title:
William W. Boddington Oral History
creator:
Boddington, William W., 1910-1996
subject:
Boddington, William W., 1910-1996--Interviews; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th--Interviews; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Soldiers--United States--Interviews; Ski troops--Interviews
description:
Boddington talks about his childhood, his family, skiing, and participation in the Olympics. He also discusses in detail World War II breaking out, basic training, joining the mountain ski troops, going to Italy and participating in some of the key fighting of the 10th Mountain Division. After detailing his experiences during the war he talks about coming home and about the beginning of the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division. An epilogue by the interviewer tells of the death of Mr. Boddington which happened shortly after the interviews took place.
publisher:
contributor:
Romano, Frank, 1924-
date:
Aug 1996 - Nov 1996
type:
format:
identifier:
OH203-2018-1421
source:
This oral history was digitized as part of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Recordings at Risk grant project.
language:
English
relation:
coverage:
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rights:
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