Eugene Shelton collection
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Karen Chevalier
Karen Chevalier donated her uncle's materials to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 15, 2010.
Scope and Content
Consists of materials related to the experiences of Corporal Eugene Shelton, who participated in the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. Includes a photograph of corpses, a one-page testimony written by Cpl. Shelton about his experiences, and a large hand-drawn map of the movements of the 355th Infantry Regiment, which participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf.
People
- Shelton, Eugene.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 89th
- Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Photograph.
- Maps.
- Document
- Personal narratives.