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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: Headquarters, 1st Army
  • Location of Service:
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/2967

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"The clearance and the briefing made you feel that you were carrying the weight of the world." (Memoir)

The U.S. entered World War II six months after Arthur Klobe graduated from college, and his ROTC training gave him an advantage. Already an officer in the Army Reserve, his aptitude for anti-aircraft technology got him noticed by his superiors. Not long after he arrived in England in 1943, Klobe became involved in planning the Normandy Invasion, receiving the highest security clearance. Klobe spent June 6 on a ship just off the Normandy coast, but the next day, he and another officer waded ashore. While under fire the two men guided troops toward support vessels carrying much-needed reserves of ammunition.

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About this Item

Title

  • Arthur H. Klobe Collection

Names

  • Klobe, Arthur H.

Home State

  • Florida

Headings

  • -  Klobe, Arthur H.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Form

  • Memoirs

Extent

  • 1 item

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Headquarters, 1st Army
    • Location of Service:
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1941-1946
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran notes on his bio sheet that he was the staff officer to General Omar Bradley, he was part of the Anglo-American planning group for the Normandy Invasion, he was a participant in the Normandy landing, and that he was a Lieutenant Colonel at age 25.

Materials

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

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/2967

Cite as

  • Arthur H. Klobe Collection (AFC/2001/001/2967), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Wars & Conflicts

Service Branch

Location of Service

Service Unit

Highest Rank

Discharge Status

Gender

Home State

Interviewee

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.

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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:

Klobe, Arthur H. Arthur H. Klobe Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02967/.

APA citation style:

Klobe, A. H. (1941) Arthur H. Klobe Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02967/.

MLA citation style:

Klobe, Arthur H. Arthur H. Klobe Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02967/>.