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Earl Clark, Malcomb MacKenzie and H. Newcomb Eldredge Audio 1

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Call NumberOH202-2018-1420CreatorClark, Earl E., 1919-2014MacKenzie, Malcolm N., 1925-2017Eldredge, H. Newcomb, 1924-2015ContributorTeichner, MarthaDate1994SummaryInterview conducted by Martha Teichner, CBS network commentator, and daughter of Peppi Teichner, a 10th Mountain Division ski instructor: how the idea of a mountain infantry unit was sold to, and approved by, Gen. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff by Minnie Dole, the National Director of the Ski Patrol; experimental unit was created in 1941, before the Pearl Harbor attack; most of the ski instructors were first generation Americans and their heritage was German, Italian, and Austrian, but there was never any question about their loyalty to the United States; training consisted of physical conditioning; maneuvers and bivouacking in -30 degree temperatures; during non-winter seasons, they followed normal Infantry training, and mountain climbing; combat experiences and how, despite heavy causalities, every mission was accomplished; and never lost a foot of ground to German counter-attacks; military significance of their mission was the Alpines Mountains were the last major German line of defePhysical Description1 audio file (20:55)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectClark, Earl E., 1919-2014--InterviewsMacKenzie, Malcolm N., 1925-2017Eldredge, H. Newcomb, 1924-2015United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th- InterviewsWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, AmericanArmed Forces--Officers--InterviewsSoldiers--United States--InterviewsSki troops--History--InterviewsCamp Hale (Colo.)--HistoryGeographic AreaItalyCamp Hale (Colo.)Collection10th Mountain Division RecordsRelated MaterialExcerpts from these interviews were broadcast on the CBS show Sunday Morning, on April 10, 1994. Digital Version Created FromCassette tapes held by Denver Public LibraryOriginal Material Found in CollectionTMD351. 10th Mountain Division digitized photograph collection; 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 HistoryEarl Clark, Malcomb MacKenzie and H. Newcomb Eldredge oral histories

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