[3] There it took part in Operation Encore, a series of attacks in conjunction with troops of the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division, to dislodge the Germans from their artillery positions in the Northern Apennines on the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna regions, enabling the Allied advance over the Po Valley.

John Magrath, the only member of the 10th Mountain Division to receive the Medal of Honor, after single-handedly clearing four enemy machine-gun nests, was killed by a mortar round.

In July, the Department of War assigned the 10th Mountain to the Pacific theater; after a month's furlough the men would assemble at Camp Carson, where they would train for Operation Downfall, the invasion of mainland Japan.

[8][9] World War II A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess dancetté Azure and Argent, in chief a ram’s head affronté of the second and in base a jack boot Vert.

The white (silver) base with the dancetté partition line represents snow-capped mountains and the green boot is an allusion to service in Italy.