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James A. Goodwin Audio 2

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Call NumberOH214-2018-1432CreatorGoodwin, James A., 1910-2011ContributorDuke, Harold Benjamin, 1921-1996SummaryThe interview provides information and personal observations about Goodwin's extensive mountaineering background, which qualified him for the 10th Mountain Division--experience in training mountain climbing to personnel of other Army units, at locations in Virginia, Camp Hale, and West Virginia--training four to five hundred soldiers from 12 army Divisions--techniques and equipment he used as well as his personal experiences in training Army personnel in mountaineering techniques--his off-duty activities--experiences as a combat Medic in the 85th Infantry Regiment, Company K in Italy--his respect for German troops honoring his "medic" status allowing him to go behind German lines to retrieve American wounded--opinion is that the Po Valley was the toughest fighting of the war for the 10th -- return to the U.S. and learning that the Japanese had surrendered.Physical Description1 audio file (44:54)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectGoodwin, James A., 1910-2011--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th--InterviewsUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th--InterviewsWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Military maneuvers--Cold weather conditionsSoldiers--United States--InterviewsSki troops--History--InterviewsGeographic AreaItalyCollection10th Mountain Division RecordsDigital Version Created FromCassette tapes held by Denver Public LibraryOriginal Material Found in CollectionOH214. James A. Goodwin 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 HistoryJames A. Goodwin 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