Yesterday I mentioned that the 10th Mountain Division trained at Camp Hale in Colorado under often horrible conditions. I looked it up to find out more information.
From Wikipedia.
Camp Hale in Colorado was constructed in 1942 and decommissioned in November 1945. Recruits were trained for all aspects of winter fighting in what eventually became the 10th Mountain Division. Sitting at an elevation of 9,200 feet provided excellent training.
Members were trained in mountain climbing, Alpine and Nordic skiing, cold weather survival, weapons and ordnance.
The camp was named for Brigadier General Irving Hale (1861-1930) who fought in the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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