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10th Mountain Division Records
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Olaf Rodegard oral history
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Call Number
OH234-2018-1452
Creator
Rodegard, Olaf, 1911-2010
Contributor
Contiguglia, Georgianna
Date
April 8, 1992
Summary
Discusses his background and skiing. At age 25 he started skiing seriously, entering tournaments, and winning a championship. He was drafted into the Army in June of 1941 and was stationed at Fort Lewis where he was assigned to teach officers how to ski. He taught men to ski at Camp Hale and in Michigan. He was an instructor for his entire time in the army and was discharged in December of 1945.
Physical Description
2 audio files (48:33), 1 index
Subject
Rodegard, Olaf, 1911-2010--Interviews
United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--Archival resources
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th--Archival resources
Camp Hale (Colo.)--Archival resources
American. Soldiers--United States--Interviews
Ski troops--Interviews
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More information about this photograph: http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/36435
Notes
This oral history was digitized as part of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Recordings at Risk grant project.
Transcriber
Schmid, Keli L., 1972-
Collection
10th Mountain Division Records
Audio
Olaf Rodegard Audio 1
Olaf Rodegard Audio 2
Document (PDF)
Olaf Rodegard Index
Olaf Rodegard performs an aerial maneuver on snowshoes
Rodegard, Olaf, 1911-2010,
Olaf Rodegard oral history
(April 8, 1992). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 01/11/2024, https://denverlibrary.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/858721