Call NumberOH398-2018-1462CreatorHanson, Milton P., 1915-1992ContributorHanson, JoeDate1990SummaryThe interview provides information and personal observations about Hanson's experiences: being in the Army Reserve before the war; call to active duty in 1943 and being assigned to the 589th Field Artillery of the 106th Division; transfer with the 106th to the 10th Mountain Division and being assigned to the 86th Infantry Regiment; on way to Italy being diverted to North Africa due to the number of sunken ships in Naples Harbor; arrival in Naples and deployment to Campo Tizzoro; combat at Mt. Sera, Mt. Belvedere, Po Valley, Lake Garda, and at the Brenner Pass; being a platoon sergeant and participation in more than 50 night patrols; fighting against German SS Paratroopers and German mountain troops; being shot in the head and how his helmet saved his life; good support from the Air Corps in the Po Valley; admiration for Italian partisan troops; field rotation and RR; receiving a battlefield commission as a Second Lieutenant; incident where members of the 86th Infantry Regiment were hung by meat hooks by German SS troops and resulting orders to take no prisoners; witnessing the shooting of a German prisoner by a US Lieutenant; members of the 86th Infantry Regiment going AWOL in combat; discovering German factories at Lake Garda; being wounded at Lake Garda and evacuation to Naples; how points were awarded to determine when soldiers could be shipped back to the US.Physical Description1 audio file (34:33)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectHanson, Milton P., 1915-1992--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. 576th Antitank Battery--InterviewsWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, AmericanMilitary maneuvers--Cold weather conditionsSoldiers--United States--InterviewsSki troops--History--InterviewsCamp Hale (Colo.)--HistoryCollection10th Mountain Division RecordsDigital Version Created FromCassette tapes held by Denver Public LibraryOriginal Material Found in CollectionOH398. Milton P. Hanson 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
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Hanson, Milton P., 1915-1992, Milton P. Hanson Audio 2 (1990). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 27/03/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/858896
