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Paul R. Lafferty and John Skillern oral history

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Call NumberOH224-2018-1442CreatorLafferty, Paul R., 1910-1992Skillern, John, 1920-2011ContributorWalton, BarbaraDate1987SummaryThe 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, Wyoming). They also discuss testing of mountain equipment, clothing and rations; training other combat troops in rock climbing and mountaineering skills.Physical Description1 audio file (47:02), 1 indexSubjectLafferty, Paul R., 1910-1992--InterviewsSkillern, John, 1920-2011--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th--InterviewsWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, AmericanMilitary maneuvers--Cold weather conditionsArmed Forces--Officers--InterviewsSoldiers--United States--InterviewsSki troops--History--InterviewsCamp Hale (Colo.)--HistoryNotesThis 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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Paul Lafferty in uniform stands outside in a residential area

Paul Lafferty in uniform stands outside in a residential area