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Scotidas, Harry (Second World War correspondence)
2016.122.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Harry Scotidas Second World War correspondence
Identifier/Call Number: 2016.122.w.r
Physical Description:
.75 Linear Feet
(1.5 document boxes; 18 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1940 January 17 - 1946 April 17
Abstract: This collection contains letters correspondence written to Sgt. Harry Scotidas, USAAF, and Mary Mantos by family and friends
during the Second World War.
Language of Material: This collection contains letters written in English and Greek.
Container: WWII 55
Container: 1-10
Container: 1-10
Container: WWII 49
Container: 1-9
Container: 11-19
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Silverman [first name unknown]
This collection is arranged in three series by recipient in chronological order.
- Series 1: Correspondence to Harry Scotidas
- Series 2: Correspondence to Mary Mantos
- Series 3: Correspondence to Sgt. Harry, Mary, and Thomas Scotidas
- Series 4: Stamps
[Item title] Harry Scotidas Second World War correspondence (2016.122.w.r.), Center for American War Letters, Chapman University,
CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains correspondence written to United States Army Air Force Sergeant Harry Scotidas and Mary Mantos by
family, friends, and fellow soldiers. The letters are dated between 1940 and 1946. Most of the letters are written in English,
although there are some letters written in the Greek alphabet, namely from Harry's mother. In 1940, Scotidas was stationed
in Hawaii (then an American territory) in Hickam Field in the Air Corps, as part of the 17th Air Base Squadron. In 1941,
he was transferred to 4th Reconnaissance Squadron still on Hickam Field and he was promoted to Private First Class in the
latter part of 1941. By April 1942, Scotidas was promoted to Sergeant and he was transferred to the 394th Bomb Squadron based
in San Francisco, California by July 1942.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Homefront
United States -- Air Force.
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- Hawaii
Scotidas, Harry