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Show SOME HARDWARE : Alf Engen, Norwegian-born skier, now employed a t the Utah ASF Depot in Ogden, poses with h is collection of ski troph ies) believed to be_ the world's Ia r_,gest. This is the first time Engen'S" collechon h as been ~athered together and p h otographed. (Signal Corps photo.) Alf Engen, Norwegian-born, world renowned skier , employee of t he Quartermaster Section poses with his collection of trophies won in many parts of the world in winter sports events. This is sa id to be one of the world's largest priV'ate collections won by an individua l. This is t he first t ime the entire collection has been gathered and photographed collectively. IB THE OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1945 Speaking of Trophies· CHAMPIONS' TROPHY WINNINGS ••• Alf Engen, Norwegian born world renowned skier;:·employe of the Utah ASF depot at Ogden, is shown above with his collection of ski t r ophies. Alf has performed in all parts of the world and first came to Utah back in .1929 with _13 other professional ski jumpers to perform for the Western Amen cl!' Winter. Sports association. This is said to be the lar gest ~ri~ate ~k1 coll~~lon In the world. Engen holds a number of world s JUmpmg and sial J,records. (U. S1 aqny photo) ~ .... . ~.::_c_;_ _ _ _ _______ -;:-- World Famous Skier Employed At dep9t Alf Engen, Norweigian-born re-·-+----------------- lWwned si{!ier, has been employed at the depot in the Quar termaster Supply Section for the past two years as· dnspector of winter warfa re cloth1ng and equipment Engen has had techn1cal respons- . ibilities for "Which he Wl!IS well I qualified at a result. of a lifetime of experience with winter Clothing and sports .. The Army has off icially recog-nize his work by letters of commendation from ma ny high officials in the War Depa rtment. The ·Utah Depot · served as the 1 centra l supply point for a r ctic clothing and equipment for both United States forces and armies of allied countries. Hundreds of thousands of pairs of skds have deen thoroughly tested um{er Engen's supe rvision a t th1s depot and other army intalla tions in Colorado, Washington, Tennessee and Illinois. They aa-e tested for tle:lcibility, correct line workmanship, wood seasoning: and lacquering. H e has a lso inspected proper I. fla.brics for Wlind resistance; water repellen·ce, light weight and wa rmth . tor use in sub-zero temper at ures. "Equipment has to be perfect when it r eaches t roops in cold climates." Engen explain ed. "It is so cold in some ter ritorie·s, where our men have been f ighting that it would be impossible for them to make cha nges or r epairs on equipment. The Army supplies only the very best," he continued. Engen has had an outstanding career dn competit ive sports a nd has won over 500 .trophies in many parts of the world since his ficrs.t n a tional competitive victory when he was 13 years old. The collection is said to be the largest private collection of t rophies in the world won by a single individual. H e h'£!.5 gained world r ecognition as a skier in four major phases of t he ar t including jumping, slaloming, down hill, and cross coun try W:ith his brother, Slalom, Engen spen t much of his time as a boy on steep snowy mountains in Nor ·way. Bot h men have foliowed skiing as a career and have become .internatJion ally famous in winter sports. Both of them have been in · movies and news-reels many times but prefer to stay with competitive sports as ca reers. For the past two years Engen has devoted his · en tire time to defense work and has not entered any sports competit ions. During spa re time· he volunta rily dona!ted his services as swi instructor for Army and Navy t raJining camps a nd spent some of his Sundays as instructor for convalescent soldier pa t ients' ·at BwshneU Gener al Hospit al. "Skiing lis a great sport," Engen said, "and Utah has one of the finest natural playgrounds in the world. I hope some day to see it further developed." Engen owns a home and fruit faa-m Jn Cen t ervilfe, Utah, and says that no matter where he goes, Utah will r emain his home. .. |
