Robert E. Curtin papers, 1943-1998.

Curtin, Robert E. (Robert Edward) 1922-2001, creator.

TMD TMD346

Finding aid available online and in repository.

1943-1998.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

22 digital files (3 PDF, 1 PNG, 16 JPG, 2 MP4) : color, sound ; 1.9 GB

Robert Edward "Fog" Curtin was born on May 1, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio and enlisted in the Army at Columbus, Ohio on June 23, 1942. He later went to officer's candidate school in Fort Sill, Okla. where he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant on April 8, 1944. In 1945, Curtin joined the 10th Mountain Division in Italy as an officer with Battery C of the 616th Field Artillery Battalion. He later attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant before being dischared on May 4, 1946. Curtin died on August 18, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio.

Collection contains letters from and a photograph of Robert Curtin. Collection also contains 22 digital files (3 PDF, 1 PNG, 16 JPG, 2 MP4).

Curtin, Robert E. (Robert Edward) 1922-2001 -- Archives.

United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th -- Archival resources.

United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), 616th -- Archival resources.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.

Armies -- United States -- Officers -- Correspondence.

Ski troops.

Personal papers.

Photographs.

Digital file formats.

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Digitized in circa 2000, migrated from physical media in 2016, by Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives.

Contact Special Collections and Archives Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.

The collection is open for research. Digital files from this collection are available for access in Special Collections and Archives-Central Library by appointment. Please contact history@denverlibrary.org to schedule an appointment.

Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.

Repository also has: Robert E. Curtin oral history (OH461).

Gift; Matt Curtin; 2016, 2021.