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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • Service History Note: The veteran was injured in truck explosion, but according to data form, never applied for the Purple Heart.
  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: F Company, 2nd Battalion, 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division; Tank Company, 23rd Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
  • Location of Service: Korea; New Georgia (Solomon Islands); New Guinea; Philippines; Pacific Theater
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant First Class

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Kenneth Paul Pitlick Collection
Interview / Recording

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Kenneth Paul Pitlick Collection
Interview / Recording

Transcript: XML
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[ Photo Album ]
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[ Pitlick, Kenneth. Regimental history of the 43rd Infantry Division. ]
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[ Commendation for Burial Detail [21 August 1944]. ]
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[ Commendation to all members of the 23d U.S. Infantry. ]
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[ Record of award of decoration, Silver Star. [20 January 1945] ]

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[ Certificate of Appreciation from the State of Indiana [1 July 1954] ]
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[ GO No 161, Hq 2d Inf Div, APO 248 [16 June 1951] ]
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[ Description of circumstances under which Kenneth Pitlick earned a bronze star in Korea. ]
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[ General Orders Number 408, Award of the Distinguished Unit Citation [1 July 1945] ]
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[ Biography of Kenneth Pitlick from unknown source. ]
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[ Letter to Mrs. Ruby Becker [11 February 1945] ]
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[ 43rd Infantry Division 47th Reunion and Conference, 1993. Program of Events. ]
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[ News article on Kenneth Pitlick (far left in picture), describing his duties in Korea. ]

About this Item

Title

  • Kenneth Paul Pitlick Collection

Names

  • Pitlick, Kenneth Paul
  • U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
  • Lugar, Richard
  • Nora S. Worthen
  • Ordner, Larry
  • National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

State of Birth

  • IN

Home State

  • IN

Headings

  • -  Pitlick, Kenneth Paul
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Service History Note: The veteran was injured in truck explosion, but according to data form, never applied for the Purple Heart.
    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: F Company, 2nd Battalion, 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: New Georgia (Solomon Islands); New Guinea; Philippines; Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1945
    • Military Status: Veteran

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Tank Company, 23rd Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: Korea
    • Dates of Service: 1948-1951
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 04/14/2004)
  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 04/14/2004)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 04/16/2002)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 04/16/2002)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/327

Cite as

  • Kenneth Paul Pitlick Collection (AFC/2001/001/327), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • online text
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Pitlick, Kenneth Paul, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Richard Lugar, Nora S. Worthen, Larry Ordner, and National Court Reporters Association. Kenneth Paul Pitlick Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00327/.

APA citation style:

Pitlick, K. P., U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Lugar, R., Nora S. Worthen, Ordner, L. & National Court Reporters Association. (1943) Kenneth Paul Pitlick Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00327/.

MLA citation style:

Pitlick, Kenneth Paul, et al. Kenneth Paul Pitlick Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00327/>.