AreaCamp Hale (Colo.)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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Andres Vigil Audio 1

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Andres Vigil Audio 3

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Andres Vigil Index

Andres Vigil talks on a radio telephone sitting on a rock in the snow