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.
The Armadillo Chapter Invites you to attend our reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas on May 17th-19th This weekend event will provide you with many opportunities to socialize as well as a Duck (DUKW) tour and presentation by Dave Witte.
Please click HEREto go to the Chapter News page and more details about this fun event and how to register and book your room.
The Midwest Chapter is sponsoring a screening of the Italian mini-series about the exploits of 10th Mountain Division in Italy in WWII. This screening of “Mountainmen” will be held on June 20th at 7:30pm at the Des Plaines Theater in Des Plaines, IL. Admission is free, but you must register for this event at: www.1945mountainmen.tv/en-us. For more information, check out the Chapter News page on this website.
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.
Ninety-Pound Rucksack
Episode 8Gear Heads, Part 1 is the first segment of our two-part mini-series that examines the equipment, clothing and food developed, at great expense, for the 10th Mountain Division. Not only did this development make the soldiers’ ability to train for cold-weather and mountain offensives like Riva Ridge possible; post-war, it catalyzed the explosive growth of America’s nascent outdoor recreation industry as well.