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Arthur Scattergood, Camp Lucky Strike, France, 1945

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: Company R, 49th Armored Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division
  • Location of Service: United States; Europe
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/11027

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"There was a combination of solemn gratitude along with jubilant celebration." (Memoir, \\npage 14)

Arthur Scattergood's memoir begins with an innocent family outing in the fall of 1939; when his father learns of the invasion of Poland, he points to 15-year-old Arthur to say, "This is the beginning of World War II. And you will serve in it." Four years later, Arthur was inducted into the Air Corps, but in the wake of D-Day he was reassigned to the infantry, which needed more troops. His unit, assigned to Patton's Third Army, drove hard toward Berlin, then veered south toward Czechoslovakia, where they marked VE Day. Many of the photos in his memoir were taken there in the immediate aftermath of the war, revealing a country grateful for its liberation from the German fascists but also apprehensive about its new ties to the Soviet communists.

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About this Item

Title

  • Arthur B. Scattergood Collection

Names

  • U.S. House of Representatives/John Kline
  • Scattergood, Arthur B.
  • Kline, John

Home State

  • Minnesota

Headings

  • -  Scattergood, Arthur B.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Company R, 49th Armored Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division
    • Location of Service: United States; Europe
    • Highest Rank: Private First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1945
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Maps [1 item] -- (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/11027

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

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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.

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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/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

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

Recording:

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

Photograph:

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

Computer file:

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

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), 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:

U.S. House Of Representatives/John Kline, Arthur B Scattergood, and John Kline. Arthur B. Scattergood Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.11027/.

APA citation style:

U.S. House Of Representatives/John Kline, Scattergood, A. B. & Kline, J. (1943) Arthur B. Scattergood Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.11027/.

MLA citation style:

U.S. House Of Representatives/John Kline, Arthur B Scattergood, and John Kline. Arthur B. Scattergood Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.11027/>.