Arnold G. Whittaker Collection

Biographical Information

Note

Original collection material is also retained at the Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Veteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as English, Irish, Dutch, and French.

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1944-1946

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Company K, 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, 3rd Army

Location of Service

England; France; Luxembourg; Austria; Germany; Czechoslovakia

Battles/Campaigns

Central Europe, Rhineland, Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge

Highest Rank

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a platoon sergeant.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Robert Gardner

Contributor:

Gordon Jones

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlanta History Center

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/43543

Subjects:

Whittaker, Arnold G.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Arnold G. Whittaker Collection
(AFC/2001/001/43543), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress