print email comment close Fort Drum and 10th Mountain Division History URL: http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/about/history.asp Description: These articles contain a history of the U.S. Army's Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, a "unique organization [that] came into being on July 13, 1943, at Camp Hale, Colorado as the 10th Light Division (Alpine)." Its skiing soldiers were trained "to fight and survive under the most brutal mountain conditions." Accompanied by historical photos. From the U.S. Army. Publisher: United States Army Extra Keywords World War II WWII II 2 Two second LII Database Information: Record 22547 created by Jennifer English on 09/05/2006 Last modification on 09/05/2006 Published: 09/07/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22547