Welcome to the 10th Mountain Division Descendants, Inc. website. The 10th Mountain Division Descendants exists to preserve and enhance the legacy of the WWII 10th Mountain Division and 10th Mountain Division (LI) for future generations.
If you are interested in helping to preserve the legacy of the 10th Mountain Division, please join our organization to help us accomplish this goal.
Our final “Zoom with the 10th! will be Wednesday, May 10th. Dave Little will be giving the presentation on the “Route of the WWII 10th in Italy. Dave will be showing us how to use our smart phones, computers and tablets to trace the route of the 10th in Italy. This can be especially helpful when traveling in Italy so that you can use this application to help see the Regimental path of the 10th.
The time for the zoom presentation is 5pm (Pacific), 6pm (Mountain), 7pm (Central) and 8pm (Eastern). You can register for this free event by clicking the button below.
1LT David S. Arnold, 87th Regimental Recon Platoon Leader
Rocco Siciliano at Pietra Colora, 87th, B Company
Nate Morrell 10th Medic, A Company
John Ostroski, 87th, F Company
John R. Winchester at Camp Hale, T/SGT 86th B Company
Charles J. “Jim” Mains, 86th, HQ
Henry Chase (11053786) Sergeant, 87th, 2nd Battalion, Company E just turned 101 years old. Just before his birthday he travelled to the 10th Mountain museum in North Conway, NH
Anton Heller, climbing/mountaineering instructor, 87th, G Company
PFC Warren S. Anderson, K Company 86th
KIA February 24, 1945, Mt. Della Torraccio
Ernest John (Jack) Davis, US Army Colonel retired, 10th Cavalry
Lawrence J. Prudhomme, 710 Ordinance Company
Lura “Alvin” Patterson, Company H, 85th
We invite all Descendants to submit a photo of their 10th veteran to be posted here. Please send your photos to Ron Sawdey (ron.sawdey@10thmtndivdesc.org) with the name and unit of the veteran as well as a brief description of the photo.
2023 Italy Trip Registration
Registration for the 2023 Italy Trip is now open. Please click on the the Italy Trip Page link below to get all the information and forms available for the trip.
Hello fellow descendants and friends of the 10th Mtn. Div. The dates for next year’s trip have been determined and we hope you can join us for an informative, fun, and memorable trip as we re-visit some of the battle sites and places of the WWII 10th Mtn. Div. while experiencing the hospitality and culture of our Italian friends. InterTrav will gladly work with you regarding flights but we also know that many of you like to make your own travel arrangements so we hope that by providing these dates you will be able to take advantage of any early specials.
Key dates for the trip next year (2023) are as follows:
– Normandy Pre-trip: 5/30-6/3 (Leave U.S. on 5/29)
– Main Trip: 6/3-6/16 (includes Lake Garda) (Leave U.S. 6/2)
– Tuscany/Hill Towns Option: 6/3-6/13
– Slovenia/Austria Post Trip: 6/15-6/20
Please feel free to contact any of Italy Trip Committee members listed below with any questions you may have regarding the trip.