UPDATE: Here is an updated link to Denver’s collection of Bingham’s pics.
Photographer Roy O. Bingham followed the 10th Mountain Division through at least part of Italy during World War II. I searched for some information on Bingham and though I found photos, I haven’t found any biography information yet.
During World War II, the 10th Mountain Division trained in Colorado in anticipation of fighting in the Italian Alps.
The following photo was snapped by Bingham and the 2nd is of Bingham himself.
Roy O Bingham. Library of Congress
This photo was taken by Richard A. Rocker, who was also a photographer with the 10th Mountain Division. You can see a variety of his pics at the Denver Library’s online collection of Western History and Genealogy,
The soldiers in this photo were likely parked amongst the rubble of a shelled town called Pietra Colora. According to the photographer, they are listening to the sound of German artillery falling nearby and preparing to take cover if the rounds start falling closer.
Roy is my gramps. Too bad all these links died. 😤
Hi Lawrence,
Thanks for the comment. This is an 11 year old post, so I’m not too surprised the links are dead. Here’s an updated link to the collection of Bingham photos at the Denver Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/search/searchterm/Roy%20O%20Bingham/field/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/
– Dave