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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2017655242
In English.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Arranged into two series: Manuscripts and Photographs. Materials are arranged alphabetically by type of record. Letters are further arranged by recipient.
Accessioned, 2002.
Duplication of collection materials may be restricted.
Collection is open for research; access restrictions apply. To request collection materials, please contact the Veterans History Project at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/vhp.contact
Philip E. Scholz Collection (AFC/2001/001/864), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Philip E. Scholz was born on September 3, 1895, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was drafted into the United States Army and reported for duty on May 23, 1918. He was assigned to Camp Grant, near Rockport, Illinois, for training camp, where he remained for three months. On August 21, 1918, Scholz, a private in C Company, 332nd Machine Gun Battalion, 86th Division, arrived at Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York for embarkation. He arrived in England on September 24, 1918. Soon after, Scholz left for France, where he would remain for the rest of his service in Europe. A little over a month after arriving in France, Scholz was injured by a piece of a shell that exploded over his group. He recuperated at Base Hospital 49 in Allerey, France, and by December had made a full recovery and was assigned light duty. Entering 1919, Scholz was still in France conducting guard duties. By March 18, 1919, Scholz was in Newport News, Virginia, awaiting his discharge.
Following his World War I service, Scholz returned to Wisconsin. He stayed with his brother for a period of time before buying land near his parents in Fredonia, Wisconsin, to become a farmer. He married and had two children. Philip E. Scholz died on October 19, 1962.
The Philip E. Scholz collection documents Scholz’s World War I service in the United States Army. Materials include correspondence, a memoir, military papers, printed matter, and photographs dating 1918-1920.
Comprising a substantial portion of the collection, correspondence consists of letters
sent primarily by Scholz to his brother, sister, and parents. Two letters from fellow
veterans sent after Scholz’s discharge, postcards from the War Department, and other
personal correspondence are also included. Topics in the letters mostly center on daily
camp and military life, injury updates, and Scholz’s observations regarding the U.S.
Army, World War I, and Europe. The memoir is written by Scholz’s niece, Victoria Ott. It
tells the story of Ott and her parents preparing to visit Scholz at Camp Grant and
baking a cake for her uncle. At the end, she recounts what happened to Scholz and
another uncle, Alvin Ploeger, after they returned from service. Printed matter includes
numerous postcards documenting military scenes at Camp Grant and in Europe. Other items
include a card titled,
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2017655242
MS01: Miscellaneous. Postcards from the War Depatment, personal correspondence, 1918-1919 (5 items).
MS02: Outgoing to Brothers, 1918 (8 items). Topics covered include camp life, overseas deployment, and general updates.
MS03: Outgoing to Sisters, 1918 (3 items). Topics covered include daily camp and military life, overseas deployment, and a story about the trip to Camp Upton.
MS04: Outgoing to Parents, 1918-1919 (27 items). Topics covered include daily camp and military life, injury updates, and Scholz’s observations regarding the U.S. Army, World War I, and Europe.
MS05: Received, 1920 (2 items). Letters from Carl Schicke, a member of the
332nd Gun Machine Batallion (1920), and Ludwig, a
MS06: "A Flag for Uncle Phil" by Victoria Otto (undated). Memoir recounts the story of Ott and her parents preparing to visit Scholz at Camp Grant and baking a cake for her uncle. At the end, she recounts what happened to Scholz and another uncle, Alvin Ploeger, after they returned from service.
MS07: Includes billet number cards, induction papers, physical examination cards, and a supply checklist.
MS08: Miscellaneous printed matter. Items include a card titled,
MS09: 22 postcards depicting various Army activities at Camp Grant and France; combat and camp life (undated).
PH01-PH05: Images include veteran in front of the U.S. flag by himself, group
shots with other soldiers (undated), a photo of the 7th Contingent & Local
Board of Ozaukee County Wisconsin (5/23/1918), and the USS