Carleton B. Shay oral history, 2004

The Resource Carleton B. Shay oral history, 2004
Label
Carleton B. Shay oral history, 2004
Inclusive dates
2004
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Contributor
Interviewee
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Shay recorded his experiences with photographs on a DVD titled "My Life in the Mountain Troops" concerning his: enlistment and entering Camp Hale; basic training; teaching rock climbing during MTG/10th Recon; teaching rock climbing at Camp McCoy, Wis.; return to Camp Hale; Italy
Note
Forms part of the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
Biographical or historical data
Carleton Shay was born on January 26, 1924 in Berkeley, California. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado as a member of the 86th Infantry Regiment. He served with various companies in the 86th and 87th Infantries. As a member of the Mountain Training Group (MTG) he taught rock climbing to 10th Mountain Division troops most of his time at Hale before joining Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion of the 87th Infantry Regiment. During combat operations in Italy, Shay received a Bronze Star medal for his actions on Mount Della Vedetta on March 5, 1945.
Cataloging source
DPL
Characteristic
videorecording
Date time place
Recorded ca. 2005 by Carleton Shay
Runtime
60
Technique
live action

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