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Paul R. Lafferty and John Skillern Audio

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Call NumberOH224-2018-1442Interviewee NameLafferty, Paul R., 1910-1992Skillern, John, 1920-2011Interviewer NameWalton, 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 audo file (47:02)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectLafferty, 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.)--HistoryCollection10th Mountain Division RecordsDigital Version Created FromCassette tapes held by Denver Public LibraryOriginal Material Found in CollectionOH224. Paul R. Lafferty and John Skillern oral history; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionNotesThis oral history was digitized as part of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Recordings at Risk grant project.Languageeng

Oral HistoryPaul R. Lafferty and John Skillern oral history

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Credit 10th Mountain Division Resource Center, Denver Public Library, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseNo