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Harvey A. Wieprecht Audio 1

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Call NumberOH241-2018-1459CreatorWieprecht, Harvey A., 1923-2018Date1977-2009SummaryThe interview document Wieprecht's experiences as a member of the 10th Mountain Division: experiences as a ski instructor, radioman and mortar team leader in the 86th during training at Camp Hale and Camp Swift; arrival of his unit in Naples and their movement to the front lines, relieving a British unit; Company F was the first 10th Mountain Division unit to engage the Germans; experiences during the attack on Riva Ridge and the subsequent defense; liberation of Italian villages on the way to Lake Garda, and his unit's confrontation with Tito's forces on the border with Yugoslavia.Physical Description1 audio file (28:43)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWieprecht, Harvey A., 1923-2018---InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86thWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narrativesMilitary maneuvers--Cold weather conditionsSoldiers--United States--InterviewsSki troops--History--InterviewsCamp Hale (Colo.)--HistoryCamp Carson (Colo.)--HistoryCamp Swift (Tex.)--HistoryCollection10th Mountain Division RecordsFinding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/4025Digital Version Created FromCassette tapes held by Denver Public LibraryOriginal Material Found in CollectionOH241. Harvey A. Wieprecht 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.DonorHarvey WeiprechtLanguageeng

Oral HistoryHarvey A. Wieprecht 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

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